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'Whom do I tell when I tell the blank page?' Virginia Woolf asked her own diary. The question has never seemed more pertinent. Be they fearless, candid, naive or exhibitionistic, …
Deeply troubled by his struggle - and failure - to achieve spiritual perfection, Petrarch sought catharsis in the writing of a 'secret book'. Only here could he pour out his …
Life of Dante is a fascinating and hugely important literary work both in terms of the revelations it provides into the lives and thoughts of two great Italian men, and also as an …
Evelyn Waugh was the finest novelist of his generation in England, the 'Commanding Officer' mourned by Graham Greene. He also lived a life less ordinary than most, which, like his …
A religious dissident, a radical, a poet and an artist, a man viewed by many of his contemporaries as eccentric to the point of insanity, Blake is among the most captivating …
Henry James is famed for the psychological depth of his characters; for his remarkable ability to penetrate to the inner life. Yet the story of his own inner life remains curiously …
Jessica Cox's superb and meticulously researched biography provides a fascinating new interpretation both of Bronte's celebrated works and of her personal life, notably her - often …
Walt Whitman's importance in the Western literary canon cannot be overstated. Frequently named the father of America letters, he is best known for the free verse collection Leaves …
Does the success of warts-and-all celebrity biographies betray our prurient, voyeuristic times? Or is a fascination with the lives and struggles of others a facet of human nature, …