Dizzy by Hesketh Pearson
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Hesketh Pearson was born in 1887 and educated at Bedford Grammar School. After two years in the City of London, he went onto the stage and, apart from seeing active service during the First World War in Persia and Mesopotamia, he continued to act until 1931 when he abandoned his stage career in order to write. His many biographies include those of Gilbert & Sullivan, William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. He died in 1964.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141390895 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141390891 |
| Title | Dizzy |
| Author | Hesketh Pearson |
| Series | Penguin Classic Biography S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-10-25 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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