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Foreword by the Editors
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In Art in Australia, No. 2, 1917
In 1916, three prominent identities in the Sydney art world - Sydney Ure Smith, Bertram Stevens and Charles Lloyd Jones - got together to pu…
Foreword
Read by Larry Wilson
Various
In Mount Rushmore National Memorial
This publication of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Society of the Black Hills presents the history and description of one of the most …
Introduction
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In Art in Australia, No. 1, 1916
In 1916, three prominent identities in the Sydney art world - Sydney Ure Smith, Bertram Stevens and Charles Lloyd Jones - got together to pu…
Preface
Read by James R. Hedrick
T. C. Hepworth
In The Magic Lantern and its Management
There is no optical instrument so well known or so highly held in popular estimation as the Magic Lantern. It is somewhat unfortunate that i…
House Alteration Looking For An Architect
Various
In Fibber McGee and Molly 1947
Fibber McGee and Molly 1947
Preface
Read by Bryn Roberts
Maximilian Toch
In How to Paint Permanent Pictures
"How To Paint Permanent Pictures" by Maximilian Toch delves into the intricate art of creating lasting images through painting. To…
440704 Hiring An Architect
Various
In PRPvol31
The Pine Ridge Project volume 31 Lum and Abner 08-30-1948 - 09-24-1948 The End of the Miles Lab sponsored shows.
Preface
Read by ogbog
Harold Speed
In The Practice and Science of Drawing
This book is an attempt to teach beginning students how to draw. Starting out with intuition and vision, Harold Speed explains line and mass…
Comment, by The Editors
Read by VfkaBT
Various
In The Dial, May 1920
An example of one of the leading literary magazines of the early 20th Century. Poetry by e.e. cummings and Louise Bryant (aka Mrs. John Reed…
Preface
Read by David Wales
Lawrence Weaver
In Sir Christopher Wren: Scientist, Scholar and Architect
This 1923 monograph on the life and work of Sir Christopher Wren was written by Lawrence Weaver, an English architectural writer and editor.…
Preface
Read by Carrie Mae Streb
Glenn Brown
In Water-Closets: A Historical, Mechanical, and Sanitary Treatise
Plunge into the wonderful world of water-closets (a.k.a. toilets) with Virginia architect Glenn Brown. Follow the evolution of the humble to…
Preface
Read by jayyyseph
Willard M. Smith
In Gloves Past and Present
From the preface: "For thirty years I have devoted myself to the practical problems of the glove industry, and my connection with one o…
14 The Architect
Read by meyerli
Arnold Bennett
In Clayhanger
This first of a trilogy of novels is a coming-of-age story set in the Midlands of Victorian England, following Edwin Clayhanger as he leaves…
Preface
Read by David Wales
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
In Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the pyramids, temples…
Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778 – 1823) was an Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities. He is known for his remo…
Interesting Buildings
Read by Anonymous
W. T. Stead
In The Blue Island
Ten years after the Titanic went down, W.T. Stead's daughter Estelle published The Blue Island: Experiences of a New Arrival Beyond the Veil…
00 - Preface and Introductory
Read by Todd Ulbrich
John Ruskin
In The Seven Lamps of Architecture
The Seven Lamps of Architecture, published in May 1849, is an extended essay written by the English art critic and theorist John Ruskin. The…
Architect McGee Construction Supervisor
Various
In Fibber McGee and Molly 1945
Fibber McGee and Molly 1945
George Needs An Architect
Claudia
In Claudia
Claudia is a lighthearted soap about the ups and downs of being a newlywed. Topics include dealing with in-laws, burning dinner, losing sock…
Architecture and the Arts
Read by Kristine Bekere
Eva March Tappan
In When Knights Were Bold
This book is in no degree an attempt to relate the involved and intricate history of the Middle Ages. Its plan is, rather, to present pictur…
The Romance of Design
Read by Ty Lasky
Winston S. Churchill
In The World Crisis, Volume 1
An inside view of the critical years leading up to World War I, as well as the first few key months. Told by (at the time) Britain's First L…