Wilson, A. N.

Summary: "Charles Dickens was a superb public performer, a great orator and one of the most famous of the Eminent Victorians. Slight of build, with a frenzied, hyper-energetic personality, Dickens looked much older than his fifty-eight years when he died--an occasion marked by a crowded funeral at Westminster Abbey, despite his waking wishes for a small affair. Experiencing the worst and best of life...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020

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Wilson, A. N.

Summary: In this companion biography to the acclaimed "Victoria", A.N. Wilson offers a deeply textured and ambitious portrait of Prince Albert, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the royal consort's birth.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2019

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Wilson, A. N.

Summary: A radical reappraisal of Darwin argues that the evolution pioneer was less of an original scientific intellect than a ruthless self-promoter who did not give credit to the actual sages whose ideas he advanced in his history-shaping book.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017

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