Death and Mr Pickwick
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On 31 March 1836 the publishers Chapman and Hall launched the first issue of a new monthly...
First in the World Somewhere
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Penny Pepper has led an extraordinary life. She is a writer. Poet. Punk. Pioneer. Activist. And she...
Flaubert
Michel Winock and Nicholas Elliot
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Michel Winock's biography situates Gustave Flaubert's life and work in France's century of great...
Frederick the Great: King of Prussia
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'Highly readable and deeply researched' - Andrew Roberts 'Masterful ...brilliantly brings to life...
Jorge Semprun: The Spaniard Who Survived the Nazis & Conquered Paris
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Spanish by birth, Parisian by adoption, Semprun (1923-2011) was a legendary figure on the front...
Joshua
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Over the last 8 years Anthony Joshua has pounded his way to the top of the boxing world. In April...
Martin Luther
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2017. Selected as a Book of the Year by the New Statesman,...
Marty Feldman: The Biography of a Comedy Legend
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Mike Myers thinks he was "a genius", while John Cleese regards him as "a true cultural icon". He was...
Myself and the World: A Biography of William Faulkner
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William Faulkner (1897-1962) once said of his novels and stories, "I am telling the same story over...
I'm a Joke and So are You: A Comedian's Take on What Makes Us Human
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Robin Ince has a good life. As a successful comedian, presenter, and writer, he's got a job that you...