Gentle art of making enemies, the: as pleasingly exemplified in many instances, wherein the serious ones of this earth...have been prettily spurred on to unseemliness and indiscretion, while overcome by an undue sense of right
Auteur :
Whistler, James Abbott NcNeill
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108078054
Date de publication :
27 juil. 2017
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
420 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This 1890 book's 'prologue' is an extract from the review by Ruskin leading to the libel case in which Whistler was paid one farthing in damages, and it continues in the same vein, offering correspondence between Whistler and the critics, edited to amuse as well as (perhaps) edify his readers.