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Lives of the Novelists: A History of Fiction in 294 Lives by John Sutherland
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Category: Biography & Memoir
This is the most complete history of fiction in English ever published. The world's greatest authority - arguably the only person who could have written it, John Sutherland - provides the lives of some 294 novelists writing in English, from the genre's seventeenth-century origins to the present day. Arr ...Show more
Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me - Her Life and Lng Loves by John Sutherland
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Category: Biography & Memoir | Reading Level: very good
'A brilliant biography - John Sutherland has brought Monica Jones to life as she deserves.' Claire Tomalin'Eye-opening... in this account [Monica Jones] comes alive.' The Sunday TimesMonica Jones was Philip Larkin's partner for more than four decades, and was arguably the most important woman in his lif ...Show more
Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me - Her Life and Long Loves by John Sutherland
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Category: Biography & Memoir
'A brilliant biography - John Sutherland has brought Monica Jones to life as she deserves.' Claire Tomalin'I couldn't put it down. Vivid and penetrating, it's a brilliant portrait of a confounding, complex woman.' Cressida ConnollyMonica Jones was Philip Larkin's partner for more than four decades, and ...Show more
Orwell's Nose : A Pathological Biography by John Sutherland
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics
Orwell's Nose: A Pathological Biography by John Sutherland
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Category: Biography & Memoir
Some time ago, John Sutherland permanently lost his sense of smell. At about the same time he embarked on a re-reading of George Orwell's works, and his lack of olfactory sense cast an entirely new light on the re-evaluation. What he now noticed was just how acutely attuned to scent Orwell was: rich des ...Show more
The Brontesaurus: An A-Z of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte (and Branwell) by John Sutherland
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Category: Biography & Memoir | Reading Level: General Adult
Was Rochester a murderer? Did the Reverend Bronte carry a loaded pistol? What, precisely, does 'Wuthering' mean? Did the Brontes all have tiny feet? To celebrate the bicentenary of Charlotte Bronte's birth, eminent Victorian scholar John Sutherland takes us on an A to Z ramble through the world of Charl ...Show more
The Dickens Dictionary: An A-Z of England's Greatest Novelist by John Sutherland
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words
For fans new and old, an enjoyable tour through the world of Dickens in the hands of a master critic. Charles Dickens, the 'Great Inimitable', created a riotous fictional world that still lives and breathes for thousands of readers today. But how much do we really know about the dazzling imagination tha ...Show more
The History of Mr Polly by John Sutherland, H.G. Wells
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Category: Classics
The History of Mr. Polly is a 1910 comic novel by H. G. Wells.
War on the Old by John Sutherland
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Category: History | Series: Provocations
The war on the old has been declared.In the post-Brexit world, intergenerational conflict has become a visible phenomenon. There is an overwhelming sense of blame from younger generations: it was 'the wrinklies', the grey-haired plutocracy, who voted Leave; who are overburdening hospitals, shutting the ...Show more