The author of the excellent Becoming Dickens looks closely at 1851 and argues that this year of upheavals was crucial to what the writer became.
The Turning Point: A Year that Changed Dickens and the World
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978178733070202/09/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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The title is part of her 1947 New Year's Eve toast. Openly gay, Highsmith was famously beastly to lovers and friends. This new biography traces connections between her complex character and ... read more
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LINDA: A Writer’s Journey
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Most lives are untidy, and mine is no exception... She made herself a success in Fleet Street when journalism was still a very male domain, edited Elizabeth David and inspired the look - if ... read more
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