A biography of the motion picture producer and director Steven Spielberg, with an emphasis on the events in his life that have found expression in his films.
Chronicles the life of nineteenth-century American author Edgar Allan Poe, describing his difficult childhood, his marriage, his rise to fame, and his alcoholism.
Examines the life and career of nineteenth-century Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, discussing his early years in Roncole, the stages of his career, his personal conflicts, disagreements with the papacy, and his patriotism.
A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman whose childhood love of literature, science, and adventure, along with his vivid imagination, led him to become a highly successful science fiction author.
