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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
A Sort of Life A Sort of Life Graham Greene 160p OL106048W
Feasting with panthers Feasting with panthers Rupert Croft-Cooke A completely unsentimental look at the English Decadents. OL1162058W
Hazlitt Hazlitt R. L. Brett 40 p. : 22 cm OL1312288W
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
Testament of friendship Testament of friendship Vera Brittain In her famous volume of autobiography, *Testament of Youth*, now an acclaimed BBC/PBS television serial, Vera Brittain passionately recorded the agonizing years of the First World War, lamenting the … OL1971471W
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 trials of Radclyffe Hall The trials of Radclyffe Hall Diana Souhami This is a biography of Radclyffe Hall, one of England nost eccentric contemporaywomen. She is also the quintissential gay and lesbian icon. The book spans her whole life from her unhappy childhood to… OL2011262W
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
Body of truth Body of truth Callow, Philip.,Philip Callow "In November 1919 D. H. Lawrence arrived in Venice, thirty-four years old, a big name with a banned book behind him, scraping by on very little but with a zest for life undiminished by shaky health. … OL2743090W
The Brontës The Brontës Juliet Barker A history of the Bronte family, attempting to demolish the myths surrounding the sisters, while providing new information based on first-hand research among all the Bronte manuscripts and from contem… OL2932961W
A pre-Raphaelite circle A pre-Raphaelite circle Raleigh Trevelyan 256 p., [2] leaves of plates : 23 cm OL3285269W
William Shakespeare and the Globe William Shakespeare and the Globe Aliki Tells the story of the well-known playwright, William Shakespeare, and of the famous Globe Theatre in which many of his works were performed. OL94796W