Tomalin, Claire
Summary: The acclaimed literary biographer looks at the early life of influential writer and public figure H.G. Wells, from his school days and his emergence as writer of extraordinary depth to the publication of The Time Machine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WELLS, H.G. TOMTomalin, Claire.
Summary: "A portrait of the enigmatic nineteenth-century novelist and poet discusses his humble origins, rise through the London literary scene, and efforts to challenge the sexual and religious conventions of his time." -Publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2007
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Summary: When Charles Dickens died in 1870, The Times of London successfully campaigned for his burial in Westminster Abbey, the final resting place of England's kings and heroes. Thousands flocked to mourn the best recognized and loved man of nineteenth-century England. His books had made them laugh, shown them the squalor and greed of English life, and also the power of personal virtue and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DICKENS, CHARLES TOMTomalin, Claire
Summary: The biographer reflects upon her own life, from discovering books as a form of escapism during her parents' divorce to mingling in the London literary scene of the nineteen sixties and nineteen seventies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2018