Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 148 Mather, Frank Jewett 1868 1953 The Collectors: Being Cases mostly under the Ninth and Tenth Commandments The Collectors: Being Cases mostly under the 9th and 10th Commandments A ballade of art collectors -- Campbell Corot -- The Del Puente Giorgione -- The Lombard runes -- Their cross -- The missing St. Michael -- The lustred pots -- The Balaklava coronal -- On art collecting. E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Project Gutenberg Beginners Projects, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Collectors: Being Cases mostly under the Ninth and Tenth Commandments" by Frank Jewett Mather, Junr. is a collection of stories and reflections on the world of art collecting, likely written in the early 20th century. Through a series of narratives, the book explores the moral ambiguities and eccentricities of collectors and the interactions they have with art, experts, and each other. Each tale seems to examine the tensions between genuine appreciation of art and the pitfalls of greed and deception that often accompany collecting. The opening of the book sets the stage with a foreword discussing the various stories that follow, including a ballade about the sinful nature of collectors, and stories featuring characters like Campbell Corot, a talented but morally dubious picture forger, and a Great Lady whose artful ways entangle an unsuspecting expert. The myriad tales weave together themes of longing, betrayal, and the often duplicitous nature of the art world, hinting at the complexity and varying motivations behind the pursuit of art. As the opening unfolds, readers are introduced to a cast that includes patrons, critics, and artists, each contributing to a rich tapestry of commentary on the cultural and ethical dimensions of art collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Art 237422 2025-08-06T03:58:27.433775 text/html 237462 237257 2024-11-06T06:20:29.221851 2023-10-06T07:53:02.180257 text/html text/html 189353 2025-08-06T03:58:33.942770 application/epub+zip 191710 2025-08-06T03:58:30.702770 application/epub+zip 165034 2025-08-06T03:58:29.521777 application/epub+zip 447177 2025-08-06T03:58:36.443750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430601 2025-08-06T03:58:33.197781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239062 2022-09-07T00:18:19.687191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221826 2025-08-06T03:58:27.153813 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201760 2024-10-28T20:05:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17145 2025-08-06T03:58:36.571732 application/rdf+xml 25699 2025-08-06T03:58:30.035772 image/jpeg 4705 2025-08-06T03:58:29.781769 image/jpeg 189763 2025-08-06T03:58:27.452812 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia