 The unmarried younger daughter of a country vicar, she published her novels anonymously. When she died, aged only 41—having earned less than £700 from her writing—her name was still almost unknown to the world at >>more
National Portrait Gallery
ISBN 9781855147010
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Pbk, 5.5 x 7.75 in. / 120 pgs / 52 color.
Pub Date: 09/26/2017 In stock
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|  Pepys and His Contemporaries
By Richard Ollard. The Diary of Samuel Pepys is an indisputable treasure of English literature, and one of the most important documentary sources of the English Restoration period. Pepys’ Diary, maintained daily for almost ten years, records his >>more
National Portrait Gallery
ISBN 9781855145856
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Pbk, 5.5 x 8 in. / 120 pgs / 47 color / 9 b&w.
Pub Date: 04/26/2016 In stock
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|  Shakespeare and His Contemporaries
By Charles Nicholl. William Shakespeare and his peers helped create not only a new kind of theatre in the Elizabethan era but also a new form of language. In an age of religious and political upheaval, they gave >>more
National Portrait Gallery
ISBN 9781855145801
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Pbk, 5.5 x 8 in. / 136 pgs / 54 color / 24 b&w.
Pub Date: 04/26/2016 In stock
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 Charles Dickens and His Circle
By Lucinda Hawksley. In this new volume, historian and award-winning author Lucinda Hawksley explores the life of her great-great-great-grandfather, Charles Dickens (1812–70)—one of the first people to whom the term “celebrity” in its modern sense was applied, and >>more
National Portrait Gallery
ISBN 9781855145962
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Pbk, 5.5 x 8.75 in. / 120 pages / 45 color.
Pub Date: 04/26/2016 In stock
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|  First World War Poets
Text by Alan Judd, David Crane. This collection of short biographies of those remarkable men who sought to record the First World War in poetry draws on letters, memoirs and portraits. Key poems by each of the poets are included, alongside >>more
National Portrait Gallery
ISBN 9781855144897
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Pbk, 5.75 x 7.75 in. / 120 pgs / 30 color.
Pub Date: 07/31/2014 Not available
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|  Oscar Wilde and His Circle
Text by Simon Callow. One of literature's most witty personalities, Oscar Wilde captivated London society. In this perceptive appraisal of Wilde and those around him--including Aubrey Beardsley, Sir Max Beerbohm and Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas ("Bosie")--acclaimed actor and >>more
National Portrait Gallery
ISBN 9781855144781
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Pbk, 5.75 x 7.75 in. / 136 pgs / 70 color.
Pub Date: 07/31/2014 Not available
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 Tennyson and His Circle
Text by Lynne Truss. Tennyson's ascendency as England's foremost poet coincided with one of the most significant inventions of the nineteenth century: photography. As Poet Laureate, Tennyson (and those in his circle) was portrayed by such pioneering spirits as >>more
National Portrait Gallery
ISBN 9781855144903
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Pbk, 5.75 x 7.75 in. / 120 pgs / 40 color.
Pub Date: 07/31/2014 Not available
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|  The Bloomsbury Group
Text by Frances Spalding. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Bloomsbury Group transformed British culture with its innovative approach to art, design and society. In this book, Frances Spalding--the foremost scholar on the group--presents 19 fascinating biographies, >>more
National Portrait Gallery
ISBN 9781855144767
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Pbk, 5.75 x 7.75 in. / 120 pgs / 68 color.
Pub Date: 07/31/2014 Not available
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|  The Pre-Raphaelite Circle
Text by Jan Marsh. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood lent its name to one of the most significant and innovative artistic movements of the Victorian age. Jan Marsh's lively and revealing account of these remarkable men and women explores the individual >>more
National Portrait Gallery
ISBN 9781855144798
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Pbk, 5.75 x 7.75 in. / 136 pgs / 78 color.
Pub Date: 07/31/2014 In stock
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 The Romantic Poets and Their Circle
Text by Richard Holmes. The ideal of the "inspired artist" owes its origin to the figures of the Romantic period, who revolutionized English art and literature. In this book, Richard Holmes explores the portraits and lives of such key >>more
National Portrait Gallery
ISBN 9781855144774
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Pbk, 5.75 x 7.75 in. / 136 pgs / 84 color.
Pub Date: 07/31/2014 Not available
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