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Memoirs of a Medieval Woman Memoirs of a Medieval Woman Louise Collis From back cover: This unique biography tells the story of an extraordinary fifteenth-century woman who journeyed all over Europe from England to the Holy Land. A vigorous and passionate woman, Marger… OL101349W
The history of Henry Fielding The history of Henry Fielding Wilbur Lucius Cross 3 v., plates (incl. music) : OL1192776W
As I walked out one midsummer morning As I walked out one midsummer morning Laurie Lee It was 1934 and a young man walked to London from the security of the Cotswolds to make his fortune. He was to live by playing the violin and by labouring on a London building site. Then, knowing one… OL1209547W
England have my bones England have my bones T. H. White White taught at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire, for four years. In 1936 he published England Have My Bones, a well-received memoir about a year spent in England. The same year, he left Stowe and lived… OL1388021W
Meet J.K. Rowling Meet J.K. Rowling S. Ward An easy-to-read biography of J. K. Rowling, the English author of the popular Harry Potter series of children's books. OL14868209W
Robert Graves Robert Graves Miranda Seymour Perhaps the finest love poet of our age, Robert Graves was also a man of strong opinions and stronger passions whose long life was one of extremes and contradictions. Profligate in his emotions but p… OL15844897W
Father figure Father figure Nichols, Beverley If your previous experience with Beverly Nichols has been the books of his funny, warm and affectionate gardening trilogy (Down the Garden Path, Sunlight on the Lawn, etc), *caveat lector.* This is … OL1824897W
Christopher Isherwood encyclopedia Christopher Isherwood encyclopedia David Garrett Izzo "Major entries appear on Isherwood's most influential friends, including W.H. Auden, Aldous Huxley and Stephen Spender. All of the monumental 'roles' Isherwood exemplified during his life-writer, reb… OL1848961W
The Importance Of Series - J.R.R. Tolkien The Importance Of Series - J.R.R. Tolkien Stuart P. Levine Describes the life and work of the renowned British fantasy writer, creator of the world of hobbits and Middle Earth, and author of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. OL1915344W
Somerset Maugham Somerset Maugham Jeffrey Meyers An instinctive and magnificent storyteller, Somerset Maugham was one of the most popular and successful writers of his time. He published seventy-eight books -- including the undisputed classics Of H… OL2009395W
The play's the thing The play's the thing Ruth Turk Traces the life of the famous English writer, from his childhood and schooling in Stratford-on-Avon, through his successful career as actor and playwright in London, to his death in 1616. OL2017048W
Goodbye Christopher Robin FILM TIE Goodbye Christopher Robin FILM TIE Ann Thwaite xxxi, 254 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 20 cm OL20688846W
Uncommon Reader Uncommon Reader Helen Smith 440 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm OL21023000W
Shakespeare and his theatre Shakespeare and his theatre Jim Bradbury Traces the life of Shakespeare and describes the Elizabethan and early Jacobean theatre. OL2169562W
A confession in writing A confession in writing Shaughnessy, Alfred. ix, 230 p., [12] p. of plates : 23 cm OL2182465W
Agatha Christie Agatha Christie Carol Dommermuth-Costa A biography of the English mystery writer who, after creating Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, became a Dame Commander of the British Empire. OL2727920W
Thomas Hardy A to Z Thomas Hardy A to Z Sarah Bird Wright "Thomas Hardy A to Z is an encyclopedic reference to the writer's life and work. This comprehensive volume features individual entries covering Hardy's work in a variety of genres: novels; poetry; sh… OL2740607W
James and the giant peach James and the giant peach Lucy Dahl Offers a glimpse into the life of Roald Dahl, author of "James and the Giant Peach," and tells the story of how the book was made into a movie. OL2760484W
Boswell's presumptuous task Boswell's presumptuous task Adam Sisman "James Boswell's Life of Johnson is the most celebrated of all biographies, acknowledged as one of the greatest and most entertaining books in the English language. And yet Boswell himself has genera… OL3034855W
C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis Sam Wellman Presents the life and times of the author who created the fantasy world of Narnia. OL82046W
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