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Harriet Beecher Stowe

a life
1994
Biography of the nineteenth-century American author whose novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin, " attacked slavery in the United States.

Mark and Livy

the love story of Mark Twain and the woman who almost tamed him
1992
Details the four decades of courtship and marriage of Mark Twain and Olivia Langdon.

From noon to starry night

a life of Walt Whitman
1992
Portrays the life and career of American poet Walt Whitman.

The double life of Stephen Crane

1992
Biography of American novelist Stephen Crane that identifies a curious pattern: Crane tried to live what he had already written.

Bitter fame

a life of Sylvia Plath
1989
A biography of the poet from New England, describing her life, accomplishments, and her suicide at thirty.

A ring of conspirators

Henry James and his literary circle, 1895-1915
1989
Recreates the last twenty years of novelist Henry James's life in England.

Talking at the gates

a life of James Baldwin
1991
A literary biography describing the life, friends, and work of the American author.

The intricate music

a biography of John Steinbeck
1979
A biography of the 20th century American author whose books include "The Grapes of Wrath," "Of Mice and Men," and "The Red Pony.".

Come together

John Lennon in his time
1984
A musical and political biography of John Lennon using the FBI and Immigration and Naturalization Service files.

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