18th century Samuel Johnson letter to young girl sells for £38,460
Press Association News via AOL· 1 week agoA newly discovered letter by English writer and ‘father of the modern dictionary’ Dr Samuel Johnson...
There is no 'Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf': a critic's requiem for all the forgotten books
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAuthor and Ultimate Bookshelf contributing editor David Kipen digs for treasure in a bibliography of...
Patrick French, renowned biographer of VS Naipaul and India, dies aged 56
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFrench is described by friends and peers as an ‘unfailingly generous’ human being whose writing...
Shakespeare tale scoops nonfiction 'winner of winners' prize
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAn engrossing account of “how Shakespeare became Shakespeare” has been named the greatest-ever...
From Cracker to Hagrid, larger-than-life Robbie Coltrane dominated the screen
Press Association News via AOL· 11 months agoPerhaps best known for his role as Rubeus Hagrid in eight Harry Potter films, Robbie Coltrane OBE...
Review: The real-life demons that drove Dostoevsky to write his masterpiece
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe creditors whom Kevin Birmingham relied on to write “The Sinner and the Saint” — a dexterous biblio-biography about how “Crime and Punishment” came to be born — include a formidable array ...
Ireland's ghost
Washington Examiner via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThroughout A Ghost in the Throat, Doireann Ní Ghríofa drops disclaimers indicating that her story, a retelling of the life of 18th century Irish poet...
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