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Rockwell Kent
World-famous paintings
by Rockwell Kent
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7 editions published between 1939 and 1947 in English and held by 2,006 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Paul Bunyan
by Esther Shephard
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13 editions published between 1924 and 2006 in English and held by 1,683 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A collection of exploits of the legendary lumberjack and his blue ox Babe
Canterbury tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer
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21 editions published between 1934 and 2006 in English and held by 1,662 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England). The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to pass the time on their journey to Canterbury
The complete works of William Shakespeare
by William Shakespeare
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25 editions published between 1936 and 1971 in English and held by 1,654 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The most distinguished and readable one-volume Shakespeare ever printed, containing forty full page illustrations; the Cambridge text; the famous Temple Notes; complete indexes; a glossary of words and phrases; and a compact, modern synopsis of each play
Moby-Dick; or, The whale
by Herman Melville
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21 editions published between 1930 and 2009 in English and held by 1,581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Captain Ahab's determination to find and kill the great white whale becomes an obsession driving him to disaster
Candide
by Voltaire
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20 editions published between 1928 and 2004 in English and held by 1,497 WorldCat member libraries worldwide From the Publisher: In this witty political satire about a gentle man plagued by misfortune who clings to the belief that "all is for the best," Voltaire mocks the "eternal optimist" philosophy of his day that proclaimed human and natural disasters are a part of a larger cosmic plan
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by Rockwell Kent
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27 editions published between 1930 and 2011 in English and held by 1,004 WorldCat member libraries worldwide An account of the author's voyage to Greenland with Arthur S. Allen, Jr., and another American in the boat Direction in 1929
The Decameron
by Giovanni Boccaccio
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6 editions published in 1949 in English and held by 973 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Set against the backdrop of the fourteenth-century Black Death, an anthology of one hundred interlinked tales presents a variety of works recounted by the citizens of Florence--nobles, knights, abbots, nuns, doctors, philosophers, students, peasants, pilgrims, thieves, and others--who have fled the city to escape the plague
The prints of Rockwell Kent : a catalogue raisonné
by Dan Burne Jones
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3 editions published between 1975 and 2002 in English and held by 892 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Beowulf
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4 editions published between 1990 and 1996 in English and held by 806 WorldCat member libraries worldwide This translation of the ninth-century epic poem, considered the first great work of English literature, was originally intended for nonnative speakers of English with the intention of reducing difficulties present in the Old English style
Salamina
by Rockwell Kent
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11 editions published between 1935 and 2003 in 5 languages and held by 675 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A record of the author's Greenland life
Voyaging southward from the Strait of Magellan
by Rockwell Kent
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18 editions published between 1924 and 2000 in English and held by 596 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "Rockwell Kent is one of America's most famous graphic artists. Also an avid traveler, Kent was especially fascinated by remote Arctic lands and stayed for extended periods of time to paint, write, and interact with the local inhabitants. Between 1918 and 1935, he wrote and illustrated several popular books about his travels including Voyaging. Originally published in 1924, it tells the engaging story of Kent's sailing voyage to Tierra del Fuego. Kent is a charming writer and keen observer of both the land and its people. The book is beautifully and generously illustrated with Kent's distinctive woodcuts."--BOOK JACKET
Leaves of grass
by Walt Whitman
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17 editions published between 1936 and 2003 in English and held by 573 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Abraham Lincoln read it with approval, but Emily Dickinson described its bold language and themes as "disgraceful." Ralph Waldo Emerson found it "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet produced." Published at the author's expense on July 4, 1855, Leaves of Grass inaugurated a new voice and style into American letters and gave expression to an optimistic, bombastic vision that took the nation as its subject
The mountains wait
by Theodor Broch
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6 editions published between 1933 and 1943 in English and held by 409 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Autobiography
Distant shores : the odyssey of Rockwell Kent
by Constance Martin
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2 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "Distant Shores: The Odyssey of Rockwell Kent accompanies a traveling exhibition of Kent's wilderness artwork, organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. This handsome volume features 80 paintings, prints, and drawings - more than 50 in full color - related to Kent's sojourns in the wilderness. Included in this collection are several paintings from the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg that have not been seen by audiences outside of Russia in more than 40 years. Kent's dramatic black and white illustrations for the 1930 edition of Herman Melville's Moby Dick - still considered an American classic - are also featured. The essays describe Kent's career as a painter, printmaker, book designer, illustrator, and writer, as well as his extraordinary life as an explorer."--BOOK JACKET
"An enkindled eye" : the paintings of Rockwell Kent, a retrospective exhibition
by Richard V West
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4 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 323 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Robinson Jeffers : the man & his work
by Lawrence Clark Powell
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5 editions published between 1932 and 1970 in English and held by 307 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rockwell Kent's forgotten landscapes
by Scott R Ferris
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2 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 299 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Rockwell Kent gave 86 of his paintings to the Soviet people. This book discusses that decision and shows that collection which has been unseen by western eyes for forty years
Faust
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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3 editions published in 1941 in English and held by 267 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Includes part one and sections from part two
Portinari, his life and art
by Cândido Portinari
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4 editions published in 1940 in English and held by 266 WorldCat member libraries worldwide more
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Hogarth
Hogarth, Jr
Hogarth, Jr., 1882-1971
Hogarth Jr, William.
Hogarth Jr. William 1882-1971
Hogarth Junior 1882-1971
Hogarth, William
Hogarth, William, 1882-1971
Hogarth, William, Jr
Hogarth, William, Jr., 1882-1971
Kent, Rock
Kent, Rockwell, 1882-
Kent, Rokuėll
Kent, Rokuėll, 1882-1971
Kent, Roquell.
Kents, Rokvels, 1882-1971
Rockwell Kent
Кент, Рокуэлл, 1882-1971
קנט, רוקול
קנט, רוקול, 1882־1971
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