Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) was a leading poet and novelist in nineteenth who also devoted a considerable amount of his time to criticism. Indeed it was with a Salon review that he made his literary debut: and it is significant that even at this early stage - in 1845 - he was already articulating the need for a painter who could depict the ...
C.R. Leslie's memoir of his friend John Constable was first published in 1843 (with an expanded second edition in 1845) and has remained the standard biography of Constable ever since. The book is chiefly compiled from Constable's own correspondence and conversation; indeed its great authority arises from the fact that the story is told almost ...
Sowk and Boark are two greedy pigs. When they discover some valuable truffles they decide to move up in the world - to become gentlepiggies. But on the way to the market, Sowk can't resist the tempting truffles and ends up having to trick Boark as to where they have gone.
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