Frances Hodgson Burnett by Gretchen Gerzina
Hugely successful in her own time, for her adult novels and plays, Frances Hodgson Burnett would be astounded to be remembered for a handful of books for children. She lived an unexpected and varied life, a woman ahead of her time, who reinvented for herself and generations to come, the magic and mystery of the childhood she never really had.
"'A sympathetic portrait of a warm-hearted, funny woman..a compulsive read from start to finish.' Scotland on Sunday 'Gripping stuff indeed.' Economist 'Gerzina has chosen a rewarding subject for her latest biography, and employs all her skills to reveal a complex woman whose fierce independence brought her commercial success at the cost of considerable personal anguish.' Yorkshire Evening Post 'Gerzina writes with admirable authority.' Miranda Seymour, Guardian 'Conscientious, well researched and diligent.' Times Literary Supplement"
Gretchen Gerzina is the author of two much praised works of non-fiction, Carrington, the only biography of the Bloomsbury figure Dora Carrington, and Black England, a New York Times 'Notable Book of the Year', about the lives of black people in eighteenth-century London. After many years as a professor of English at Vassar College, she is now a full professor of English at Barnard College, Columbia University. She is also an honorary fellow at the University of Exeter. She lives in Vermont.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780712664400 |
| ISBN 10 | 0712664408 |
| Title | Frances Hodgson Burnett |
| Author | Gretchen Gerzina |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2005-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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