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Verily Anderson obituary
Late-flowering writer of biographies and children's books Verily Anderson, who has died aged 95, published more than 30 books memoirs, biographies, children's stories and work ranging from personal reminiscences to Shakespeare scholarship and 10 Brownie books. She was a late starter: her breakthrough as a writer came in 1956, at the age of 41, when she published Spam Tomorrow, a deft and ...
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:08:25 -0700
Kim Jong Il biographies seized in Myanmar
Yangon, July 31 : North Korean diplomats seized translations of a biography on regime leader Kim Jong Il by a local writer prior to a visit of the country's foreign minister, sources said Saturday.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:38:38 -0700
North Korean officials seize Kim Jong Il biographies in Myanmar
Yangon - North Korean diplomats seized translations of a biography on regime leader Kim Jong Il by a local writer prior to a visit of the country's foreign minister, sources said Saturday.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:42:03 -0700
The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham, By Selina Hastings
In a period when literary biographies have fallen out of favour, Hastings's magisterial life shows us the peaks that the genre can reach.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:13:50 -0700
Book Review - Lives Like Loaded Guns - Emily Dickinson and Her Familys Feuds - By Lyndall Gordon
A new biography of Emily Dickinson emphasizes her tumultuous family and examines eruptions emotional and poetic.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:34:40 -0700
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