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Description:The lives of the famous are almost always intriguing. How much more fascinating then are the lives of those great writers from whose creative genius flowed the classics of English literature. Here the reader can find the kernels of inspiration that grew into some of the best-loved characters of all time, from Falstaff and Alice in Wonderland to Sherlock Holmes and Oliver Twist, and also some of the most fearsome. Great British Writers is an unusually valuable reference book because it is so easy to read; in fact, the reader will find it hard to put down. Within this volume are the lives of 38 of the most famous writers the world has known--Chaucer and Shakespeare, Dickens and the Brontes, Waugh and Greene.For each author there is a lively biography with a fine selection of beautiful photographs and illustrations, both contemporary and modern, which set the scene and help to capture the mood of the writer's life. There are summaries of key dates, and a section which explores the images and scenes that shaped each writer's imagination, eventually themselves becoming part of great literature. This relationship between the real events of a creative life and their transformation, sometimes quite directly, into a famous scene, is fascinating to discover.To round off the overview of this intriguing book on great writers, there is a list of their most renowned publications, together with the names and best-known works of other famous poets and novelists.Almost 1000 illustrations, most in colour, add to the appeal, making Great British Writers a book to treasure for many years to come, and one into which the reader will dip time and time again for the pleasure it brings.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Colour Library Book of Great British Writers: An Illustrated Companion to the Lives and Works of The Most Celebrated English Language Novelists. To get started finding Colour Library Book of Great British Writers: An Illustrated Companion to the Lives and Works of The Most Celebrated English Language Novelists, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The lives of the famous are almost always intriguing. How much more fascinating then are the lives of those great writers from whose creative genius flowed the classics of English literature. Here the reader can find the kernels of inspiration that grew into some of the best-loved characters of all time, from Falstaff and Alice in Wonderland to Sherlock Holmes and Oliver Twist, and also some of the most fearsome. Great British Writers is an unusually valuable reference book because it is so easy to read; in fact, the reader will find it hard to put down. Within this volume are the lives of 38 of the most famous writers the world has known--Chaucer and Shakespeare, Dickens and the Brontes, Waugh and Greene.For each author there is a lively biography with a fine selection of beautiful photographs and illustrations, both contemporary and modern, which set the scene and help to capture the mood of the writer's life. There are summaries of key dates, and a section which explores the images and scenes that shaped each writer's imagination, eventually themselves becoming part of great literature. This relationship between the real events of a creative life and their transformation, sometimes quite directly, into a famous scene, is fascinating to discover.To round off the overview of this intriguing book on great writers, there is a list of their most renowned publications, together with the names and best-known works of other famous poets and novelists.Almost 1000 illustrations, most in colour, add to the appeal, making Great British Writers a book to treasure for many years to come, and one into which the reader will dip time and time again for the pleasure it brings.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Colour Library Book of Great British Writers: An Illustrated Companion to the Lives and Works of The Most Celebrated English Language Novelists. To get started finding Colour Library Book of Great British Writers: An Illustrated Companion to the Lives and Works of The Most Celebrated English Language Novelists, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Colour Library Book of Great British Writers: An Illustrated Companion to the Lives and Works of The Most Celebrated English Language Novelists

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