Favourite literary biographies

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Charlotte Bronte: A Passionate Life
1.  Charlotte Bronte: A Passionate Life by Lyndall Gordon
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  "A great biography overturning the tragic myths"
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George Eliot
2.  George Eliot by Jenny Uglow
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  "Real insight from one of my favourite biographers"
£9.09   Used & New from: £3.98

Daphne Du Maurier
3.  Daphne Du Maurier by Daphne Du Maurier
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  "Just fantastic"
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Byron: Life and Legend
4.  Byron: Life and Legend by Fiona MacCarthy
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  "Great biography of the mad, bad and dangerous to know one"
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George Sand: A Woman's Life Writ Large
5.  George Sand: A Woman's Life Writ Large by Belinda Elizabeth Jack
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  "A wonderful book about one of the most fascinating women"
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning: A Biography
6.  Elizabeth Barrett Browning: A Biography by Margaret Forster
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  "Highly insightful, but also beautifully written"
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Unruly Times: Wordsworth and Coleridge in Their Time
7.  Unruly Times: Wordsworth and Coleridge in Their Time by A S Byatt
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  "Another beautifully written biography"
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Nature's Engraver: A Life of Thomas Bewick
8.  Nature's Engraver: A Life of Thomas Bewick by Jenny Uglow
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  "Just brilliant"
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The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft
9.  The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft by Claire Tomalin
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  "Wonderful biography of a challenging subject- but very sympathetically done"
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The Bride of Science : Romance, Reason and Byron's Daughter
10.  The Bride of Science : Romance, Reason and Byron's Daughter by Benjamin Woolley
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  "A fascinating book of a woman scientist (called the first computer programmer) who deserves to be better known"
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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