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Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson

James Boswell’s *Life of Samuel Johnson* provides an unparalleled firsthand account of the famed 18th-century writer. Th...

18TH Century Literature British Boswell

9.0 Excellent

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Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson was a prominent figure of 18th-century British literature. His extensive work as a writer, essayist, and...

18TH Century Literature British Bate

8.6 Great

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John Keats

John Keats’s life and work are examined in detail by Walter Jackson Bate’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography. The book of...

Literature British Romantic Era Bate

8.5 Great

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My Early Life

My Early Life is Winston Churchill’s 1930 memoir recounting his experiences as a young officer and journalist. The book...

British Political Victorian Memoir

8.5 Great

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Virginia Woolf: A Biography

Virginia Woolf: A Biography by Quentin Bell provides a detailed account of the life and work of the influential British...

Literature British Modernism Bell

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Surprised by Joy

Surprised by Joy details C.S. Lewis’s transformative journey from a prominent atheist scholar to a devout Christian. The...

Conversion British Spiritual Memoir

8.3 Great

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The Life of Charlotte Brontë

The Life of Charlotte Brontë, penned by Elizabeth Gaskell, offers a detailed portrait of the renowned Victorian writer....

Literature British Victorian Gaskell

8.2 Great

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Down and Out in Paris and London

George Orwell’s *Down and Out in Paris and London* details his firsthand account of extreme poverty during a period of s...

British 1930S Memoir Poverty

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The Road to Wigan Pier

George Orwell’s *The Road to Wigan Pier* offers a stark portrayal of poverty and working-class life in industrial northe...

British Memoir Working Class Poverty

8.2 Great

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Will in the World

Will in the World examines the intersection of William Shakespeare’s personal experiences and the cultural context of El...

Literature British Shakespeare Greenblatt

8.0 Great

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Victoria: The Queen

Julia Baird’s 2016 biography offers a detailed account of Queen Victoria’s remarkable life and sixty-three year rule. Th...

British Political Victorian Baird

8.0 Great

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My Own Story

This memoir offers a firsthand account of Emmeline Pankhurst’s leadership within the British Women’s Social and Politica...

British Political Memoir Pankhurst

8.0 Great

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Churchill: A Life

"Churchill: A Life" is a 1991 biography by British historian Martin Gilbert. The book condenses Gilbert's massive eight-...

Wwii British Political Gilbert

7.8 Good

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Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA

"Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA" is a 2002 biography by Brenda Maddox. The book examines the life and scientifi...

Science British Dna Maddox

7.8 Good

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Cromwell: Our Chief of Men

"Cromwell: Our Chief of Men" is a 1973 biography by British historian Antonia Fraser. The book chronicles the life of Ol...

British Political 17TH Century Fraser

7.8 Good

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The Feather Thief

"The Feather Thief" is a 2018 true-crime book by Kirk Wallace Johnson that investigates a 2009 break-in at the Natural H...

Narrative True Crime British Museum

7.8 Good

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Elizabeth the Queen

*Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch* is a 2012 biography by Sally Bedell Smith that chronicles the life o...

20TH Century British Smith Royalty

7.8 Good

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The Iron Lady: A Biography of Margaret Thatcher

Published in 1989, Hugo Young's biography examines the political career of Margaret Thatcher and her profoundly polarizi...

British Political Conservative Campbell

7.5 Good

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The Diana Chronicles

The Diana Chronicles is a 2007 biography of Diana, Princess of Wales, by journalist and editor Tina Brown. It traces Dia...

British Brown Royalty Princess Diana

7.5 Good

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Losing My Virginity

Losing My Virginity is a memoir by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, first published in 1998. It recounts his early...

Business Entrepreneurship British Memoir

7.0 Good