Bright Star, Green Light: The Beautiful and Damned Lives of John Keats and F. Scott Fitzgerald
A dazzling biography of two interwoven, tragic lives: John Keats and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Biography: literary
Collins Classics – Orlando (Collins Classics)
One of the BBC’s ‘100 Novels That Shaped Our World’
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Collins Classics – Sense and Sensibility (Collins Classics)
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Radical Wordsworth: The Poet Who Changed the World
A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2020
‘Radical Wordsworth deserves to take its place as the finest modern introduction to his work, life and impact’ Financial Times
‘Richly repays reading … It is hard to think of another poet who has changed our world so much’ Sunday Times
Genius and Ink: Virginia Woolf on How to Read
FOREWORD BY ALI SMITH
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY FRANCESCA WADE
Who better to serve as a guide to great books and their authors than Virginia Woolf?
Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey
The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense.
’A genius book about a bookish genius’ Daniel Handler, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Reading Life: The Joy of Seeing New Worlds Through Others’ Eyes
How to Read provides guidance and reflections on the love and enjoyment of books. Engaging and enlightening, this well-rounded collection includes Lewis’ reflections on science fiction, why children’s literature is for readers of all ages, and why we should read two old books for every new one.
Patrick O’Brian: A Very Private Life
An intimate portrait of Patrick O’Brian, written by his stepson Nikolai Tolstoy.
Argo Classics – Cranford (Argo Classics): Abridged edition
William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.
Argo Classics – Emma (Argo Classics): Abridged edition
William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.
In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny
‘Never less than compelling … She consistently succeeds in bringing what might otherwise seem dusty and remote to vivid life’ Tom Holland, Literary Review
‘Starts with an erupting volcano – and then gets more exciting … Wonderfully rich, witty, insightful and wide-ranging’ Sarah Bakewell
Collins Classics – Love and Freindship: Juvenilia and Other Short Stories (Collins Classics)
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The Making of Poetry: Coleridge, the Wordsworths and Their Year of Marvels
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2019
‘This is a book of wonders’ Sunday Times
‘Spellbinding and intelligent’ Financial Times
‘Extraordinary and engrossing’ Spectator
Why Dylan Matters
A GUARDIAN AND INDEPENDENT BEST MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR
‘At last an expert classicist gets to grips with Bob Dylan’ Mary Beard
‘Thomas’s elegant, charming book offers something for everyone – not just the super-fans’ Independent
Girl With Dove: A Life Built By Books
‘The word “mesmerising” is frequently applied to memoirs, but seldom as deservedly as in the case of Girl With Dove’ Financial Times
‘Reading is a form of escape and an avid reader is an escape artist…’
Brilliantly original, funny and clever Honor Clark, Spectator, Book of the Year
Collins Classics – Three Lives (Collins Classics)
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