Stone Breaker is an in-depth, accessible biography of a true American polymath, James Gates Percival. A poet, linguist, and unstable savant Percival was also a brilliant geologist who walked thousands of miles crisscrossing first Connecticut and then Wisconsin to lay the foundation for the work of generations of Earth scientists. Exploring the confluences of literature, art, and geology, Kathleen L. Housley reveals how one of most famous poets of the 1820's became a renowned geologist with his groundbreaking 1843 work Report on the Geology of the State of Connecticut. The book includes historic photographs and paintings of the Connecticut landscape.

Her abilities as a Stonecharmer have been discovered. With the promise of a happy day, Saebryne tests to official begin her magesmith training, yet an unwelcome visitor interrupts the proceedings. Saebryne had saved her friend from the apothecary’s evil plans, but now the apothecary wants her. Blackmailing both Saebryne and the master magesmith, the apothecary worms his way into dragging Saebryne back to his shop to work for him. But others also know about Saebryne’s abilities to manipulate Thyst and seek her out. Once again, Saebryne must run to save her life. A wonderous adventure with a strong heroine and a world with a hint of steampunk. Join as Dawn Blair continues to weave another enchanting tale.

The past is hard to escape. Anya returns home, where her decision to save her brother has made her family outcasts, and where tolerance for her continued trips into the forbidden city is wearing thin. Meanwhile, Toris has begun to remember more of his life and to wonder: What else was the library used for?

A new magic threatens to destroy Gavin--or change him forever. Gavin has secured the city, preventing the deadly Fates from bringing their terrible sorcery back to Yoran, but Tristan remains at large. Their fight had been a test, and Gavin knows he can't fail the next one. When a strange attack pushes him to reveal the depths of his magic, Gavin knows Tristan has returned to finish what he started. This time, he's working with a power greater than any sorcerer--and something Gavin has never faced. A friend's abduction forces Gavin to take action he never would have considered in order to save them and stop Tristan. He must use all his connections in the city, but even that might not be enough to save them--or stop a plan that's been in play for years. The Chain Breaker will not be enough. He must find a way to become something more than he'd ever trained to be.

Setting Realism in its social and historical context, the author discusses the crucial paradox posed by Realist works of art - notably in the revolutionary paintings of Courbet, the works of Manet, Degas and Monet, of the Pre-Raphaelites and other English, American, German and Italian Realists.

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