Writers Revealed: Treasures from the British Library and the National Portrait Gallery, London - Hardcover

Macleod, Catharine; Ault, Alexandra

 
9781855145993: Writers Revealed: Treasures from the British Library and the National Portrait Gallery, London
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1855145995 ISBN 13: 9781855145993
Verlag: National Portrait Gallery Publications, 2025

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A magnificent collection of portraits combined with selections from the archives of great writers

Telling the stories of the best-loved writers in English literature, Writers Revealed investigates their enduring appeal from the 16th century to today through the collections of the National Portrait Gallery and the British Library. The Portrait Gallery’s outstanding collection of author portraits are paired with intimate handwritten manuscripts, letters and notebooks, as well as rare first editions of books from the British Library. From William Shakespeare to Zadie Smith, Writers Revealed features over 70 poets, novelists and academics. Each short profile—which provides insight into the writers’ inspirations, struggles and working practices—is beautifully illustrated with a portrait and manuscript or rare book. Readers will enjoy in-depth encounters with some of the world’s most talented writers, including James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Bram Stoker, Jane Austen, Benjamin Zephaniah and Angela Carter, and discover just what it is that makes these individuals so endlessly compelling.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Alexandra Ault received a BA and MA in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art and a PhD from UCL - focusing on Victorian prints and the art market. She is currently Lead Curator of Manuscripts 1601-1850 at the British Library, having previously worked at major London auction houses and the National Portrait Gallery.

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Writers Revealed tells the stories of the best-loved writers in English literature, investigating their enduring appeal from the sixteenth century to today through the collections of the National Portrait Gallery and the British Library.

Intimate handwritten manuscripts, letters and notebooks as well as rare first editions of books from the British Library are paired with the National Portrait Gallery's outstanding collection of author portraits.

From William Shakespeare to Zadie Smith, Writers Revea

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Verlag
National Portrait Gallery Publications
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1855145995
ISBN 13 
9781855145993
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
287
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