Biography
A range of biographical studies, with an emphasis on the lives of writers, poets, artists, architects, educators and religious figures.
Eric Ravilious:
Memoir of an Artist
By Helen Binyon
An extensively illustrated portrait of one of the leading English artists of the inter-war period, who produced a major body of work in a variety of media.
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Getting Here From There:
Conversations on Life and Work
By Margaret R. Miles and Hiroko Sakomura
A conversation between an American theologian and a Japanese arts producer, combining personal reflection with insight into gender roles and expectations.
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Graham Sutherland:
Life, Work and Ideas
By Rosalind Thuillier
A valuable and extensively illustrated study of the life and work of a major figure in 20th-century British art, offering a unique insight into his work.
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Heresies and Heretics:
Memories of the Twentieth Century
By George Watson
An entertaining and provocative exploration of cultural and literary heresies of the 20th century, and the diverse and original individuals who championed them.
ISBN: 9780718892920
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The Inheritance of Genius:
A Thackeray Family Biography 1798–1875
By John Aplin
Volume I of a biographical study of the author William Makepeace Thackeray and his family, including new research shedding light on the lives of his daughters.
ISBN: 9780718892241
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Kempe:
The Life, Art and Legacy of Charles Eamer Kempe
By Adrian Barlow
A biographical study of the Victorian church artist Charles Eamer Kempe and his considerable influence on church decoration worldwide.
ISBN: 9780718894634
Kilvert's Diary and Landscape
By John Toman
A significant study of the background to Kilvert's diary and his influences, presenting new insights into the writer and the culture in which he wrote.
ISBN: 9780718830953
Kilvert's World of Wonders:
Growing up in mid-Victorian England
By John Toman
A life and times of the early Victorian clerical diarist Francis Kilvert, showing his perspective on the social and intellectual developments of his era.
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