Literary Lives

Literary Lives

by JohnSutherland (Author)

Synopsis

John Sutherland has selected approximately 100 biographies from the Dictionary of National Biography to create this anthology of some of the most prominent figures in 20th-century British literature. He has also written a comprehensive introduction, which outlines the reasons behind the choices he has made. Around 100 articles have been chosen, written by men and women who are famous in the field of literature in their own right.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 01 Nov 2001

ISBN 10: 0198604068
ISBN 13: 9780198604068

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On previous edition: Designed to entertain as well as to inform and reminds one of Noel Coward's film, Cavalcade: we sit down, turn the pages, and watch the British twentieth century roll by before us --Contemporary Review


On previous edition: Designed to entertain as well as to inform and reminds one of Noel Coward's film, Cavalcade: we sit down, turn the pages, and watch the British twentieth century roll by before us --Contemporary Review


On previous edition: Designed to entertain as well as to inform and reminds one of Noel Coward's film, Cavalcade: we sit down, turn the pages, and watch the British twentieth century roll by before us --Contemporary Review

On previous edition: Designed to entertain as well as to inform and reminds one of Noel Coward's film, Cavalcade: we sit down, turn the pages, and watch the British twentieth century roll by before us --Contemporary Review


On previous edition Designed to entertain as well as to inform and reminds one of Noel Coward's film, Cavalcade we sit down, turn the pages, and watch the British twentieth century roll by before us --Contemporary Review


Author Bio

John Sutherland is Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London. He has
edited a number of World's Classics, including works by Anthony Trollope, Wilkie Collins, and Thackeray. He has written and edited a number of other works. He also writes a regular column for the Guardian and reviews for a number of journals as well as on the radio.