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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This skilful, moving jeu d'esprit could just as well be in the fiction section. It's about both the poet and the author's preoccupation with him, and contains as much fiction as fact. If you... read more
Being Betjeman
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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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As entertaining as it is fascinating: it turns out the poet's ancestors were quite an act to follow. (He did!)
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LINDA: A Writer’s Journey
Paperback £10.00