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Writers Revealed : Treasures from the British Library and the National Portrait Gallery, London by Catharine MacLeod (2025, Hardcover)
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From William Shakespeare to Zadie Smith,Writers Revealed features over 70 poets, novelists and academics. Each short profile—which provides insight into the writers’ inspirations, struggles and working practices—is beautifully illustrated with a portrait and manuscript or rar.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNational Portrait Gallery Publications
ISBN-101855145995
ISBN-139781855145993
eBay Product ID (ePID)16073911208
Product Key Features
Book TitleWriters Revealed : Treasures from the British Library and the National Portrait Gallery, London
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLiterary
Publication Year2025
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorCatharine Macleod
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight29 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal820.9
SynopsisA magnificent collection of portraits combined with selections from the archives of great writers Telling the stories of the best-loved writers in English literature, Writers Revealed investigates their enduring appeal from the 16th century to today through the collections of the National Portrait Gallery and the British Library. The Portrait Gallery's outstanding collection of author portraits are paired with intimate handwritten manuscripts, letters and notebooks, as well as rare first editions of books from the British Library. From William Shakespeare to Zadie Smith, Writers Revealed features over 70 poets, novelists and academics. Each short profile--which provides insight into the writers' inspirations, struggles and working practices--is beautifully illustrated with a portrait and manuscript or rare book. Readers will enjoy in-depth encounters with some of the world's most talented writers, including James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Bram Stoker, Jane Austen, Benjamin Zephaniah and Angela Carter, and discover just what it is that makes these individuals so endlessly compelling., Writers Revealed tells the stories of the best-loved writers in English literature, investigating their enduring appeal from the sixteenth century to today through the collections of the National Portrait Gallery and the British Library. Intimate handwritten manuscripts, letters and notebooks as well as rare first editions of books from the British Library are paired with the National Portrait Gallery's outstanding collection of author portraits. From William Shakespeare to Zadie Smith, Writers Revealed features over 70 poets, novelists and academics. Each short profile - which provides insight into the writers' inspirations, struggles, and working practices - is beautifully illustrated with a portrait and manuscript. Readers will enjoy in-depth encounters with some of the world's most famous writers, including James Joyce, Bernardine Evaristo, Virginia Woolf, Bram Stoker, Jane Austen, Benjamin Zephaniah, and Angela Carter, and discover just what it is that makes these individuals so endlessly compelling.
