Mervyn Peake: The Man and His Art

Friedrich Froebel, the ‘father of kindergarten’, is one of the most influential educationalists of the 19th century, but relatively little is known about his life, and his successe...

Abstract Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was born in Vienna of immigrant parents. During his short life, brought to an end by syphilis at the age of 31, he produced an...

Abstract Salmon P. Chase was one of the preeminent men of 19th-century America. A majestic figure, tall and stately, Chase was a leader in the fight to end slaver...