Books published by Pallas Athene Publishers

One of the great classics of modern art: Gauguin's own account of his time in Tahiti, in its original version

John Ramsden's fascinating, entertaining history of eleven great poets who made significant contributions to economic theory and practice, from Shelley to Hilaire Belloc and John Ruskin.

Following on from the success of her large book, TastingGeorgia: A Food and Wine Journey in the Caucasus, awardwinningfood, wine and travel writer and photographerCarla Capalbo is launching a new series of pocket books onGeorgian food, wine and culture.

Award-winning food writer and photographer Capalbo has travelled Georgia collecting recipes and gathering stories from food and winemakers in this stunning but little-known country. Both a cookbook and a travel guide to such a special place on the world's gastronomic map.

Witty, urbane insights on life, art, and culture from Aubrey Beardsley, illustrated with selected drawings from his Grotesques series.

Who was John Ruskin? What did he achieve - and how?Where is he today? One possible answer: almost everywhere.

Aidan Dodson's British Royal Tombs covers all the burials of the kings, queens (and lords protector) of England, Scotland and the United Kingdom, from the occupant of the great Sutton Hoo ship burial, to George VI, last Emperor of India, including of course the long-lost Richard III.

What were Montmartre and Montparnasse really like in their hey-day roughtly between 1904, when the youthful Picasso had just arrived on the Hill of Martyrs, and 1920, when Amedeo Modigliani , justly called `the prince of Bohemians', died of consumption and dissipation in Montparnasse?

Jim Dearden's latest book, A John Ruskin Collection, brings together a lifetime's worth of articles on the lives of John Ruskin and those around him

What is Venice worth? To whom does this urban treasurebelong? This eloquent book by the internationally renownedart historian Salvatore Settis urgently poses these questions,igniting a new debate about the Pearl of the Adriatic andcultural patrimony at large.

Marzena Pogorzaly made two trips to Havana. There, she walked the streets of Havana Vieja and El Centro, the old districts, trying to capture the melancholy beauty and decay of the city, and its inhabitants.

A general introduction to Ruskin, situating him in the social, economic and aesthetic world of Victorian Britain that he transformed, and the importance of his legacy.

A small classic: written with passion, perfectionism and amusement, a guide that will make you see a Paris - and a France - you would never have suspected. Now fully updated and with extra walks.

The oldest library in the world lies derelict and forgotten in an empty landscape. When all you know comes from books it's difficult to choose between truth and fiction. But being wrong might have terrifying consequences.

Based on original documents never before discussed, this account of the disastrous marriage of Effie Gray and John Ruskin overturns the myths that have grown up around the most notorious annulment of the Victorian period.

Never collected together before, this volume brings together all of Ruskin's writings about the Pre-Raphaelites, writings that helped turn this obscure movement into one of the most important movements in British art