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Companion piece to "Memoirs of a Madman" and "November", both published by Hesperus, this highly informative work explores Flaubert's fascinating and at times controversial life, …
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 …
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 …
Born in central Russia in 1828, Tolstoy saw action as a soldier before becoming a writer. His two novels, "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina", are among the best loved in world …
A century after his novels first came out, E.M. Forster remains one of the most widely read and best-loved authors of the twentieth century. He made his name with novels such as "A …
Robert Chandler's exquisite biography examines Pushkin as writer, lover and public figure. It explores his relationship to politics and provides a fascinating glimpse of the …
A close friend and collaborator of Charles Dickens, Collins secured his own fame with sensational novels that feature intricate legal plots, mistaken identities, and complex …
Ranking alongside Charlotte Bronte and George Eliot as one of the great Victorian authoresses, Elizabeth Gaskell is now chiefly remembered for penning the radical novel North and …
Virginia Woolf has been among the most scrutinised figures of the past century. Her unique literary genius, her pioneering work for women's rights, her position at the nucleus of …