A biography of the dominant English literary figure of the 18th century, Samuel Johnson. It tells of his struggles with bouts of apathy and black despair, his overbearing yet remarkable kindness, and his melancholy contrasted with his liveliness in company.
Author : The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell, David Rintoul
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 1047876
Price : £7.36
Fiction & Poetry > Letters, Diaries, Biographies & Autobiographies
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The Life of Samuel Johnson
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Dec
Hemingway in Africa
31
Dec
The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie
31
Dec
This life of Agatha Christie provides information on each book’s provenance, on the work itself and on its contemporary critical reception set against the background of the major events in the author’s life. It has been updated to include details of publications, TV adaptations and films.
Author : The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 2570335
Price : £11.38
Fiction & Poetry > Letters, Diaries, Biographies & Autobiographies
Oscar Wilde
31
Dec
Wilde the writer is known to us from his plays and fiction, yet it was in his conversation that his genius reached its summit. His talk is lost, his autobiography was never written, but his letters reveal him at his best. Here, they are collected, together with a commentary and photographs.
Author : Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde, Merlin Holland (Editor)
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7161034
Price : £13.40
Fiction & Poetry > Letters, Diaries, Biographies & Autobiographies
By the Waters of Liverpool
31
Dec
The third volume of Helen Forrester’s poverty-stricken childhood and adolescence in Liverpool during the 1930s recounts Helens transition from poverty to fledgling romance and personal liberty.
Author : By the Waters of Liverpool by Helen Forrester
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 636540
Price : £5.17
Fiction & Poetry > Letters, Diaries, Biographies & Autobiographies
Lime Street at Two
31
Dec
In this autobiography, Helen Forrester continues the story of her early poverty-stricken life with an account of the war years in Liverpool.
Author : Lime Street at Two by Helen Forrester
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 6370004
Price : £4.68
Fiction & Poetry > Letters, Diaries, Biographies & Autobiographies
Truth and Beauty
31
Dec
Author and Orange Prize winner Ann Patchett’s first work of non-fiction is an account of her long friendship with the recently deceased author, Lucy Grealy.
Author : Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7196784
Price : £5.35
Fiction & Poetry > Letters, Diaries, Biographies & Autobiographies
Twilight Children
31
Dec
From the author of ‘One Child’, comes a startling and poignant memoir of three people’s victimisation and abuse — and their heartbreaking but ultimately successful steps to recovery, with the help of Torey Hayden, an educational psychologist.
Author : Twilight Children by Torey L. Hayden
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7198191
Price : £8.70
Fiction & Poetry > Letters, Diaries, Biographies & Autobiographies
Bill Hicks
31
Dec
Written by Bill Hick’s lifelong friend, producer, and co-creator, Kevin Booth offers the inside story into the man who was only along for the ride for a tragically short time, yet left an indelible mark on comedy enthusiasts and freethinkers everywhere. This work offers an insight into the life of one of Britain’s most loved US comedians.
Author : Bill Hicks by Kevin Booth, Michael Bertin
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7198302
Price : £6.69
Fiction & Poetry > Letters, Diaries, Biographies & Autobiographies
Peggy Guggenheim
31
Dec
The wayward life (1898-1979) of the voracious art collector and great female patron of world-famous artists. Peggy Guggenheim was an American millionairess art collector and legendary lover, whose father died on the Titanic returning from installing the lift machinery in the Eiffel Tower.
Author : Peggy Guggenheim by Anton Gill
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 6531350
Price : £8.70
Fiction & Poetry > Letters, Diaries, Biographies & Autobiographies