The links that follow constitute an
informal bibliography of books I
referenced to create my novels.
Of course there were also scores
of websites, too many to name,
too many to keep track of, so I'll
just say thank you, Al Gore, for
inventing the internet.
General
Dictionary of Heterodox English, Slang, and Phrase
- How to Be a Victorian: a Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Victorian Life
- Pygmalion: Annotated Edition
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens' London
- London Under: the Secret History Beneath the Streets
- Passing English of the Victorian Era
- The Edwardians
- Edwardian England: a Guide to Everyday Life 1900-1914
The Strange Case of the Dutch Painter
- Vincent van Gogh: his Life and his Art
- The Letters of Vincent van Gogh
- Van Gogh: the Life
- Van Gogh's Ear
- Van Gogh: The Asylum Year
- Paul Gauguin
- Paul Gauguin: the Writings of a Savage
- Toulouse Lautrec: the Definitive Biography
- Studies in Post-Impressionism
- The Deceivers: Art Forgery and Identity in the Nineteenth Century
- The Art Forger's Handbook
- The American
- The Art of the Con: the Most Notorious Frauds, Fakes, and Forgeries in the Art World
- The Ultimate Trophy: How the Impressionist Painting Conquered the Art World
- The Judgement of Paris: the Revolutionary Decade that Gave the World Impressionism
- The Life of Giovanni Morelli in Risorgimento Italy
- The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
- Art Restoration: the Culture, the Business, and the Scandal
The Strange Case of the Pharaoh's Heart
- The Tomb of Tutankhamun
- The Complete Tutankhamun: the King, the Tomb, the Royal Treasure
- Fifty Years a Medium
- Fairies at Work and Play
- Making Monte Carlo: a History of Speculation and Spectacle
- Cook's Tourists' Handbook for Egypt, the Nile, and the Desert
- Seven Pillars of Wisdom
- Lawrence and Aaronsohn: T.E. Lawrence, Aaron Aaronsohn and the Seeds of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
- George Sigerson: Poet, Patriot, Scientist, and Scholar
- The Proud Tower: a Portait of the World before the War, 1890-1914
- Lady Almina and the Real Downton Alley
- Scandal at the Savoy
- Servants: a Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern Times