BOOKS by Peter Ackroyd

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1	London: The Biography more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist The city of London, which has been the setting for many of Peter Ackroyd's novels and biographies, is the subject of this far-ranging portrait. An unorthodox history, LONDON: THE BIOGRAPHY takes the city neighborhood by neighborhood and brings the city to life by means of profiles of its citizens--some famous, some not--as they endure the plague, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.91! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Thames: The Biography more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist Ackroyd writes about connections between the Thames and such historical figures as Julius Caesar and Henry VIII, and offers memorable portraits of the ordinary men and women who depend on the river for their livelihoods. Illustrated with maps and photographs. see all copies from $7.47! new only from $11.57! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Dickens more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist Based upon an examination of original sources, this is a biography in which the figure of Charles Dickens and the moving spirit of his age are combined. Dickens the novelist, Dickens the radical and the actor, Dickens the prematurely exhausted middle-aged man whose own unquiet fictions seem to shape his life itself, Dickens the performer, Dickens ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Blake more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist Peter Ackroyd has written an intellectual biography of William Blake, placing the artist in the context of his times and explicating Blake's unique vision as it was expressed in his work. He sees Blake as a perceptive social critic whose epic poems offer a vision of spiritual renewal. see all copies from $2.98! new only from $9.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Cities of Blood more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist This narrative takes readers inside the amazing traditions and gory rituals of pre-Columbian civilizations such as the Aztecs, Olmecs, and Maya. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.18!
6	Shakespeare: The Biography more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist While literary biography Peter Ackroyd breaks little new ground here, he successfully and beautifully amalgamates what scholars know about the enigmatic and forever popular playwright, mining the plays and sonnets for insight into Shakespeare's personality and personal history, and bringing to life the colorful milieu in which he lived and wrote. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Poe: A Life Cut Short more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist Edgar Allan Poe served as a soldier and began his literary career composing verses modelled on Byron; soon he was trying out his 'prose-tales' - often horror melodramas such as "The Fall of the House of Usher." As editor of the "Literary Messenger" he was influential among critics and writers of the American South. His versatile writings - ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $9.31! \| first editions \| SVS
8	1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die more books like this by Dr. Peter Boxall (Editor), Peter Ackroyd (Preface by) add to wishlist For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, this trove of reviews covers a century of memorable writing. Each entry is accompanied by an authoritative yet opinionated critical essay describing the importance and influence of the work in question. see all copies from $11.22! new only from $19.71! \| SVS
9	Chatterton more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist The mystery of Chatterton is investigated by two Londoners, a young poet and an elderly female novelist, who find more riddles than answers from their search. At once hilarious, this entertaining comedy is a thoughtful exploration of the deepest issues of both life and art. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Hawksmoor more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist London in the eighteenth century is a city of extremes; squalor and superstition vie with elegance and enlightenment as the capital's brilliant architect Nicholas Dyer is commissioned to build several new churches in the aftermath of the Great Fire. Two hundred and fifty years later in the sprawling metropolis of London the past lives on, as CID ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.43! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	The Life of Thomas More more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist Pre-eminent as a courtier and a humanist, a friend to Henry VIII and the author of "Utopia", Thomas More is one of the great figures of England's history; his life and career epitomize the great transformation of the country in the space of 35 years. This biography investigates the paradox of this "man for all seasons": the man of the world who ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist "It was at Oxford that I first met Bysshe. We arrived at our college on the same day; confusing to a mere foreigner, it is called University College. I had seen him from my window and had been struck by his auburn locks." The long-haired poet - 'Mad Shelley' - and the serious-minded student from Switzerland spark each other's animated interest in ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $10.31! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The House of Doctor Dee more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist This novel centres on the famous 16th-century alchemist and astrologer John Dee. Reputedly a black magician, he was imprisoned by Queen Mary for allegedly attempting to kill her through sorcery. When Matthew Palmer inherits an old house in Clerkenwell, he feels that he has become part of its past. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Albion: Origins of the English Imagination more books like this by Peter Ackroyd, Nan A Talese add to wishlist Peter Ackroyd's survey of (among other things) English literature, art, music, gardening, science, and philosophy begins with BEOWULF and ventures into the 20th century as he picks out the major themes that preoccupy the peculiarly English imagination (assimilation, multiculturalism, and loss). A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
