This book is part of a book series called Real Reads .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Real Reads .

DANTE ALIGHIERI (1265-1321) was an Italian poet who is often called the 'Father of the Italian language'. After graduating in political science, ELENA MENGA decided to devote herself to her passion for painting, and attended the School of Applied Art at Castello Sforzesco and European Institute of Design. She now lives and works in Milan, where she specialises in 'the art of emotion', her main inspiration being the paintings of Micol De Palma. ISABEL COE is an author, illustrator and journalist who has worked on a wide range of national and international magazines in the UK and Australia. Her first book, La Dolce Vita: Sweet Dreams and Chocolate Memories, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2005. Sir Walter Scott (15 August 1771 - 21 September 1832) was a Scottish writer of historical adventures whose notable works include "Ivanhoe" and "Waverley". Originally from Scotland, where he studied at the Edinburgh College of Art under Denis Peploe and Elizabeth Blackadder, KEN LAIDLAW spent parts of his childhood in Malaya. After graduating he moved to London, where he now lives. He worked as an art director for a major publishing house for four years, and from then on as a freelance artist. His work has been exhibited at Hamiltons Gallery, the Design Council and Charleston House, and has been catalogued and sold by Sotheby's at two sales in 1988 and 1997. The Scottish novelist and academic MARGARET ELPHINSTONE's first novel was published in 1987. Her latest, The Gathering Night, was published in 2009. She is Emeritus Professor of Scottish Literature at Strathclyde University in Glasgow. Apart from spells of academic work in the USA, she has spent most of her working life in various parts of Scotland including Shetland, Edinburgh and Glasgow.