Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Her Times by George Paston
40.00 NZD
Category: Biography
Born in 1689, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (née Pierrepont) was an English aristocrat and lady of letters. More important than her literary achievements, however, Lady Montagu was responsible for the introduction of the smallpox inoculation to Britain and Western Europe. This medical breakthrough which she ...Show more
Forging Ahead: True Story of Thomas J. Wise by Wilfred Partington
36.00 NZD
Category: Biography
The book tells the story of Thomas James Wise, a notorious literary forger who rose to prominence in the early 20th century. Wise was known for his ability to create convincing forgeries of rare books and manuscripts, and he became a respected figure in the world of book collecting. However, his success ...Show more
Roscoe's Lorenzo de Medici by William Roscoe
150.00 NZD
Category: Biography
The life of Lorenzo de Medici called the magnificent
The Van Meegeren Mystery by Maurice Moiseiwitsch
35.00 NZD
Category: Biography
The Van Meegeren Mystery: A Biographical Study
Deep Distresses - William Wordsworth, John Wordsworth, Sir George Beaumont, 1800-1808 by Richard E. Matlak
40.00 NZD
Category: Biography
Deep Distresses is a study of the intersecting family and professional vicissitudes that afflicted Wordsworth during the period of his greatest poetic productivity. The negative national publicity over his mariner brother's death at sea is the focus of the family tragedy; hostile reception to Poems in T ...Show more
The Married Man - A Life of D.H. Lawrence by Brenda Maddox
25.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: good-very good
A personal look at a controversial literary figure examines his views on women, marriage, and sexuality, challenging current beliefs about his racism, adultery, repressed homosexuality, and his odd but enduring marriage to Frieda
Wagner Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt. 2 Vols by Richard Wagner, Abbe Liszt
220.00 NZD
Category: Literature
Wagner Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt. Translated into English with a Preface by Francis Hueffer
Idols of the French Stage by Sutherlands Edwards
42.00 NZD
Category: Biography
Idols of the French Stage
Kundun by Mary Craig
18.00 NZD
Category: Biography
Kundun is a story of reincarnation, coronation, heartbreaking exile, and finally, the tenacious efforts of a holy man to save a nation and its people. This is the first work to focus on the Dalai Lama's family -- his parents, four brothers, and two sisters. Particularly compelling are Mary Craig's port ...Show more
The West Indian Lawyer - Keith Sobion by Justin Sobion
35.00 NZD
Category: Biography
KEITH SOBION was nothing short of an iconic Caribbean man who had a profound affection for the region. Keith was a member of the first class of graduates from the Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad in 1975. Prior to that date, all law graduates from the West Indies were trained within the United Kingdom. ...Show more
Mandela: The Authorised Portrait
90.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: near fine
Featuring sixty original interviews with leading international figures and those closest to him including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Kofi Annan, Bill Clinton, Ahmed Kathrada, Mac Maharaj, Bono, Tony Blair and Muhammad Ali along with significant unpublished illustrated material from the Nelson Mandela Foun ...Show more