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An exuberant & entertaining biography of Charles Dickens that captures the essence of the great novelist. Simon Callow's sparkling biography explores the central importance of the theatre to the life of the greatest storyteller in the English language. From his early years as a child entertainer in Portsmouth to his reluctant retirement from 'these garish lights' just before his death, Dickens was obsessed with the stage. Not only was he a dazzling mimic who wrote, acted in & stage-managed plays, all with fanatical perfectionism; as a writer he was a compulsive performer, whose very imagination was theatrical, both in terms of plot devices & construction of character. Like many actors, Dickens felt the need to be completed by contact with his audience. He was the original 'celebrity' author, who attracted thousands of adoring fans to his readings in Britain & across the Atlantic, in which he gave voice to his unforgettable cast of characters. In Charles Dickens, Callow brings his own unique insight to a life driven by performance & showmanship. He reveals an exuberant & irrepressible talent, whose 'inimitable' wit & personality crackle off the page. ...

A close study of the relationship between text & film versions of Great Expectations. Literature & film studies students will find plenty of material to support their courses & essay writing on how the film versions provide different readings of the original text. ...

Paints a picture of friendship, exile, betrayal, murder, adultery, infamy, alchemy & scandal in royal & courtly circles. Buckingham was brought up in court with the two kings, James II & Charles II
- his own father. The author investigates why Charles remained true to his childhood friend despite Buckingham's ingratitude.
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This book concentrates on Charles Lindbergh the pilot, & we have touched only marginally on other aspects of his life. But we could not ignore reference to his child's kidnapping; nor to his involvement with the isolationist movement in the United States in the immediate pre-war years. This latter could not be passed over as if it was unimportant, & we trust readers will feel that we have dealt fairly with controversial episode in a truly eventful career. Most of all, we hope that they will be entertained with a Lindbergh life presented in a manner that is both visually pleasing yet at the same time factually informative. ...

This is a biography of Charles Masson, one of the most remarkable British explorers, who wandered over the Punjab, Baluchistan & Afghanistan, between 1827 & 1840, usually alone or on foot. In Kabul he collected ancient coins, excavated Buddhist monuments & participated in the Great Game. ...