Biography is well recognised as a peculiarly British vice. This new
anthology is a collection of essays by some of the best biographers
now writing in Britain. They tell of the ups and downs of life
writing: of problems with families and friends of their subjects,
of shocking new discoveries, and of bitter professional rivalries.
Essays in favour of biography, others that describe disenchantment
with an attempt to capture another human being in the pages of a
book. First published in the autumn of 2004 - to coincide with the
appearance of the most important British publishing enterprise of
the new century to date, the new Oxford Dictionary of National
Biography - this new in paperback edition of Lives For Sale is full
of amusing anecdotes and fascinating experiences retold by some of
the masters of the form, including Michael Holroyd, Claire Tomalin,
Fiona MacCarthy, Graham Robb, Andrew Roberts, Hermione Lee,
Margaret Forster, Jenny Uglow, Antonia Fraser, as well as
contributions from the rising generation, and an essay by Beryl
Bainbridge on 'Waiting for the Biographer'.
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