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Product Description: A modern biography of Samuel Johnson that will serve as the definitive work on the legendary British man of lettersIn this groundbreaking portrait of Samuel Johnson, David Nokes positions the great thinker in his rightful place as an active force in the Enlightenment, not a mere recorder or performer, and demonstrates how his interaction with life impacted his work...read more
Hardcover:
9780805086515 | 1 edition (Henry Holt & Co, October 27, 2009), cover price $32.00 | About this edition: A modern biography of Samuel Johnson that will serve as the definitive work on the legendary British man of lettersIn this groundbreaking portrait of Samuel Johnson, David Nokes positions the great thinker in his rightful place as an active force in the Enlightenment, not a mere recorder or performer, and demonstrates how his interaction with life impacted his work.
Product Description: In this darkly satirical fiction debut, a harmless joke thrown in after one glass of wine too many triggers a chain of vengeful plots, grotesque confrontations, and literary hoaxes. World experts on Madoc, the great 18th-century poet, are assembling for a celebratory conference in Wales; the setting is an isolated building run by a religious sect advocating purity of mind...read more
Hardcover:
9781843917038 | Hesperus Pr, May 30, 2005, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: In this darkly satirical fiction debut, a harmless joke thrown in after one glass of wine too many triggers a chain of vengeful plots, grotesque confrontations, and literary hoaxes.
Hardcover:
9780374113261 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, September 1, 1997, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Drawing on unpublished sources, the author offers an intimate, psychological portrait of the novelist, revealing the truth behind many disturbing Austen family secrets
Paperback:
9780520216068 | Reprint edition (Univ of California Pr, November 1, 1998), cover price $36.95
Cassette/Spoken Word:
9780060612931, titled "Twelve Keys to an Effective Church" | Harperaudio, March 1, 1988, cover price $72.00 | also contains Twelve Keys to an Effective Church
Product Description: This major biography is the first full-length life of John Gay (1685-1732) for over fifty years. David Nokes's detailed and extensive research has unearthed several new discoveries, including hitherto unpublished letters, and possible attributions...read more
Hardcover:
9780198129714 | Oxford Univ Pr, March 1, 1995, cover price $74.00 | About this edition: This major biography is the first full-length life of John Gay (1685-1732) for over fifty years.
Paperback:
9780140772449 | Penguin USA, July 1, 1990, cover price $4.95
Hardcover:
9780312019617 | Palgrave Macmillan, November 1, 1989, cover price $39.95
Hardcover:
9780312009588 | Palgrave Macmillan, December 1, 1987, cover price $39.95 | also contains Creating a Safe Home Environment
Depicts the life and personality of Jonathan Swift, analyzes his writings, and discusses his activities as a churchman, satirist, and politician
Hardcover:
9780198128342 | Olympic Marketing Corp, December 1, 1985, cover price $10.98 | About this edition: Depicts the life and personality of Jonathan Swift, analyzes his writings, and discusses his activities as a churchman, satirist, and politician
Paperback:
9780192820556 | Oxford Univ Pr, July 1, 1987, cover price $11.95 | also contains Brigands M.c.
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