Claire Tomalin's story of the life of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens returns the neglected actress to her rightful place in history as well as providing a compelling and truthful portrait of the great Victorian novelist.
Claire Tomalin's story of the life of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens returns the neglected actress to her rightful place in history as well as provi...
A full-scale biography of naval administrator Samuel Pepys, who was well-known for being the friend of the famous and powerful. This text, which draws on Pepys' own personal diary, covers his childhood and young adulthood. It goes beyond the source material to explore the inner man.
A full-scale biography of naval administrator Samuel Pepys, who was well-known for being the friend of the famous and powerful. This text, which draws...
Jane Austen is the definitive biography of one of Britain's best-loved novelists, from the acclaimed author of Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self, Charles Dickens: A Life and The Invisible Woman 'As near perfect a life of Austen as we are likely to get: intelligent, feeling, suggestive' Carmen Callil, Daily Telegraph 'Tomalin has written a biography that reflects Austen's own exacting standards, a book that radiates intelligence, wit and insight' Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times 'Of all the Austen biographies, this is the best ... leaves the reader with a much deeper appreciation of the...
Jane Austen is the definitive biography of one of Britain's best-loved novelists, from the acclaimed author of Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self, Char...
This biography covers Hardy's rural upbringing, his escape to London in the 1860s, his marriages, his status as a best-selling novelist, and in later life, his supreme achievements as a poet.
This biography covers Hardy's rural upbringing, his escape to London in the 1860s, his marriages, his status as a best-selling novelist, and in later ...
Recounting the story of Dora Jordan, whose fame was almost extinguished by its own brilliance, Claire Tomalin looks at the life of this great comic actress of the late 18th-century stage with perception and animation.
Recounting the story of Dora Jordan, whose fame was almost extinguished by its own brilliance, Claire Tomalin looks at the life of this great comic ac...
Sexually ambiguous, craving love yet quarrelsome and capricious, Katherine Mansfield glittered in the circles of D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf and became, after her death, one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. This reissue gives a fine portrait of the woman.
Sexually ambiguous, craving love yet quarrelsome and capricious, Katherine Mansfield glittered in the circles of D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf and ...
Witty, courageous and unconventional, Mary Wollstonecraft was one of the most controversial figures of her day. She published 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'; and travelled to revolutionary France and lived through the Terror and the destruction of the incipient French feminist movement.
Witty, courageous and unconventional, Mary Wollstonecraft was one of the most controversial figures of her day. She published 'A Vindication of the Ri...
