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Explores Lewis Carroll's love of life and his creative use of words and phrases.

"This is the story of Yrsa Daley-Ward, and all the things that happened--'even the terrible things. And God, there were terrible things.' It's about her childhood in the northwest of England with her beautiful, careworn mother Marcia; the man formerly known as Dad (half fun, half frightening); and her little brother Roo, who sees things written in the stars"--Back cover.

"... a dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, with a focus on the pivotal years from the mid-1930s through the 1940s, when their farsighted vision and inspired action in the face of the threat of fascism and communism helped preserve democracy for the world."--Provided by publisher.

An illustrated biography of the life of English novelist Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.

An introduction to the life and work of J.K. Rowling, famous British author of the Harry Potter series, including her childhood, personal life, the inspiration for Harry Potter and other characters, her charity work, future plans, and more.

Looks at the life of the nineteenth-century British mathematician, teacher, photographer, and author, Lewis Carroll.

Explains Shakespeare's works by putting them into the context of the Elizabethan times in which he lived.

Dame Agatha offers vivid descriptions of her childhood, family life, contemporaries, and travels abroad as well as discussing her own struggles as a writer and the general problems of creative writing.

A producer of numerous Agatha Christie stage plays commemorates the iconic mystery writer's 125th birthday, career and lesser-known work as a playwright, drawing on her personal correspondences, notebooks and unpublished scripts to share previously undisclosed insights.

A brief biography of English author J.K. Rowling.