15 view cover	Albion: The History of the English Imagination more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist This title covers the whole of English cultural history from its roots in the Anglo-Saxon period, through the centuries, to numerous examples from contemporary times. Explorations include: forgery and plagiarism; ruins and antiquarianism; the English love of miniatures; and drag acts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Newton more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) is said to have made his greatest contributions to original thought in science in 1665-6 while at his parents' home in Lincolnshire escaping the Great Plague (which had closed the universities), a period of which he wrote: 'I was in the prime of my age for invention'. It was at this fruitful time that he formulated ... see all copies from $3.47! new only from $8.90! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Brief Lives 1: Chaucer more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist Geoffrey Chaucer has some claim to being the greatest poet in the English language. Yet he has also been considered to be an invisible poet, self-depreciating and ironic, leaving only the breath of his comedy behind. In truth a great deal is known of him. He was a royal servant, who was indicted for rape. He was captured in battle and held for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	The Cambridge History of the Bible: Volume 1, from the Beginnings to Jerome more books like this by C F Evans (Editor), Peter R Ackroyd (Editor) add to wishlist Volume 1 of The Cambridge History of the Bible concerns the earliest period down to Jerome and takes as its central theme the process by which the books of both Testaments came into being and emerged as a canon of scripture, and the use of canonical writings in the early church. see all copies from $41.39! new only from $86.47! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Lambs of London more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist At the centre of this intriguing, irresistible novel are the young Lambs: Charles, constrained by the tedium of his work as a clerk at the East India Company, taking refuge in a drink or three too many while spreading his wings as a young writer, and his clever, adoring sister Mary, confined by domesticity, an ailing, dotty father and a maddening ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20	T.S. Eliot: A Life more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist This 1984 biography of T. S. Eliot won the Royal Society of Literature's William Heinemann Award for nonfiction and the Whitbread Award for biography. Ackroyd's biography is considered remarkably thorough despite the fact that he was denied permission to quote from Eliot's letters and unpublished works. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $89.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Dan Leno & Limehouse Golem more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist In this novel the light and the dark sides of 19th-century London flow into each other, attracting the attention of famous names such as Marx and Gissing, but also of less well-known characters, who play a significant role in a tale that is a mixture of fable, adventure and Gothic comedy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Last Testament of Oscar Wilde more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist Oscar Wilde never wrote a last testament during his isolation in Paris. This book takes the known facts about Oscar Wilde and converts them into a fictional portrait of the artist and memoir of a life of great contrast - a career which ended with a catastrophic fall from public favour. see all copies from $2.49! signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Voices from Dickens' London more books like this by Professor Michael Paterson, Peter Ackroyd (Foreword by) add to wishlist A fascinating, evocative account of 19th-century London, so well known from Charles Dickens' much-loved novels. This book draws on descriptions of life in the capital from original letters, diaries and newspapers as well as Dickens' own social commentary to paint a vivid portrait of a city undergoing massive social changes. A unique gazetteer ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.45! \| first editions
24 view cover	First Light more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist Written by the author of "Hawksmoor", winner of the Whitbread Prize for Fiction, and "Chatterton", this is a pastoral novel of the late 20th century in which the author meditates on the nature of history, the problem of time and the true qualities of the English landscape. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	A Traveller's Companion to London more books like this by Peter Ackroyd (Editor), Thomas Wright (Introduction by) add to wishlist Drawing upon extracts from contemporary letters, diaries and memoirs of fascinating inhabitants and visitors, this anthology tells the story of London from its earliest years up to the present day. Illustrations & maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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