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Tag: biographies

Review of ‘Constance: The Tragic and Scandalous Life of Mrs Oscar Wilde’ by Franny Moyle

12/09/2021 nsford 4 Comments

So much has been written about Oscar Wilde. But what about his wife, Constance? It’s wonderful that she has her…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, Constance Wilde, Franny Moyle, non-fiction, Oscar Wilde, reviews, writers

Review of ‘Confident Women’ by Tori Telfer

05/08/2021 nsford 7 Comments

Why are we fascinated with con women? How do they manage to scam people so effectively and what are their…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, non-fiction, reading, reviews, Tori Telfer, true crime

Review of ‘Mr Lear: A Life of Art and Nonsense’ by Jenny Uglow

11/10/2020 nsford 4 Comments

Most of us know Edward Lear as the ‘nonsense poet’, writer of such well-loved gems as ‘The Owl and the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, Edward Lear, non-fiction, reviews, writers

Memoirs vs. biographies

15/07/2020 nsford 18 Comments

Memoirs. Biographies. What are the differences? How do they relate to each other? In this post I take a look…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: biographies, books, memoir, non-fiction, reading

Review of ‘Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow’ by Lucy Worsley

24/05/2020 nsford 14 Comments

Today is Queen Victoria’s birthday. We think of her as round and grim, the symbol of empire and the Victorian…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, history, Lucy Worsley, non-fiction, Queen Victoria, reviews

Review of ‘Shopping, Seduction and Mr Selfridge’ by Lindy Woodhead

11/02/2020 nsford 7 Comments

Harry Gordon Selfridge (1856 – 1947) was a fascinating man. Excellent at business, ambitious, he led an extravagant lifestyle. He…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, history, Lindy Woodhead, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody: The Definitive Biography of Freddie Mercury’ by Lesley-Ann Jones

21/01/2020 nsford 13 Comments

Freddie Mercury. Legend, icon, genius. This excellent biography is by a music journalist who was privileged to have met him…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, Freddie Mercury, Lesley-Ann Jones, music, non-fiction, Queen, reviews

Review of ‘Jane Austen at Home: A Biography’ by Lucy Worsley

03/01/2019 nsford 14 Comments

This is a fantastic book about one of the world’s best loved authors – Jane Austen! In the company of…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, Jane Austen, Lucy Worsley, non-fiction, reviews

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