About the Author

JAMES F. O'GORMAN is McNeil Professor Emeritus at Wellesley College. He is chairman of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and author of numerous books, including Living Architecture: A Biography of H. H. Richardson (1996), and ABC of Architecture (2000)

Reviews

"This is a groundbreaking study of a major architect who did much to shape our image of the Victorian world. Austin was a complete cipher until now, and O'Gorman has done an admirable job of rescuing him from historical oblivion." - Michael J. Lewis, professor of art, Williams College"