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  • DANTE THE MAKER
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    DANTE THE MAKER
    WILLIAM ANDERSON
    First published in 1980, Dante the Maker examines the great Italian poet’s creative processes and presents a wider perspective on Dante. Divided into three major parts, it discusses themes like the making of a poet; power exile and the works of Dante’s middle years; and the making of the Commedia. The book allows Anderson to explore the relevant political backgrounds, historica...

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  • THE ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO BIOFICTION
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    THE ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO BIOFICTION
    The Routledge Companion to Biofiction provides readers with the history, origins, and evolution of this popular genre. Featuring contributions from leading scholars in the field, this authoritative collection foregrounds analyses of biofiction's core foundations through contemporary debates. The volume is organized into seven sections: Histories of biofiction; Theoretical refle...

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  • THE CREATORS OF WINNIE THE POOH
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    THE CREATORS OF WINNIE THE POOH
    ANDREW NORMAN
    Explores the deeper motivations behind A.A. Milne's creation of Winnie-the-Pooh and its enduring legacy. In 1962, children’s writer Roger Lancelyn Green coined the phrase ‘The Golden Age of Children’s Books’. A. A. Milne’s two Winnie-the-Pooh books, published in 1926 and 1928, which were so beautifully illustrated by artist and book illustrator E. H. Shepard, fall into this cat...

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  • AUGUSTUS HARE
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    AUGUSTUS HARE
    MALCOLM BARNES
    First published in 1985, in this book Malcolm Barnes, the editor of Augustus Hare’s autobiography, tries to elucidate: a man who wrote much about others, but little of consequence about himself in spite of the longest ‘story of my life’ in the English language. When Augustus Hare published the first part of his autobiography in 1896, it was received with anger and abuse. He was...

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  • THE REAL D.H. LAWRENCE
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    THE REAL D.H. LAWRENCE
    CAROLINE ROOPE
    Offers a captivating exploration of the enigmatic D H Lawrence's life, creative process, and relentless pursuit of personal truth. The Real D H Lawrence is something of a misnomer – for who can ever truly know the real Lawrence? Lawrence himself spent a lifetime roaming the depths of his imagination trying to communicate the essence of who he really was – a quest that ultimatel...

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  • MAPPING BLACK WOMEN'S GEOGRAPHIES
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    MAPPING BLACK WOMEN'S GEOGRAPHIES
    Spanning three centuries, this book demonstrates a variety of archival practices to tell more expansive stories about Black women. It examines the life writing, records, and ephemera of Black women such as political reformer Sydna E. R. Francis, educators Edmonia Highgate and Lucy F. Simms, travel writer Nancy Prince, poet June Jordan, novelist Jesmyn Ward, and self-liberator M...

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  • THE MISSIONARY
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    THE MISSIONARY
    GEORGE CHETWYND GRIFFITH
    In "The Missionary" by George Chetwynd Griffith, a lone missionary embarks on a perilous journey through the heart of Africa, driven by faith and an unyielding sense of duty. As he navigates treacherous landscapes and encounters diverse cultures, he grapples with the clash between his own beliefs and the rich tapestry of local traditions. This gripping tale explores themes of c...

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  • MAITINES Y LAUDES
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    MAITINES Y LAUDES
    YVES PATRICK BEAULIEU
    Maitines y Laudes es una biografía de Colette Perron, mi difunta madre. A partir de sus numerosas anotaciones escritas a lo largo de los años, el libro relata su infancia y su vida en Nédélec, Témiscamingue. Desde el comienzo de la colonización en 1900 hasta su matrimonio en 1952, cuenta su vida con toda sencillez... La ilustración de la portada es obra de mi hermana Christine,...

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  • GREATEST WONDERS OF THE WORLD, AS SEEN AND DESCRIBED BY FAMOUS AUTHORS
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    GREATEST WONDERS OF THE WORLD, AS SEEN AND DESCRIBED BY FAMOUS AUTHORS
    ESTHER SINGLETON
    Embark on a captivating journey through "Greatest Wonders Of The World, As Seen And Described By Famous Authors" by Esther Singleton, where the world's most awe-inspiring landmarks come to life through the eyes of literary giants. This enchanting compilation brings together vivid descriptions and personal reflections from renowned writers, offering readers a unique perspective ...

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  • JOGGING AROUND THE WORLD, RIDERS AND DRIVERS, WITH CURIOUS STEEDS OR VEHICLES, IN STRANGE LANDS AND AT HOME
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    JOGGING AROUND THE WORLD, RIDERS AND DRIVERS, WITH CURIOUS STEEDS OR VEHICLES, IN STRANGE LANDS AND AT HOME
    EDITH DUNHAM
    Embark on a thrilling journey with Edith Dunham in "Jogging Around The World, Riders And Drivers, With Curious Steeds Or Vehicles, In Strange Lands And At Home," where each page unfolds a captivating adventure across diverse landscapes and cultures. From the bustling streets of metropolitan cities to the serene paths of remote villages, Dunham's vivid storytelling brings to lif...

