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By: Shirley Jackson
ISBN: 9780593134658
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2022
UK Publication Date: 22nd July 2022
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Finlay Macdonald
ISBN: 9780143779483
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2022
Publisher: Penguin Group (NZ)
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By: Elizabeth Gaskell
ISBN: 9780140434934
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 1998
UK Publication Date: 29th January 1998
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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A biography of Charlotte that recounts Charlotte Bronte's life from her isolated childhood, through her years as a writer who had 'foreseen the single life' for herself, to her marriage at thirty-eight and death less than a year later.
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By: Elizabeth Gaskell
ISBN: 9781800313248
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2022
UK Publication Date: 29th April 2022
Publisher: Legend Press Ltd
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When Charlotte Brontes father asked Gaskell to write his daughters biography, his main concern was to preserve the legacy of Charlotte and present an authorised take on her life as opposed to the speculations and gossip in the yellow papers.
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By: James Boswell
ISBN: 9780140436624
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2008
UK Publication Date: 30th October 2008
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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A biography of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature.
(Hardback)
By: OH
ISBN: 9781800692039
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2023
UK Publication Date: 30th March 2023
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
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This tribute to Charles Dickens showcases quotes from the author's writings, alongside facts about his life and achievements.
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By: OH
ISBN: 9781800691964
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2022
UK Publication Date: 27th October 2022
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
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Fascinating, poignant, witty and occasionally disturbing quotes from across the breadth of Poe's work, as well as comments from his contemporaries, extracts from letters and interesting facts about the man's life and works.
(Hardback)
By: OH
ISBN: 9781800694293
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2023
UK Publication Date: 14th September 2023
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
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Packed full of quotes and facts about Hemingway's life and work, this little book creates a portrait of the complex man behind the writer.
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By: OH
ISBN: 9781800692343
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2022
UK Publication Date: 29th September 2022
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
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This celebration of the master of the horror genre includes quotes about him by those who knew the man as well as numerous quotes from his famous fictional works. Also includes samples from his poems, letters and other writings.
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By: OH
ISBN: 9781800693746
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2023
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
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Packed with facts about Tolkien's life and labours, this little volume includes extracts from his works, letters and interviews, as well as from his contemporaries and admirers.
(Hardback)
By: OH
ISBN: 9781800690233
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2021
UK Publication Date: 24th June 2021
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
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Full of intelligent insights, witty asides and wry observations, alongside fascinating facts about Austen's remarkable life, The Little Book of Jane Austen showcases some of the best lines ever crafted in the English language.
(Hardback)
By: OH
ISBN: 9781911610496
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2020
UK Publication Date: 9th July 2020
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
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Flamboyant and witty, Oscar Wilde was famous for being famous.
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By: OH
ISBN: 9781800691926
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2022
UK Publication Date: 4th August 2022
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
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Full of the Bard's clever insights, witty asides and timeless nuggets of wisdom, and complemented by facts about his life and talents.
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By: Adam Nicolson
ISBN: 9780008126490
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2020
UK Publication Date: 6th February 2020
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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By: Julian Barnes
ISBN: 9781529112313
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2021
UK Publication Date: 3rd June 2021
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
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"Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain in slightly different form by Johnathan Cape, ... London, in 2019"--Copyright page.
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By: Clare Carlisle
ISBN: 9780241447178
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2023
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: Clare Carlisle
ISBN: 9780141992945
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2024
UK Publication Date: 28th March 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: Charlotte Grimshaw
ISBN: 9780143776000
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2021
Publisher: Random House New Zealand Ltd
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By: A. N. Wilson
ISBN: 9781786497932
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2021
UK Publication Date: 3rd June 2021
Publisher: Atlantic Books
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A brilliant and insightful celebration of the imaginative genius of Charles Dickens, published to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his death.
(Hardback)
By: Janine Barchas
ISBN: 9781529434644
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2025
UK Publication Date: 24th April 2025
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
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A graphic memoir exploring the life of Jane Austen, written by renowned Austen expert Professor Janine Barchas and bestselling graphic novelist Isabel Greenberg.
(Paperback)
By: John le Carr
ISBN: 9780241976890
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2017
UK Publication Date: 4th May 2017
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: John le Carr
ISBN: 9780241396377
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2022
UK Publication Date: 28th July 2022
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Hwang Sok-Yong
ISBN: 9781839760839
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2021
Publisher: Verso Books
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A sweeping account of modern Korean history told through one writer's imprisonment-in time, in language, and in a divided country-from Korea's most acclaimed novelist.
By: Antony Peattie
ISBN: 9781783524266
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2023
Publisher: Boundless Publishing Group Ltd
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Featuring cover artwork and endpapers from the late Howard Hodgkin, this intimate biography of Lord Byron is the first book to explore the poet's eating disorder and obsession with fatherhood, and the impact of these on his writing
