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London .UK: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book, titled," George Eliot ; A Life " is a magnificent biography and detailed examination of the life and the writing of George Eliot. Rosemary Ashton illuminates our understanding of both and reveals the choices and originality of a most remarkable woman. The covers and text block are, tight, square and clean. There is minor Illustrated This book is photographed in the box its packed in as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only..

UK: Penquin Books, 2017. Book. Very Good. paperback. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Three hundred and fifty years after his birth Jonathan Swift is still revered as a brilliant satirist, rebel. writer and wit. In this biography Swift is placed at the heart of seventeenth and eighteenth century life. A good tight copy. .

London .UK: Faber & Faber Ltd, 2009. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Roland Chambers in a masterly narrative, explores Ransome's career as a struggling writer in Edwardian London, his disastrous first marriage and flight to Russia, and his remarkable high-wire act as British agent and mouthpiece of the Bolsheviki. This is an absorbing and often chilling examination of an English icon and his world. Illustrated. The covers and binding are square, tight and clean. This book is photographed in the box its packed in as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd Class Signed For Parcel Post in UK only..

London .UK: Penguin/ Viking, 2004. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book, titled," Wodehouse; A Life" is the enthralling story of an Englishman who seemed to represent the essence of his age and country, but who, tragically, ended his life at odds with both. This definitive biography brings to life the compelling worlds of Wodehouse's century, while never forgetting for a moment his comic genius. The covers, text block and dust jacket are square, tight and clean. Illustrated This book is photographed in the box its packed in as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only..