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  • LIFE WRITING, REPRESENTATION AND IDENTITY
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    LIFE WRITING, REPRESENTATION AND IDENTITY
    MUKUL CHATURVEDI
    This book focuses on varied forms of self-referential storytelling or life writing and its emergence as a democratic and inclusive genre, both globally and in India, and its intersections with history, fiction, memory, truth and identity. The book examines the practice of life writing and its scope for accommodating diverse voices, distinct identities, collaborations and non-hi...

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  • MATINAS E LAUDES
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    MATINAS E LAUDES
    YVES PATRICK BEAULIEU
    Ela é pequena, ela gosta das pequenas coisas... ela fez grandes coisas. Ela é uma Grande Dama.... essa mulher é minha mãe. Colette Perron Beaulieu nasceu dia 31 de dezembro de 1927, no vilarejo de Nédélec. Vinte anos mais tarde, ela me dera a vida e através de seu exemplo, me ensinou essa vida, o querer viver e a energia de viver. Ela é daquelas que raramente se deixam intimida...

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  • BRAM STOKER: AUTHOR OF DRACULA
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    BRAM STOKER: AUTHOR OF DRACULA
    NEIL R. STOREY
    Previously unpublished research sheds new light on how Bram Stoker researched and wrote Dracula and the people who inspired his characters. Bram Stoker: Author of Dracula is an affectionate and revealing biography of the man who created the vampire novel that would define the genre and lead to a new age in Gothic horror literature. Based on decades of painstaking research in li...

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  • THE REAL SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
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    THE REAL SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
    ANDREW NORMAN
    In the year 1900, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was at the height of his success as a qualified doctor, keen sportsman, writer of historical novels, champion of the oppressed and, most notably, the creator of that honorable, fearless, and eminently sensible master-detective Sherlock Holmes. Every new Holmes story was greeted with great anticipation and confidence in the knowledge that...

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  • FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE'S SISTER
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    FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE'S SISTER
    LYNN HAMILTON
    They say that behind every great man is a hard-working woman. Behind the titanic that was Florence Nightingale, there was a lesser-known sister, Frances Parthenope. While Florence achieved iconic fame for her work with wounded soldiers in the Crimea, Parthenope spent her days gathering supplies for those same soldiers, especially the ever-needed dry socks, and sending them over...

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  • THE OAKEN HEART
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    THE OAKEN HEART
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    World War II on the home front: "Fans of  The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society or James Herriot will enjoy this unique historical account." — Library Journal   One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime "Engrossing and moving."— Kirkus Reviews (starred review) This remarkable firsthand account—from the acclaimed Golden Age mystery author—was ...

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  • CONTEMPORARY SECOND- AND THIRD-PERSON AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITING
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    CONTEMPORARY SECOND- AND THIRD-PERSON AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITING
    CHRISTINA SCHÖNBERGER-STEPIEN
    This book explores 21st-century uses of the second- and third-person perspective in Anglophone autobiographical narratives by canonical male writers. Through detailed readings of contemporary autobiographical works by Paul Auster, Julian Barnes, J.M. Coetzee, and Salman Rushdie, the study demonstrates the multiple aesthetic, rhetorical, and un/ethical implications of the choice...

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  • WALKING LITERARY LONDON
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    WALKING LITERARY LONDON
    STEPHEN BROWNING
    "Meant for travelers and general readers, this book belongs to adventurers of all sorts, whether on the road or in their minds." - Library Journal London possesses a literary heritage which is unique and in large part unrivalled in any city in the world. In this book, literary London is presented through its authors and literature: William Shakespeare, Andrea Levy, G.A. Henty, ...

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  • MAZISI KUNENE
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    MAZISI KUNENE
    DIKE OKORO
    This book examines the life and work of Mazisi Kunene, the only recognized poet laureate of Africa, a Nobel Prize nominee, and a key symbol of African cultural independence. Kunene is widely recognized for his epic poems that assert cultural identity and condemn the disruption of the growth and development of African culture through colonialism/postcolonialism. This book explor...

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  • TOWARDS A THEORY OF LIFE-WRITING
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    TOWARDS A THEORY OF LIFE-WRITING
    MARIJA KRSTEVA
    Towards a Theory of Life-Writing: Genre Blending provides a look into the rules of life-writing genre blending proposing a theory to explain and illustrate the main regulations governing such genre play. It centers on fact and fiction duality in the formation of auto/biofictional genres. This book investigates the existing developments in this field, and explores major criticis...

