โ Scribed by Valerie Martin
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
A collection of six stories explores the essential nature of art and depictes the contradictions and compromises of artistic life, as the artist struggles to reconcile his audience with his muse.;His blue period -- The bower -- Beethoven -- The unfinished novel -- The open door -- The change.
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