18 books for 2018
Three Marcels, two Nutters and a Sissi: imaginary lives and lives beyond imagining.
18 books for 2018
Three Marcels, two Nutters and a Sissi: imaginary lives and lives beyond imagining.
Light in the darkness
Decad of Intelligence, a newly rediscovered work by Ithell Colquhoun
Privates on parade
“His day’s service at an end, the soldier usually goes home to his friend…”
“I shall never never forget”
Harry Crosby postpones his meeting with his maker
Secret Satan book list
More books than you can deal with, frankly.
Beware the polished little man
“He was absolutely unbearable. Perhaps this was precisely what attracted us.”
Beware the polished little man
“He was absolutely unbearable. Perhaps this was precisely what attracted us.”
Venus in espadrilles
Cocktails, cannibalism and co-dependency: a relationship masterclass hosted by Willie Seabrook and Marjorie Worthington
Venus in espadrilles
Cocktails, cannibalism and co-dependency: a relationship masterclass hosted by Willie Seabrook and Marjorie Worthington
Through the storm
A century since the “Witch of Kings Cross”, Rosaleen Norton, thundered into existence
Through the storm
A century since the “Witch of Kings Cross”, Rosaleen Norton, thundered into existence
Introducing Rixdorf Editions
Hidden cultural history, forgotten innovators and compellingly wayward souls – it’s SO Strange Flowers
Introducing Rixdorf Editions
Hidden cultural history, forgotten innovators and compellingly wayward souls – it’s SO Strange Flowers
Dormition of the Heathen Madonna
Fanny zu Reventlow, the “bohemian countess” of Munich around 1900
Places: chez Pierre Molinier
The notorious erotomane shut-in’s Bordeaux lair
Postcard from Anita-Berber-Park
A cemetery springs to life in honour of the doomed Berlin provocateuse
Postcard from Anita-Berber-Park
A cemetery springs to life in honour of the doomed Berlin provocateuse
When Harry Met Polly
Hell-bent Harry Crosby meets his future wife
Places: Lamorna
The Cornish village where writer and artist Ithell Colquhoun lived and worked (and died)
Places: Lamorna
The Cornish village where writer and artist Ithell Colquhoun lived and worked (and died)
Places: Sissi and Fanny’s Corfu
The adjacent hillside retreats of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and “bohemian countess” Franziska zu Reventlow
Places: Sissi and Fanny’s Corfu
The adjacent hillside retreats of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and “bohemian countess” Franziska zu Reventlow
Postcard from Pontikonisi
The tiny Greek island cited as one of the inspirations for Arnold Böcklin’s immortal Toteninsel
Postcard from Pontikonisi
The tiny Greek island cited as one of the inspirations for Arnold Böcklin’s immortal Toteninsel
Maya Deren at 100
“I am not greedy. I do not seek to possess the major portion of your days…”
Thedore Wratislaw: Fragments of a Life
D.J. Sheppard’s highly recommended biography of the elusive 1890s poet
Thedore Wratislaw: Fragments of a Life
D.J. Sheppard’s highly recommended biography of the elusive 1890s poet
Spring Trees
The lyrical prose of architect and designer August Endell, born in Berlin on this day in 1871
Spring Trees
The lyrical prose of architect and designer August Endell, born in Berlin on this day in 1871
