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By: Kahlil Gibran
ISBN: 9781851685578
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2008
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
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An inspirational collection of love letters from the master of love poetry, and the bestselling author of the Prophet.
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By: John Sutherland
ISBN: 9781474620192
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2021
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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The story of Philip Larkin's long-term partner Monica Jones based on her never-before-seen letters to the poet.
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By: Nell Stevens
ISBN: 9781509868216
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2019
UK Publication Date: 27th June 2019
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
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From the author of the beloved Bleaker House, Mrs Gaskell and Me is the story of two very modern women and their two love affairs, separated by a hundred and fifty years.
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By: Wilbur Smith
ISBN: 9781785765353
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2019
UK Publication Date: 4th October 2018
Publisher: Zaffre
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Wilbur Smith has lived an incredible life of adventure, and here in his first ever memoirs he shares the extraordinary true stories that have inspired his fiction.
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By: Matthew Sturgis
ISBN: 9781803284347
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2023
UK Publication Date: 29th September 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The first major biography of Oscar Wilde in thirty years is the most complete telling of his life and times to date.
(Hardback)
By: Christopher Hull
ISBN: 9781643130187
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2019
Publisher: Pegasus Books
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Exploring the backstory that led to the writing of Graham Greene's beloved satirical spy novel, Our Man Down in Havana evokes this pivotal time and place in the author's life.
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By: Hardie Grant Books
ISBN: 9781784882464
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2019
UK Publication Date: 24th January 2019
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books (UK)
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Known for her strong beliefs and fearless attitude, Pocket Maya Angelou Wisdom highlights some of the writer and activists most memorable quotes. With insights on women, love and life, politics and culture, this book pays tribute to one of the worlds most beloved icons
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By: Caroline Fraser
ISBN: 9780708898680
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2017
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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The first comprehensive historical biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the beloved author of the Little House on the Prairie book series
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By: Alexandra Styron
ISBN: 9781416591818
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2012
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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By: Ramie Targoff
ISBN: 9781529404906
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2024
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
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A vividly drawn Joint biography of four extraordinary Renaissance women writers who have been rescued from obscurity by scholar and critically acclaimed author, Ramie Targoff.
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By: Donald Sturrock
ISBN: 9780007254767
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2010
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The authorised biography of one of the greatest storytellers of all time.
"Irresistible. I thought I knew quite a lot about Roald Dahl, but now I know much much more. Donald Sturrock's book lucidly describes a complicated life and relates it to the richness of Dahl's storytelling."Quentin Blake
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By: Jonathan Bate
ISBN: 9780732299705
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2015
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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By: Pablo Neruda
ISBN: 9780374538125
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2021
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
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"The classic memoir of the Nobel Prize-winning poet, now expanded with newly discovered material"--
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By: Paula Byrne
ISBN: 9780008225698
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2018
UK Publication Date: 5th June 2025
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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A radical look at Jane Austen as youve never seen her as a lover of farce, comic theatre and juvenilia. The Genius of Jane Austen celebrates Britains favourite novelist 200 years after her death and explores why her books make such awesome movies, time after time.
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By: Frances Spalding
ISBN: 9781911358220
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2017
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The moving story of the life and work of novelist Virginia Woolf, revealed through her own letters to those closest to her.
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By: Humphrey Carpenter
ISBN: 9780007748693
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2006
UK Publication Date: 9th November 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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Critically acclaimed, award-winning biography of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and the brilliant group of writers to come out of Oxford during the Second World War.
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By: Lesley Pearse
ISBN: 9780241701508
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Baisao
ISBN: 9781582434131
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2008
Publisher: Counterpoint
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(Paperback)
By: Pat White
ISBN: 9780994106520
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2014
Publisher: Makaro Press
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(Paperback)
By: Paula Byrne
ISBN: 9780007358342
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2014
UK Publication Date: 5th June 2025
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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Who was the real Jane Austen Overturning the traditional portrait of the author as conventional and genteel, bestseller Paula Byrnes landmark biography reveals the real woman behind the books.
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By: David Lebedoff
ISBN: 9781921372247
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2008
Publisher: Scribe Publications
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For literature buffs and history enthusiasts, this is the first biography to compare George Orwell and Evelyn Waugh - two of the greatest 20th century English writers.
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By: Suleika Dawson
ISBN: 9780008557379
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2022
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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A Telegraph Book to Read for Autumn 2022 A Times Best Non-fiction Book for Autumn 2022 A Daily Mail Book of the Year 2022 A Waterstones Best Book of 2022: Biography
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By: Sarah Gristwood
ISBN: 9781909881808
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2016
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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To this day, Beatrix Potters tales delight children and grown-ups around the world. But few people realise how extraordinary her own story is. Respected biographer Sarah Gristwood discovers a life crisscrossed with contradictions and marked by tragedy, yet one that left a remarkable literary - and environmental - legacy.
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By: Stefan Zweig
ISBN: 9781805331155
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2024
UK Publication Date: 28th March 2024
Publisher: Pushkin Press
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