Rogues and scholars poetry & plays Murray tells the story of

Murray tells the story of how the Western Allies rebounded from early shocking defeats (Dunkirk and Pearl Harbor) to then victories (El Alamein and D-Day) in its efforts to defeat the Axis forces of Nazi Germany and Japan

Series: A Puffin Book

and that great paintings required no words of explanation

Rick's meandering quest through the byways and back roads of rural France sees him pick up inspiration from Normandy to Provence

Rogues and scholars poetry & plays Murray tells the story ofOn 15th October 1958 Sotheby's of Bond Street staged an 'event sale' of seven Impressionist paintings belonging to Erwin Goldschmidt: three Manets, two Czannes, one Van Gogh and a Renoir. Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn and Somerset Maugham were there as celebrity guests. The seven lots went for 781,000 at the time the highest price for a single sale. The event established London as the world centre of the art market and Sotheby's as an international