Autobiography: literary books

The Life Of Voltaire: Volume I. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before,...  Read More >>

The Life Of William Makepeace Thackeray: Volume II. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to...  Read More >>

The definitive biography of one of English literature's most beloved, and misunderstood, female writers.  Read More >>

In response to the escalating need for up-to-date information on writers, Contemporary Authors(r) New Revision Series...  Read More >>

< P>Your students and users will find biographical information on approximately 300 modern writers in this volume...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

An engaging, wickedly funny and splendidly anecdotal memoir of a career spent among writers, agents, publishers...  Read More >>

Includes interviews with the Nobel Laureate that bring into the foreground Morrison's comments on American literature...  Read More >>

From Harper Lee to Harry Potter, ""The Great Gatsby"" to ""Jaws,"" short, pithy chapters explore 50 of the greatest...  Read More >>

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A fresh and engaging account of the life, times, politics, loves, and letters of the great English poet John Milton...  Read More >>

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David Watmough, often called Canada s senior gay male writer, tells his story through his encounters with the people...  Read More >>

Part of the Classics Retold to be Read, Not just Revered series, this retelling of the first two chapters of ""Walden""...  Read More >>

Instead of concentrating on Burke himself, as most recent scholarship has done, this book considers Burke as one...  Read More >>

'Britain's greatest living nature writer' The Times Rediscover the extraodinary power of nature and the British...  Read More >>

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more...  Read More >>

In these original essays, short stories, and poems, the beloved Frederick Buechner reflects on the moments of transcendence...  Read More >>

Geoffrey Chaucer was not a writer, primarily, but a privileged official place-holder. Chaucer's Jobs shows that...  Read More >>

An easy-to-use source for librarians, students and other researchers, each volume in this series provides illustrated...  Read More >>

In response to the escalating need for up-to-date information on writers, Contemporary Authors(r) New Revision Series...  Read More >>

< P>Your students and users will find biographical information on approximately 300 modern writers in this volume...  Read More >>

With Authors & Artists for Young Adults teens have a source where they can discover fascinating and entertaining...  Read More >>

Peeling the Onion is a searingly honest account of Grass' modest upbringing in Danzig, his time as a boy soldier...  Read More >>