This novel presents a rollicking picture of 18th century London life in that colourful period. Hogarth's epoch-defining paintings and engravings are renowned. He was London's painter par excellence, and supplies the most enduring vision of the eighteenth century's ebullience, enjoyments and social iniquities. From a childhood spent in a debtor's prison to his death in the arms of his wife, this book follows the life of painter Hogarth as he makes...

"An oversized, painted graphic novel which expands upon Coleridge's lyrical masterpiece, through surrealist, contemporary settings." --

Hubert Selby Jr., Brooklyn-born ex-merchant mariner who turned to drugs and writing after cheating death, created a lasting vision of urban hell in his novel ''Last Exit to Brooklyn," a critical success and a controversial best-seller. Before the book's publication in 1964, Selby had earned less than $100 writing, and afterward he derailed himself with a drug habit. His writing gained a passionate following in Europe, was forgotten in the US, and...

"Raising a family was always Adam Mills' dream, although solo parenting and moving back to tiny Garnet Run certainly were not. After a messy breakup, Adam is doing his best to give his young daughter the life she deserves--including accepting help from their new, reclusive neighbor to fulfill her Christmas wish. Though the little house may not have "the most lights ever," the Mills home begins to brighten as handsome Wes Mobray spends more time there...