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128 pp.
| Oxford
| March, 2003
|
TradeISBN 0-19-521789-6$$24.00
(4)
YA
British Library Writers' Lives series.
The author of Frankenstein led an unconventional life in the circle of Percy Shelley and Lord Byron. This biography, written in convoluted, academic prose, covers in unblinking detail Shelley's unusual marriage, the deaths of her children, the influences on her writing, and the themes of her work. Plentiful portraits, paintings, and manuscript facsimiles illustrate the text. Timeline. Bib., ind.
128 pp.
| Oxford
| February, 2002
|
TradeISBN 0-19-521786-1$$24.00
(3)
YA
British Library Writers' Lives series.
The lives of the famous poet-lovers are detailed in this book. The text covers the pair's education, early writing, marriage, and life in Italy. Passages from poems and letters are included; cogent discussion analyzes the Brownings' writings in the context of their lives. Color and black-and-white reproductions of photos, paintings, and manuscripts add further interest to the volume. A timeline is included. Bib., ind.
128 pp.
| Oxford
| January, 2001
|
TradeISBN 0-19-521677-6$$22.95
(4)
YA
British Library Writers' Lives series.
This scholarly biography of one of Britain's most celebrated but paradoxical poets is well researched if a bit academic. Garrett draws upon primary and secondary sources and smoothly incorporates selected verses throughout the volume, as he examines Byron's poetry in the context of his brief, infamous life. Numerous color and black-and-white reproductions of paintings and engravings accompany the text. Bib., ind.