Memoirs of the Beauties of the Court of Charles the Second, Vol. 2 of 2

Memoirs of the Beauties of the Court of Charles the Second, Vol. 2 of 2
Author: Mrs. Jameson
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2017-11-23
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780331730395

Excerpt from Memoirs of the Beauties of the Court of Charles the Second, Vol. 2 of 2: With Their Portraits He is of a middle stature, well shaped, a very black complexion, a lover of music and poetry of good judg ment, but by reason of great hesitation in his speech, wants expression. 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.

Memoirs of the Beauties of the Court of Charles the Second, Vol. 1 of 2

Memoirs of the Beauties of the Court of Charles the Second, Vol. 1 of 2
Author: Mrs. Jameson
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2017-04-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780259459231

Excerpt from Memoirs of the Beauties of the Court of Charles the Second, Vol. 1 of 2: With Their Portraits The night of this day, which drew forth so abundantly the pious thanksgivings of John Evelyn, the King passed in the company of Mrs. Palmer, so soon afterwards notorious as the Duchess of Cleveland; and immedi ately after, he issued a proclamation against debauchery. Pepys Observes on the 4th of June, This morning the King's proclamation against drinking, swearing, and debauchery, was read to our ships' companies in the fleet, and indeed it gives great satisfaction to all. 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.

All the Beauty in the World

All the Beauty in the World
Author: Patrick Bringley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2023-02-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1982163321

A best book of the year from New York Public Library, NPR, the Financial Times, Book Riot, and the Sunday Times (London). A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard. Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art every year. But only a select few have unrestricted access to every nook and cranny. They’re the guards who roam unobtrusively in dark blue suits, keeping a watchful eye on the two million square foot treasure house. Caught up in his glamorous fledgling career at The New Yorker, Patrick Bringley never thought he’d be one of them. Then his older brother was diagnosed with fatal cancer and he found himself needing to escape the mundane clamor of daily life. So he quit The New Yorker and sought solace in the most beautiful place he knew. To his surprise and the reader’s delight, this temporary refuge becomes Bringley’s home away from home for a decade. We follow him as he guards delicate treasures from Egypt to Rome, strolls the labyrinths beneath the galleries, wears out nine pairs of company shoes, and marvels at the beautiful works in his care. Bringley enters the museum as a ghost, silent and almost invisible, but soon finds his voice and his tribe: the artworks and their creators and the lively subculture of museum guards—a gorgeous mosaic of artists, musicians, blue-collar stalwarts, immigrants, cutups, and dreamers. As his bonds with his colleagues and the art grow, he comes to understand how fortunate he is to be walled off in this little world, and how much it resembles the best aspects of the larger world to which he gradually, gratefully returns. In the tradition of classic workplace memoirs like Lab Girl and Working Stiff, All The Beauty in the World is a surprising, inspiring portrait of a great museum, its hidden treasures, and the people who make it tick, by one of its most intimate observers.