Biography: writers

Wordsworth's "e;The Prelude"e; is an autobiographical poem written in blank verse within which he reveals intimate details of his life.

This vintage book contains a detailed biography of William Blake.

'A compelling, absorbing account of a most vivid period in our cultural history, both high-minded and full of high gossip .

An unleashed love song to her late grandmother, Nickole Browns collection brings her brassy, bawdy, tough-as-new-rope grandmother to life.

Acclaimed Japanese poet Yorifumi Yaguchi has turned his writing attention to telling what he experienced as a child growing up on the island of Honshu in the late 1930s and '40s.

Contained herein is a vast collection of Whitman's writing, including vignettes from his childhood, a series of powerful accounts of his work in hospitals during the Civil war, and a large amount of nature writing.

In 1918, the RAF was established as the world's first independent air force.

Fearless, iconic poet, novelist, and feminist Erica Jong offers a fascinating in-depth appreciation of the controversial life and work of American literary giant Henry MillerHenry Miller (Tropic of Cancer) and Erica Jong (Fear of Flying) are true literary soul mates.

"e;The Road"e; is a 1907 autobiographical memoir by American writer Jack London.

En este libro autobiográfico, Ivonne Bordelois rescata el destino peregrinante que la llevó de la pradera bonaerense a la capital argentina para depositarla luego en París, más tarde en Boston y por último, con prolongada estadía, en Ámsterdam.

"e;It has true spiritual importance for contemporary American literature.

Great blue herons, yellow birches, damselflies, and beavers are among the talismans by which Bill Roorbach uncovers a natural universe along the stream that runs by his house in Farmington, Maine.

"e;Thou has the keys of Paradise, oh just, subtle, and mighty opium!

This early work by William Lyon Phelps was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

'An exquisitely-written, generous, funny, thoughtful book about the everyday joys of being alive.

'Fascinating … A stimulating contribution to our never-ending fascination with Holmes himself, and, even more perhaps, his genial creator' Sunday Times

A medical student at the University of Edinburgh, Arthur Conan Doyle studied under the vigilant eye of Dr Joseph Bell.

It was June 10th, Barnacle Day.

The Times Food Book of the Year.

An incisive demonstration of how Orwell's body of work was defined by the four major conflicts that punctuated his life: World War I, the Spanish Civil War, World War II, and the Cold War.

Great blue herons, yellow birches, damselflies, and beavers are among the talismans by which Bill Roorbach uncovers a natural universe along the stream that runs by his house in Farmington, Maine.

Published to coincide with the release of the film Bright Star, written and directed by Oscar Winner Jane Campion (The Piano, In the Cut), starring Abbie Cornish (Elizabeth: The Golden Age) and Ben Whishaw (Brideshead Revisited, Perfume)John Keats died aged just twenty-five.

The Stracheys were an exceptionally intelligent and unusual family, prominent in imperial administration, science, and feminism in the nineteenth century, and in the suffrage movement, women's education, and the bringing of new approaches to sexuality in the twentieth century.

This vintage book contains Thomas De Quincey's 1821 autobiographic account, "e;Confessions of an English Opium-Eater"e;.

From prize-winning historical novelist Louise Allen, this book presents nine walks through both the London Jane Austen knew and the London of her novels!

First published in 1911, this vintage book contains extracts from the diary of John William Polidori, and chiefly those parts relating to his relationships with Byron, Shelley, and others of the Romantic movement.

"e;Being A Boy"e; is Charles Dudley Warner's profound and entertaining memoir of his childhood spent growing up on a Massachusetts farm.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

A profound examination of grief and a great celebration of love by internationally bestselling author James Runcie.

LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2014'A symphonic poem about postwar England and Englishness .

As one of Britain's best and most loved travel writers, Jan Morris has led an extraordinary life.

Lewis Carroll is one of the most prominent English authors of all time for his work for his masterpiece 'Alice in Wonderland'.

Today, Tarzan's universally popular appeal is as great as always.