Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

She’s hitting the road with the wind in her hair—and a hunger in her heart . . . If you won a gorgeous purple motorbike, and your husband said you were too fat for leathers and should sell it, would you do as you were told—or learn to ride it in secret? Artist and café owner Lucy Daumier has chosen the second option—but learning to ride isn’t easy, especially under the critical gaze of prickly motorcycle instructor Ash Connor. Gradually Lucy gets the hang of it, and in the process rediscovers the girl she used to be. So begins an exciting summer of new friendships and fun—as well as a realization that there’s more to Ash than meets the eye when she’s introduced to his seven-year-old daughter, Daisy. But Lucy’s newfound happiness is at risk as a spiteful family member wants to see her fail . . .

From the simple assertion that "words matter" in the study of visual art, this comprehensive but eminently readable volume gathers an extraordinary selection of words—painters and sculptors writing in their diaries, critics responding to a sensational exhibition, groups of artists issuing stylistic manifestos, and poets reflecting on particular works of art. Along with a broad array of canonical texts, Sarah Burns and John Davis have assembled an astonishing variety of unknown, little known, or undervalued documents to convey the story of American art through the many voices of its contemporary practitioners, consumers, and commentators. American Art to 1900 highlights such critically important themes as women artists, African American representation and expression, regional and itinerant artists, Native Americans and the frontier, popular culture and vernacular imagery, institutional history, and more. With its hundreds of explanatory headnotes providing essential context and guidance to readers, this book reveals the documentary riches of American art and its many intersecting histories in unprecedented breadth, depth, and detail.