A Life Of Walter Scott by An Wilson
Wilson's subtle, entertaining and frequently provocative critical biography looks back through the indifference which has surrounded Walter Scott in recent times, and the distortions of his Victorian idolaters, to recapture the freshness of Scott as he appeared to his contemporaries.
He traces the man in the works with a novelist's insight * Sunday Times *
All the style and zest one could wish for * Guardian *
Full of infectious enthusiasm * Economist *
Sharp as a needle, ready enough to be irreverent.. Wilson writes with brio and style * The Times *
All the style and zest one could wish for * Guardian *
Full of infectious enthusiasm * Economist *
Sharp as a needle, ready enough to be irreverent.. Wilson writes with brio and style * The Times *
A. N. Wilson was born in 1950 and educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he has held a prominent position in the world of letters and has been Literary Editor of both the Evening Standard and the Spectator. An award-winning biographer, he has written lives of Sir Walter Scott (John Llewellyn Rhys Prize), Tolstoy (Whitbread Award for Biography), C. S. Lewis and Hilaire Belloc. In 1992 he caused a sensation with his bestselling Jesus and this he followed with his equally controversial Paul - also available in Pimlico. He lives in North London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780712697545 |
| ISBN 10 | 0712697543 |
| Title | A Life Of Walter Scott |
| Author | An Wilson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage |
| Year published | 2002-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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