Teller of the Unexpected
A concise life of Roald Dahl – much-loved author and creator of numerous iconic literary characters.
EAN: 9781788549448
Not Far From Brideshead
A real-life Brideshead Revisited that will appeal to fans of Evelyn Waugh, P. G. Wodehouse and...
EAN: 9781474615587
Creator of the Wombles
First biography of the creator of the Wombles.
EAN: 9781526794666
On Agoraphobia
Part memoir, part cultural history: a brilliant, funny, moving, and insightful book about...
EAN: 9781529057720
Afterlife of St Cuthbert
Introduces readers interested in insular spirituality and hagiography to the major texts...
EAN: 9781108748421
Little Book of J.R.R. Tolkien
Packed with facts about Tolkien's life and labours, this little volume includes extracts from his...
EAN: 9781800693746
Edwin and Willa Muir
A joint biography of the literary marriage between Scottish poet, novelist, and translator Edwin...
EAN: 9780192858047
Byron
A concise, clear-eyed account of the flamboyant poet Byron’s life and work.
EAN: 9781789146820
I Heard What You Said
Thought-provoking, witty and completely unafraid to call out some of the most pressing issues of...
EAN: 9781529063752
Robert Louis Stevenson
The most authoritative, comprehensive, perceptive biography of R. L. Stevenson to date, using for...
EAN: 9780007113224
Young Bloomsbury
How a generation of bold, sexually liberated and gender transgressive Bright Young Things in the...
EAN: 9781529306958
Russian Writers and Society in the Nineteenth Century
This book, first published in 1977, analyses the lives of nineteenth century Russian writers. It...
EAN: 9780367776022
Russian Writers and Soviet Society 1917–1978
This book, first published in 1979, provides a systematic anatomy of Russia’s modern authors in...
EAN: 9780367775377
Pasternak
This biographical study, first published in 1985, draws on extensive newly available material and...
EAN: 9780367753375
