The life of a chameleon: Extract from Nigel Smith’s acclaimed biography of poet Andrew Marvell
Nigel Smith’s critically acclaimed biography Andrew Marvell: The Chameleon has just been published in paperback. Drawing on exhaustive archival research,…
British History
The Light Fantastic: Turner Inspired opens at the National Gallery, London
Turner Inspired: In the Light of Claude opens today at the National Gallery London, and explores the profound…
More than just a Gunboat Diplomat: Extract from David Brown’s biography of Lord Palmerston
Palmerston: A Biography was widely acclaimed upon its publication in 2010, for being the first comprehensive biography of the…
Review – Charles Dickens by Michael Slater
“The first thing to say is that the full title of this biography is Charles Dickens: a life…