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"In Joseph Conrad: A Biography, acclaimed writer Jeffrey Meyers presents the definitive account of the life of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), author of Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo, and many other landmarks in modern literature. Meyers' biography, published for the first time in paperback by Cooper Square Press, is the first biography of the author in many years.Joseph Conrad brings to light new information about Conrad's life and its impact...
22) Golden Fleece
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Publisher
Carcanet Press Limited
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (256 pages)
Language
English
Description
The essays, reviews, memoirs, and other writings collected here for the first time conjure up one of the great critical imaginations of our time. The Golden Fleece, which takes its title from Spark's first published essay, has four sections--Art and Poetry; Autobiography and Travel; Literature; and Religion, Politics and Philosophy--forming a kind of oblique autobiography, an evolving confession of a powerful individual faith in the human and what...
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Publisher
Mushroom Publishing
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
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In more than thirty published books, some of them continuously in print for thirty years, the novelist Moyra Caldecott has transported her readers through ancient history and into other worlds. Her writing is a manifestation of her lifelong quest for meaning and wisdom. Now, for the first time, she reveals the many levels of her own life as a writer and the extraordinary events and experiences that have inspired her life and writing. --Provided by...
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Robert Hale
Pub. Date
1992.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (272 pages)
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English
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This book offers an intimate and intriguing account of Jane Austen's relations, from 1704, when her great-grandmother was left a widow with six children to support, through to 1870, and the destinies of her many nephews and nieces. Drawing extensively on letters and memoirs written by the Austen family over a period of 150 years, this book traces the development of the family from vigorous Georgian opportunism to respectable Victorian gentility.--Provided...
25) Spills
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Publisher
Carcanet Press Limited
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (184 pages)
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English
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In Spills, poet, critic and translator, Angela Leighton looks back on her past; from memories of her childhood between northern England and Italy, to her Jewish heritage and relationship with her father, the famous prize-winning composer, Kenneth Leighton. She also contemplates the weighty subjects of death and mortality through candid and honest poems which draw from various classical sources including the Bible and Greek mythology. This collection...
26) Open heart
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Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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In this unforgettable book, the award-winning writer, during his recovery after a life-threatening heart surgery, reflected on his many losses and accomplishments, and on all that remained to be done, sharing his aspirations for his writings and his hope that he made the world a better place.
27) My Dear Mother: Stormy Boastful, and Tender Letters By Distinguished Sons--From Dostoevsky to Elvis
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Publisher
Algonquin Books
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
1 online resource (232 p.)
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English
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"This fascinating collection of letters between sons and mothers offers an intimate and unexpected glimpse into the mind and heart of the artist. Here are letters by over fifty writers, painters, and musicians, from boyhood to manhood--including Elvis Presley, Ezra Pound, E. B. White, Paul Cezanne, Henry James, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Richard Wagner, Victor Hugo, Jean Cocteau, Tennessee WIlliams, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart."--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Few author-illustrators share Mo Willems' keen insight into the minds of young children. Dubbed the "master of the doodle," Willems inspires his readers to laugh and think, and perhaps most importantly, to express themselves creatively. Chronicling Willems' life and development as an illustrator and storyteller, this lively volume provides insight into his whimsical sensibility and demonstrates that hard work can be fun if you love what you do. In...
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Britannica beginner bios volume II
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Afflicted with chronic pneumonia as a child, Kate DiCamillo found solace in books and dreamed of becoming a writer. Her first book, Because of Winn-Dixie, the story of a lonely girl and her dog, resonated with audiences and earned DiCamillo a Newbery Honor. A later book, The Tale of Despereaux, won her the Newbery Medal. DiCamillo has written many more stories, some of which have been adapted to film, and has won many more major awards for her work....
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English
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"Depravity, redemption, terror, and spiritual deliverance abound in this physically and psychologically complex memoir from the front man of the pioneer punk band True Sounds of Liberty (TSOL). Spanning the extremes between hard-core punk memoir and handbook for recovery and survival, this narrative documents a youth rebellion that changed the world and offered life lessons rooted in 1980s punk culture. At times unsettling and violent, this book is...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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This memoir traces Maya Angelou's childhood in a small, rural community during the 1930s. Filled with images and recollections that point to the dignity and courage of black men and women, Angelou paints a sometimes disquieting, but always affecting picture of the people--and the times--that touched her life.
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
1 online resource (208 pages)
Language
English
Description
Tracing Millay's life from her youth in Maine to the bohemian fervor of her early adulthood in Greenwich Village and Paris, this fancinating biography will captivate middle grade readers. Including photos, full-length poems, plentiful letter and diary excerpts, a time line, source notes, and bibliography, this is an indispensable resource for any young person interested in poetry, literature, or biographies of remarkable people in American history....
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (200 p.)
Language
English
Description
"Of the many millions of books written over the course of history, only a relatively small percentage have been deemed classics. Authors of classic literature are those who have penned works definitive of a style, movement, era, or ethos. Their works are timeless in message and scope. This essential volume chronicles the lives of many literary luminaries-including Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Ernest Hemingway, and Virginia Woolf-examining their early...
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (200 p.)
Language
English
Description
"As with novelists and short story writers, the job of poets and playwrights is to elicit emotion and generate thought. The difference is that the latter authors do so while adhering to rules different than those governing standard prose works. Where poets create rich verses loaded with subtext, playwrights rely largely on dialogue to create poignant scenes that become all the more powerful when performed onstage. This captivating collection of biographies...
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Publisher
Auckland University Press
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (476 pages)
Language
English
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This volume examines the life and work of New Zealand author Maurice Duggan. His life was turbulent and difficult as he suffered from a "black Irish" personality, the lifelong trauma of an amputated leg, and battles with alcoholism, relationships and employment. This biography looks at the complexity of his life and offers a picture of literary life in New Zealand, and especially Auckland, in the 1950's and 1960's.--Provided by the publisher.
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Publisher
BookCaps
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
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He was one of the most brilliant men in the world. His books inspired millions of lives. But who was he really? This book, just for kids, will look at his childhood, education, marriage and work to see what made him who he was! KidLit-o is a leading electronic publisher in children's books; each month, it publishes several history, science and language arts books. --Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (184 p.)
Language
English
Description
"Of the many millions of books written over the course of history, only a relatively small percentage have been deemed classics. Authors of classic literature are those who have penned works definitive of a style, movement, era, or ethos. Their works are timeless in message and scope. This essential volume chronicles the lives of many literary luminaries-including Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Ernest Hemingway, and Virginia Woolf-examining their early...
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