quotes by The New York Times
"About Harem - The World Behind the Veil:
A serious history, yet an immensely readable one — informative, gossipy and grand fun."
— The New York Times
A serious history, yet an immensely readable one — informative, gossipy and grand fun."
— The New York Times
"About The Art and Spirit of Paris:
Dazzling...The scope of this omnibus collection is astounding."
— The New York Times
Dazzling...The scope of this omnibus collection is astounding."
— The New York Times
"About the book John Singer Sargent:
Not just another art history book, no title in recent memory recalls with such exactitude the style of an era that. in retrospect, has become increasingly golden.... The book and its prose shimmer."
— The New York Times
Not just another art history book, no title in recent memory recalls with such exactitude the style of an era that. in retrospect, has become increasingly golden.... The book and its prose shimmer."
— The New York Times












