Forget Jean Valjean and Quasimodo, here are three things you might not know about this French polymath. Hugo once said that ...

Discover the imaginary worlds of Victor Hugo, one of France’s most famous writers, at this exhibition of his rarely-seen works on paper. Victor Hugo (1802–1885) was a leading public figure in ...

Publishing imprint, a subsidiary of Victor Gollancz Ltd established by Michael Joseph (1897–1958) in 1935. Joseph bought out Gollancz Ltd in 1938. In 1985, Michael Joseph Ltd was acquired by Penguin ...

The Natural System of Colours, Wherein is displayed the regular and beautiful Order and Arrangement, Arising from the Three Premitives, Red, Blue, and Yellow, The manner in which each Colour is formed ...

xxx, 119 pages : black & white illustrations ; 21 cm. (hbk). A digitised copy of the 1910 RA annual exhibition catalogue, the subject of this publication, can be ...

Christopher Whitfield (1902 - 1967) RA Collection: People and Organisations Poet, essayist and short-story writer. Profile Born: 1902 Died: 1967 Nationality: British Gender: Male Share ...

From Copacabana Beach to footballing legend, Pelé, Brazil’s modern culture has made a lasting mark on the world. One of the most famous beaches in the world, the 4km of sweeping, golden Rio de Janeiro ...

Find out more about the extraordinary artistic career of French writer and statesman Victor Hugo. When Victor Hugo died in 1885, aged 83, over two million people lined the streets of Paris to see his ...

Drawings & studies in pencil, chalk and other mediums / by Lord Leighton of Stretton ; facsimiled after the originals ; with a preface by S. Pepys Cockerell. - London,: 1898.

Portrait of Sir Francis Bourgeois R.A.