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  • VICTORIAN ENGLAND'S BESTSELLING AUTHOR
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    VICTORIAN ENGLAND'S BESTSELLING AUTHOR
    STEPHEN BASDEO / MYA DRIVER
    George W.M. Reynolds (1814–79) was one of the biggest-selling novelists of the Victorian era. He was the author of over 58 novels and short stories and his "penny blood" The Mysteries of London, serialised in weekly numbers between 1844 and 1848, sold over a million copies. A controversial figure in his lifetime, Reynolds's Mysteries, and its follow-up The Mysteries of the Cour...

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  • VICTORIAN ENGLAND'S BESTSELLING AUTHOR
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    VICTORIAN ENGLAND'S BESTSELLING AUTHOR
    STEPHEN BASDEO / MYA DRIVER
    George W.M. Reynolds (1814–79) was one of the biggest-selling novelists of the Victorian era. He was the author of over 58 novels and short stories and his "penny blood" The Mysteries of London, serialised in weekly numbers between 1844 and 1848, sold over a million copies. A controversial figure in his lifetime, Reynolds's Mysteries, and its follow-up The Mysteries of the Cour...

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  • BULLEN'S VOYAGES
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    BULLEN'S VOYAGES
    ALSTON KENNERLEY
    Frank Bullen burst on the national and international popular literary scene at the end of the nineteenth century like a supernova which shone for the first decade or so of the next century and then was gone. But the memory of that brilliance lasts, like his fictional whaling epic, The Cruise of the Cachalot, into the present; this is a book still in print in any number of editi...

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  • MY DEAR HOLMES
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    MY DEAR HOLMES
    GAVIN BREND
    First published in 1951, My Dear Holmes is a biography of Sherlock Holmes, which originated from the author’s re-reading of the Sherlock Holmes stories to his daughter, supplies answers to mysteries such as when was Holmes born? Which was his university? How many times was Watson married and in what years? Why did he leave Baker Street without a word of explanation in 1896? Why...

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  • DICKENS AND TRAVEL
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    DICKENS AND TRAVEL
    LUCINDA HAWKSLEY
    From childhood, Charles Dickens was fascinated by tales from other countries and other cultures, and he longed to see the world. In Dickens and Travel, Lucinda Hawksley looks at the journeys made by the author – who is also her great great great grandfather. Although Dickens is usually perceived as a London author, in the 1840s he whisked his family away to live in Italy for ye...

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  • DICKENS AND TRAVEL
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    DICKENS AND TRAVEL
    LUCINDA HAWKSLEY
    From childhood, Charles Dickens was fascinated by tales from other countries and other cultures, and he longed to see the world. In Dickens and Travel, Lucinda Hawksley looks at the journeys made by the author – who is also her great great great grandfather. Although Dickens is usually perceived as a London author, in the 1840s he whisked his family away to live in Italy for ye...

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  • SHAKESPEARE'S OTHER SON?
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    SHAKESPEARE'S OTHER SON?
    R.E. PRITCHARD
    Sir William Davenant (1606-1668) was in his time widely known as 'Davenant the Poet'. The son of an Oxford vintner (or quite possibly the natural son of his godfather, William Shakespeare), he wrote poems for and about the Court of Charles I, and, despite losing his nose to mercury treatment for the clap, which other people thought funny, went on to replace Ben Jonson as Poet L...

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  • OMAR KHAYYAM
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    OMAR KHAYYAM
    NICK M. LOGHMANI
    This book explores the life and work of Omar Khayyam as a provocateur of peace. While Khayyam is known for his poetry, he was foremost a prominent mathematician who looked at the world from a unique perspective. Using the transformative power of mathematics, he brought together seemingly irreconcilable concepts in his work. Through his art, philosophy, and mathematics, Khayyam ...

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  • THE PROGRESS OF A BIOGRAPHER
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    THE PROGRESS OF A BIOGRAPHER
    HUGH KINGSMILL
    First published in 1949, The Progress of a Biographer follows a general principle that there are absolute truths, which an individual can in some degree apprehend and live by, but which churches and institutions can only obscure and pervert. This principle is followed for the sketches in this book, most of which were written between the end of World War II and the spring of 194...

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  • THE NEW MIDLIFE SELF-WRITING
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    THE NEW MIDLIFE SELF-WRITING
    EMILY O. WITTMAN
    In The New Midlife Self-Writing, Wittman treats recent self-writing by Rachel Cusk, Roxane Gay, Sarah Manguso, and Maggie Nelson, carefully situating these vital midlife works within the history of self-writing. She argues that they renew and redirect the autobiographical trajectories characteristic of earlier self-writing by switching their orientation to face the future and b...

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