Some fine biographies

A Listmania! list by William Podmore (London United Kingdom)
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Shelley: The Pursuit
1.  Shelley: The Pursuit by Richard Holmes
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  "A terrific biography of a great poet"
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Coleridge : Early Visions
2.  Coleridge : Early Visions by Richard Holmes
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  "First part of another great biography of a fine poet"
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Coleridge - Darker Reflections
3.  Coleridge - Darker Reflections by Richard Holmes
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  "Second part of biography of Coleridge"
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Dickens: Abridged
4.  Dickens: Abridged by Peter Ackroyd
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  "Excellent biography of one of the best British novelists"
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Samuel Johnson
5.  Samuel Johnson by W.Jackson Bate
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  "Wonderful biography of the great Doctor"
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Maynard Keynes: An Economist's Biography
6.  Maynard Keynes: An Economist's Biography by Donald Moggridge
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  "Story of a humane economist - a rare bird!"
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
7.  Elizabeth Garrett Anderson by Jo Manton
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  "Useful study of the pioneer of medical education for women"
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Henry James: A Life
8.  Henry James: A Life by Leon Edel
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  "Wonderful book about the great novelist"
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Alexander Pope: A Life
9.  Alexander Pope: A Life by Mack
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  "Exceptional life of an under-rated poet"
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Simone De Beauvoir: A Biography
10.  Simone De Beauvoir: A Biography by Deirdre Bair
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  "Brilliant life of a brilliant woman"
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Stalin: Man of History (Abacus Books)
11.  Stalin: Man of History (Abacus Books) by Ian Grey
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  "The best biography of the man whose leadership played a key role in defeating Hitler"
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Ho Chi Minh: A Life
12.  Ho Chi Minh: A Life by William J. Duiker
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  "Good study of a great patriot and revolutionary"
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The Jung Cult: Origins of a Charismatic Movement
13.  The Jung Cult: Origins of a Charismatic Movement by Richard Noll
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  "Useful book on a fraud and a charlatan"
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Darwin
14.  Darwin by Adrian Desmond
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  "Splendid biography of the man who discovered the fact of evolution"
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Huxley: From Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High Priest
15.  Huxley: From Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High Priest by Adrian Desmond
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  "Great book about a great scientist"
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Chou: Story of Zhou Enlai, 1898-1976
16.  Chou: Story of Zhou Enlai, 1898-1976 by Dick Wilson
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  "Fine book about a great patriot and communist"
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Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
17.  Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson
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  "The best book on Che - a great revolutionary and communist"
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William Morris, from Romantic to Revolutionary
18.  William Morris, from Romantic to Revolutionary by E.P. Thompson
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  "Excellent biography of the early British Marxist artist, poet and writer"
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