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Marcel M. du Plessis's books on Goodreads
The Bright Report The Bright Report (Bright Report, #1)
reviews: 6
ratings: 12 (avg rating 4.75)

The Silent Symphony The Silent Symphony
reviews: 2
ratings: 12 (avg rating 3.83)

The Bright Report Volume 3 The Bright Report Volume 3
reviews: 3
ratings: 7 (avg rating 4.14)

Awkward Phrasing Awkward Phrasing (Bright Report, #0)
reviews: 3
ratings: 4 (avg rating 5.00)

The Bright Report Volume 2 The Bright Report Volume 2 (Bright Report, #2)
reviews: 5
ratings: 9 (avg rating 4.67)

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Calliope’s Inspiration

Rewriting and asking for help
Consulting the Oracle (1884) by John William Waterhouse
The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
The Lies of Locke Lamora Cover
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALa_farandole_de_P%C3%A9trarque.jpg
By Marie Alexandre Valentin Sellier (19/20th century) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The Zaparozhye Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan *oil on canvas *358 × 203 cm *signed b.c.: И.Репин 1880-91
The Zaparozhye Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan *oil on canvas *358 × 203 cm *signed b.c.: И.Репин 1880-91
Stuck at Home
After the Dance (1876), by John William Waterhouse
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Reaching New Worlds
Miranda – The Tempest, by John William Waterhouse
Valentine's Day
Pygmalion by Jean-Léon Gérôme [Public domain]
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heraldry
With Copper Plate Lowered (c. 1651), attributed to Bartholomeus van Bassen
Deus Ex Machina
Oedipus at Colonus (1788), by Jean-Antione-Theodore Giroust
Learning at Home
Drawing lesson *oil on panel *69 x 60,3 cm *signed b.l.: A. Van Strij
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Red Seas Under Red Skies Review
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adam_Silo_(attr)_-_A_seascape_with_Tall_ships.jpg
Ambush by Giovanni Battista Quadrone
By Giovanni Battista Quadrone – Il Giro del Mondo, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45676144
after Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel, late 16th century (1533-1534)
after Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel, late 16th century (1533-1534)
Unusual Latin terms in English Writing
The Tease (1901) by John William Godward
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAdolf_Eberle_Der_gelunge_Brief.jpg
Brief, by Adolf Eberle [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Using Latin
Saint Cecilia (1895), by John William Waterhouse
Books
Still life with a lighted candle (1627) by Pieter Claesz
By Johannes Vermeer - Unknown, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160013
By Johannes Vermeer – Unknown, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160013
Gods and Mythology
Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl (1646), by François Perrier
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frans_Snyders_(Attr.)_-_Concert_of_Birds.jpg
Concert of Birds, by Frans Snyders (Attr.) (1629-1657) [Public Domain]
Romeo and Juliet by Frank Dicksee (1884)
Romeo and Juliet by Frank Dicksee (1884) from WikiMedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DickseeRomeoandJuliet.jpg
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436105
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436105
Time to Learn
Forbidden Books, By Alexander Mark Rossi (1897).
Novel
Orpheus and Eurydice (1862) by Edward Poynter
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_Writing_a_Letter_by_Gabri%C3%ABl_Metsu.jpg
Man Writing a Letter by Gabriël Metsu [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
Wanderer above the sea of fog, by Caspar David Friedrich
Wanderer above the sea of fog, by Caspar David Friedrich [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nymphs_finding_the_Head_of_Orpheus.jpg
Nymphs finding the head of Orpheus, John William Waterhouse (1900) [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
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The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
Books
The Librarian (c. 1570) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hans_Holbein_the_Younger_-_The_Ambassadors_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
The Ambassadors, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1533)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VanGogh-starry_night_ballance1.jpg
Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh [4512243112421514243341335331453324512253321125231545311314453234124245422]
How to use Latin
A Priestess of Bacchus, by John William Godward (1890)
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Starting something new
By J. M. W. Turner – The Athenaeum (http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=20906), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1511781
Patreon Launch
The Muses, Urania and Calliope, by Simon Vouet [Public Domain]
Now is the time to read
Antique Beauty by Stepan Bakalovich

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