Chevalier, Tracy

Girl with a pearl earring by Tracy Chevalier ( Book )
199 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in 33 languages and held by 4,393 libraries worldwide
A maid becomes a model for the 17th century Dutch painter, Vermeer. The woman, an artisan's daughter with a strong power of observation, describes his manner of work, his household and life of the day, including the rigid class system and religious bigotry. A debut in fiction.

The lady and the unicorn by Tracy Chevalier ( Book )
101 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in 22 languages and held by 2,973 libraries worldwide
Interweaves historical fact with fiction to explore the mystery behind the creation of the remarkable Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, woven at the end of the fifteenth century, which today hang in the Cluny Museum in Paris.

Burning bright by Tracy Chevalier ( Book )
73 editions published between 2006 and 2011 in 14 languages and held by 2,940 libraries worldwide
"Burning bright" is a novel about the 18th-century English poet/painter William Blake and the children who sparked his "Songs of innocence" and "Songs of experience." In March of 1792, young Jem Kellaway and his family move from their small rural village in the Piddle Valley to the bustling city of London. Jem's father, a chairmaker, has agreed to hire on as a carpenter with Astley's Circus.

Falling angels by Tracy Chevalier ( Book )
89 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in 20 languages and held by 2,790 libraries worldwide
Set in early 20th century London, Chevalier follows two girl as the changes in the century emerge.

Remarkable creatures by Tracy Chevalier ( Book )
51 editions published between 2007 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 2,476 libraries worldwide
When Mary Anning uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton in the cliffs near her home on the English coast, she sets the religious fathers on edge, the townspeople to vicious gossip, and the scientific world alight. Luckily, Mary finds an unlikely champion in prickly Elizabeth Philpot, and in the struggle to be recognized in the wider world, Mary and Elizabeth discover that friendship is their greatest ally.

The virgin blue by Tracy Chevalier ( Book )
75 editions published between 1997 and 2010 in 16 languages and held by 2,188 libraries worldwide
Meet Ella Turner and Isabelle du Moulin-two women born centuries apart, yet tied together by a haunting family legacy. When Ella and her husband move to a small town in France, Ella hopes to brush up on her French, qualify to practice as a midwife, and start working on a family of her own. Village life turns out to be less idyllic than she expected, however, and a strange series of events propels her on a quest to uncover her family's French ancestry. As the novel unfolds-alternating between Ella's story and that of Isabelle du Moulin four hundred years earlier-a common thread emerges that pulls the lives of the two women together in a most mysterious way. Part detective story, part historical fiction, The Virgin Blue is a novel of passion and intrigue that compels readers to the very last page.

Encyclopedia of the essay ( Book )
11 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 1,363 libraries worldwide
"This groundbreaking new source of international scope defines the essay as nonfictional prose texts of between one and 50 pages in length. The more than 500 entries by 275 contributors include entries on nationalities, various categories of essays such as generic (such as sermons, aphorisms), individual major works, notable writers, and periodicals that created a market for essays, and particularly famous or significant essays. The preface details the historical development of the essay, and the alphabetically arranged entries usually include biographical sketch, nationality, era, selected writings list, additional readings, and anthologies."--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.

Contemporary poets ( Book )
10 editions published in 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,060 libraries worldwide

Twentieth-century children's writers ( Book )
8 editions published between 1989 and 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 992 libraries worldwide

Contemporary world writers ( Book )
8 editions published between 1993 and 1994 in English and Undetermined and held by 668 libraries worldwide
Contains biographical and bibliographical "information on some 340 living writers from over 60 countries whose work has, at least in part, been translated into English."--Preface, p. vii.