James Purdy: Life of a Contrarian Writer 9780197609743, 9780197609729, 0197609740

James Hogg: A Life 9780748628681

James Hogg's life-story is one of extraordinary transitions and in his own lifetime he was best known as a heaven-i

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Talking at the Gates: A Life of James Baldwin 9780520381698

An intimate portrait of Baldwin's mythic life. James Baldwin was one of the most incisive and influential America

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The Life of Henry James: A Critical Biography 1119483077, 9781119483076

Discover anew the life and influence of Henry James, part of the acclaimed Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies series.

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Polar Crusader: A Life of Sir James Wordie 9780857904911, 9781841585437

Sir James Wordie lead arduous expeditions well into his forties, while building his reputation as an academic and mentor

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The Life of Col. James Gardiner 9781374835511

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The Life of James Renwick 9783752361780

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Peter Orlovsky, a Life in Words: Intimate Chronicles of a Beat Writer 9781612055824, 9781612055831

Until now, the poet Peter Orlovsky, who was Allen Ginsberg's lover for more than forty years, has been the neglecte

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Romance Of A Great Writer 1317847091, 9781317847090

First published in 2002. In this title, Edward B. D'Auvergne chronicles the life of Pierre Loti, written with ferve

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The Business of Being a Writer 9780226393339

Writers talk about their work in many ways: as an art, as a calling, as a lifestyle. Too often missing from these conver

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Daniel Defoe, Contrarian 9781442664494

In this study, Robert James Merrett approaches Defoe’s body of work using interdisciplinary methods that recognize diale

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