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Written by Scott Moncrieff's great-great-niece, Jean Findlay, with exclusive access to the family archive, this book presents a portrait of a man hurled into war, through an era when the world was changing fast and forever, who brought us the greatest epic of time and memory that has ever been written.

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This study links the concepts of patriotism, Christianity, and English national identity in the journalistic writings of G. K. Chesterton. It is the first work on Chesterton to explore in full the English attachments that were central to his political and spiritual persona, an...

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Part of the author's autobiography, this first title recounts his solitary childhood in the English countryside, with affectionate portraits of his remote parents - an increasingly unconventional barrister father, whose blindness must never be mentioned, battling earwigs in the mutinous garden, and a vague and endlessly patient mother.

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HOWARD MARKS

Once upon a time, opium (the main ingredient of heroin) was easily available over the chemist's counter.

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Dante is one of the towering figures of medieval European literature. This biography indicates that Dante may have smoked cannabis to reach new heights of creativity. It tells that Dante was a talented public speaker, who created a quite new form of poetic art, holding audiences spellbound.

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Celebrated novelist Daphne Du Maurier and her sisters, eclipsed by her fame, are revealed in all their surprising complexity in this riveting new biography.

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The definitive biography of one of America's most celebrated playwrights whose Pulitzer Prize -winning play, Glengarry Glen Ross, was revived in the West End in 2007. This landmark study provides a comprehensive account of his life, work and ideas on writing, acting and directing.

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The definitive biography of John Berryman, one of the twentieth century's foremost poets

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Retraces author's life and her transformation from a post-office clerk who left school at fourteen to a sophisticated professional writer. Revealing how a formidable imagination can arise from the humblest of beginnings, this book paints a portrait of a working-class woman writer's struggle for creative expression.

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This biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written with reference to Browning correspondence only recently available, argues that the poet was a strong and determined woman largely responsible for her own incarceration in Wimpole Street.

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The essential biography

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* From Maya Angelou - one of the most celebrated writers and poets of the world - her marvellous new book, now in paperback

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While other biographies provide extensive information about Fitzgerald's life and achievements, this volume meets the need of high school students for a concise, accessible, and informative discussion of Fitzgerald and his works.

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The most important document that has come to light regarding Orwell's Spanish experiences is the deposition charging him and Eileen with espionage and high treason, a charge unknown to them. This volume also includes a sequence of letters that throws a completely new light on Orwell's personal relationships.

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Presents an anecdotal account of the author's meetings with the great and shambolic men and women of poetry. Since his late teens, he has been rubbing shoulders and working with a host of acclaimed poets. He weaves his impressions of them personally, with a commentary on their place within the broader literary culture.

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The first major biography of one of the greatest writers of the South, whose books will 'live on and on in American literature' (Elizabeth Bishop).

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Gives the reader an insight into a key moment in the life of modern Europe. This title also provides an insight into the creative process as the reader witnesses ideas for novels occurring and then taking shape. It presents both a personal journal by a creative artist and a commentary on European history.

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Master of 'magic realism,' distinguished journalist and film critic, friend of world leaders ranging from Fidel Castro to President Bill Clinton, Gabriel Garcia Marquez improbably emerged from obscure beginnings to become an author beloved of readers worldwide than any other living writer. This title delves into the life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

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The poet George Crabbe (1754 - 1832), best known as the author of Peter Grimes and The Village, was also a surgeon, a clergyman, a botanist, and a novelist.