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contributors, Kay Celtel [and ten others] ; foreword by James Naughtie.

368 pages :

illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour).

Summary: This stunning visual celebration of the world's most celebrated novelists, poets, and playwrights tells the fascinating stories of their lives and works. Lavishly illustrated with portraits of each writer, alongside photographs of their homes and studies, and personal artefacts, along with pages from original manuscripts, first editions and their correspondence, Writers Who Changed History offers a unique window into the personalities of each individual, and their key ideas, themes, and literary techniques.