The Friendship
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The Friendship by Adam Sisman
The first book to explore the extraordinary story of the legendary friendship and quarrel between Wordsworth and Coleridge, two giants of English Romanticism.‘Remarkable…compelling…excellent…this is a story with everything…Sisman persuasively outlines the reasons why these two great writers were attracted to each other, and why they fell outRead it. Not just because it's a colourful tale, but because of what it reveals about the neuroses underpinning the creative impulse.’ Daily Telegraph
‘Refreshingly direct, thoughtful and objective…Adam Sisman's insightful portrait of the lifelong friendship between two proud and complex men justifies his publisher’s faith in the capacity of literary biography to thrive and endure. Sisman, like Holmes before him, has a gift for registering his subjects both in their time and our own. Their agonies, hopes and humiliations make for painful but absorbing reading.’ Sunday Times
‘[Sisman’s] account of their friendship is not only voyeuristically readable, but it offers real insight into the dynamics of literary creation.’ Sunday Times
‘Perceptive and affectionate…excellent…Sisman has done his research…his book is solid, trustworthy, grounded.’ Observer
‘Adam Sisman is one of those authors you know will be readable, enlightening and original…by concentrating on the years of magical rapport, Sisman captures the writers at their most electric.’ Independent
‘In a gripping, masterful narrative, Adam Sisman empathises equally with both men as he traces their friendship from its initial heady idealism, through the creative paradise of the Lake District years, to its sad, acrimonious ending.’ Sunday Telegraph
Adam Sisman worked in publishing from 1976 until 1989. Since then he has been an editor-at-large and a consultant to various publishing companies; he is also a partner in a successful copywriting business. He is the author of ‘A.J.P. Taylor: A Biography’ and ‘Boswell’s Presumptuous Task’, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is married, with two children, and lives near Bath.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780007160532 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007160534 |
| Title | The Friendship |
| Author | Adam Sisman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2007-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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