H.G. Wells, Lord Beaverbrook and Charlie Chaplin were among the notable lovers attracted by Rebecca West's fame, beauty and wit.

Drawing on newly discovered letters and papers, Rollyson's biography finally gives this vibrant poet her due.

"A new, vivid account of the final months of the esteemed writer's life"--

" Sontag's later essay collections and biographical profiles, collected in Under the Sign of Saturn, Where the Stress Falls, and At The Same Time: Essays and Speeches, also receive a fresh assessment, as does her later work in short fiction ...

"A Higher Form of Cannibalism? explores the nexus between scholarship and biography, and demonstrates how the similarities of method between Leon Edel and Kitty Kelly outweigh the differences.

A step-by-step guide to genealogical research to assist students of Polish-American descent.

Drawing on the rich literature of historiography (including the writings of R. G. Collingwood and Herbert Butterfield), and on a wide-ranging body of scholarship on the historical novel (including discussions of Scott, Thackeray, and ...

Presents the life of Pablo Picasso, from his childhood, through his early artistic efforts, to his world fame as one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century.