Biography: literary books

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The Real Arthur Miller: The Playwright Who Cared

The Real Arthur Miller: The Playwright Who Cared

Author: Andrew Norman
ISBN: 9781399040730
Format: Hardback
$65.00

Biography of US playwright Arthur Miller.  Read More >>

Jane Austen: Daddy’s Girl: The Life and Influence of The Revd George Austen

Jane Austen: Daddy’s Girl: The Life and Influence of...

Author: Zöe Wheddon
ISBN: 9781399071123
Format: Hardback
$65.00

The Reverend George Austen has so often been painted as just a quiet, country clergyman. This book reveals he was...  Read More >>

Springfield Road: A Poet’s Childhood Revisited

Springfield Road: A Poet’s Childhood Revisited

Author: Salena Godden
ISBN: 9781805300243
Format: Paperback
$28.44

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Haunted Man's Report: Reading Charles Portis

Haunted Man's Report: Reading Charles Portis

Author: Robert Cochran, Jr.
ISBN: 9781682262474
Format: Paperback
$44.00

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A Vindication of Monsters: Essays on Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley

A Vindication of Monsters: Essays on Mary Wollstonecraft...

Author: Lucy Sussex ,  Nancy Holder
ISBN: 9781922856401
Format: Paperback
$44.85

In 1797 an extraordinary visionary died, leaving behind a grieving husband, a two-year-old daughter, and a newborn....  Read More >>

The Creators of Winnie the Pooh: A A Milne and E H Shephard

The Creators of Winnie the Pooh: A A Milne and E H Shephard...

Author: Andrew Norman
ISBN: 9781399064231
Format: Hardback
$59.99

The story of the creators of Winnie the Pooh.  Read More >>

In Fielding′s Wake

In Fielding′s Wake

Author: Jeremy Black
ISBN: 9781587314285
Format: Paperback
$36.95

"In the second volume of The Weight of Words Series, Jeremy Black continues his efforts to present and preserve...  Read More >>

Escaped at Thirteen: The True Story of a War Child's Rise to Success

Escaped at Thirteen: The True Story of a War Child's...

Author: Alieza Mogadam
ISBN: 9781038307422
Format: Paperback
$52.77

In a world of mounting chaos and upheaval, it is increasingly hard to believe we are in charge of our own fates....  Read More >>

The Nature of Things Fragile: Poems

The Nature of Things Fragile: Poems

Author: Peter Vertacnik
ISBN: 9781641773652
Format: Hardback
$44.99

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George and Emily Eden: Pride, Privilege, Empire and the Whigs

George and Emily Eden: Pride, Privilege, Empire and...

Author: Brigid Allen
ISBN: 9780718897451
Format: Hardback
$129.38

An illuminating insight into the sibling pair George and Emily Eden that traces their interlocking private and public...  Read More >>

Reading Shakespeare Reading Me

Reading Shakespeare Reading Me

Author: Leonard Barkan
ISBN: 9781531507312
Format: Paperback
$39.99

A gripping, funny, joyful account of how the books you read shape your own life in surprising and profound ways....  Read More >>

The Flight to Italy: Diary and Selected Letters

The Flight to Italy: Diary and Selected Letters

Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ,  Terence James Reed (Taylor Professor emeritus of the German language and literature, Taylor Professor emeritus of the German language and literature, Oxford University)
ISBN: 9780198901228
Format: Paperback
$14.95

This is the authentic day-to-day record never before translated, of the first eight weeks of freedom as Germany's...  Read More >>

Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies: How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature

Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies: How Doubting...

Author: Elizabeth Winkler
ISBN: 9781982171278
Format: Paperback
$34.99

A delightful romp through the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote...  Read More >>

Completely Kafka: A Comic Biography

Completely Kafka: A Comic Biography

Author: Nicolas Mahler ,  Nicolas Mahler
ISBN: 9781805331582
Format: Paperback
$26.99

Franz Kafka not only wrote prose, he was also passionate about drawing: at one time, he even said it satisfied him...  Read More >>

C.S. Lewis and the Problem of God

C.S. Lewis and the Problem of God

Author: David Werther (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
ISBN: 9781009283243
Format: Paperback
$43.99

This Element provides an understanding of C.S. Lewis's vocation, which is essential for reading his works well,...  Read More >>

The Crystal Spirit: A Study of George Orwell

The Crystal Spirit: A Study of George Orwell

Author: George Woodcock
ISBN: 9781551642697
Format: Hardback
$142.53

There is so much more to Orwell than just his books, impressive though they are.  Read More >>

Graham Greene, Ireland and the Honorary Consul: A View from the South of France

Graham Greene, Ireland and the Honorary Consul: A View...

Author: Eamon Maher ,  Pierre Joannon
ISBN: 9781803744230
Format: Paperback
$64.69

This is a personal memoir providing original information on Greene, his sources of inspiration and his interest...  Read More >>

C.S. Lewis and the Problem of God

C.S. Lewis and the Problem of God

Author: David Werther (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
ISBN: 9781009500395
Format: Hardback
$129.35

This Element provides an understanding of C.S. Lewis's vocation, which is essential for reading his works well,...  Read More >>

J.R.R. Tolkien: La biograf�a de un autor de alta fantas�a, sus cuentos, sus sue�os y su legado

J.R.R. Tolkien: La biograf�a de un autor de alta fantas�a,...

Author: United Library
ISBN: 9789464902655
Format: Paperback
$31.65

"El libro J. R. R. Tolkien desvela la vida y el legado literario de John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, un destacado escritor...  Read More >>

J.R.R. Tolkien: The biography of a high fantasy author, his tales, dreams and legacy

J.R.R. Tolkien: The biography of a high fantasy author,...

Author: United Library
ISBN: 9789464902648
Format: Paperback
$31.65

"The book J. R. R. Tolkien unveils the life and literary legacy of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, an eminent English...  Read More >>

A Certain Darkness: A Childhood Remembered

A Certain Darkness: A Childhood Remembered

Author: Saul Francis
ISBN: 9798323443505
Format: Paperback
$21.12

Saul Francis's 'A Certain Darkness: A Childhood Remembered' is a novella about growing up in Britain in the 1970s....  Read More >>

Children and Biography: Reading and Writing Life Stories

Children and Biography: Reading and Writing Life Stories...

Author: Professor Kate Douglas (Flinder's University, Australia) ,  Kate Douglas (Flinder's University Australia)
ISBN: 9781350236400
Format: Paperback
$59.99

The first study of life narratives produced for, about, and written by children, this book examines the recent popularity...  Read More >>

Orwell: The New Life

Orwell: The New Life

Author: D.J. Taylor
ISBN: 9781472132987
Format: Paperback
$26.99

The definitive biography of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.  Read More >>

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