Excerpt from Expositions of Great Pictures The boy is enjoying the well-known privilege of an only child. He is sitting on his mother's knee as upon a throne. He sits there as if no one had a right to it but himself. He is as silent as his mother, and as lost in thought. He looks older than he is, gazing upon you with that seriousness which is often to be found in a child's face. It is only when you notice his feet that you can guess his age. He has still the habit of playing with his toes as he did when he was a babe. His size, beauty, and quiet consciousness of power, foreshadow his increase in Wisdom and stature, and his growth in favour with God and man. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Official Pictures of a Century of Progress Exposition About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Jackson's Famous Photographs of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1803, St. Louis, 1904: Over Two Hundred Views and Scenes On the right is seen first the Palace of Education, immediately north of the Palace of Manufactures, and in the far distance is seen the Louisiana Purchase Exposition monu ment at the head of the Plaza of St. Louis. At night a million electric lights illumine this picture, forming one of the grandest sights ever witnessed by man. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Suggests how the death of a friend, Victor Hartmann, inspired the music of Modest Mussorgsky in St. Petersburg in the 1870s.

Excerpt from Exhibition of Ancient Pictures: Edinburgh, 1852 The original collection, acquired at considerable expense by the Directors of the Royal Institution, from various private collections in Italy, has, from time to time, been enriched by additional Pic tures, the gift of persons friendly to the advance of art in this country, whose names as donors to the Institution are inscribed on the Pictures they presented. There are also added some Pictures of Modern Artists, acquired by or presented to the Institution; but the most important addition is that of the valuable collection of Paintings, Marbles, and Bronzes, the property of the late Sir James Erskine, Bart., of Torry, which, by an arrangement recently entered into by the Honourable the Board of Trustees, and the Trustees nominated by the late Sir James Erskine, is now deposited in the Galleries of the Royal Institution, of which the separate Catalogue and descrip tion is now added to the list of the Collection belonging to that body. /as custodiers (for the present) of this valuable Collection, the Honour able the Board of Trustees have great satisfaction in being. Enabled to afford the additional gratification to the public of the free inspection of both collections for two days each week - three days being set apart for the accommodation of the Students of Art, who will be supplied with Tickets on applying at the Ofice. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Picture Exhibition: Containing the Original Drawings of Eighteen Little Masters and Misses, to Which Are Added Moral and Historical Explanations Had well finished, being called away in haste, she ran out with the candle in her hand, and in her hurry threw down a mouse-trap, which had been baited and set on a shelf above. Un luckily the trap fell among the plums, and still more unluckily, did not go off. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.