Will & Tom is a glimpse into the life of the infamous artist JMW Turner as a young man during a week spent at Harewood House fighting for a commission against his childhood friend and rival Tom Girtin.
Matthew Plampin Livres
Matthew Plampin est un spécialiste de l'art et de l'architecture du XIXe siècle. Sa formation universitaire a nourri une approche d'écriture unique, alliant détails historiques et analyses perspicaces. Les lecteurs peuvent s'attendre à des œuvres qui explorent les liens complexes entre l'art, la culture et l'environnement bâti du passé.
Ambitious young journalist Thomas Kitson arrives at the battlefields of the Crimea as the London Courier's man on the ground. It is a dangerous place, full of the worst horrors of war but Kitson is determined to make his mark. Under the tutelage of his hard-bitten Irish boss Cracknell, and assisted by artist Robert Styles, he sets about exposing the incompetence of the army generals. Two years later, as Sebastopol burns, Thomas returns to England under mysterious circumstances. Desperate to forget the atrocities of the Crimea, he takes a job as a 'street philosopher', a society writer reporting on the gossip of the day. But on the eve of the great Art Treasures Exhibition, as Manchester prepares to welcome Queen Victoria, Thomas's past returns to haunt him in the most horrifying way...
Mrs Whistler
- 464pages
- 17 heures de lecture
A captivating tale ...This novel is a delight' THE TIMES A terrific novel ... It springs off the page' DEBORAH MOGGACH 'Vividly engaging' SUNDAY TIMES
The Devil's Acre
- 432pages
- 16 heures de lecture
After a triumphant display at London's Great Exhibition, American entrepreneur Colonel Samuel Colt expands his gunmaking business into England. But his good intentions are not all they appear, and intrigue, betrayal and murder ensue
THE ETERNAL CITY IS NO PLACE FOR MERCY 'Matthew Plampin should rank with the best' Sunday Times 'Plampin is heartbreakingly good' The Times