W Sydney Robinson: 3 books
The Last Victorians
A Daring Reassessment of Four Twentieth Century Eccentrics
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
Ever since the publication of Lytton Strachey's Eminent Victorians in 1918 it has been fashionable to ridicule the great figures of the nineteenth century. From the longreigning monarch herself to the celebrated writers, philanthropists and politicians of the day, the Victorians have been dismissed...
Muckraker
The Scandalous Life and Times of W. T. Stead, Britain's First Investigative Journalist
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2012
A major work by a brilliant young biographer, Muckraker details the tenacity and verve of one of Victorian Britain's most compelling characters. Credited with pioneering investigative reporting, W. T. Stead made a career of 'muckraking': revealing horrific practices in the hope of shocking authorities...
Speak Well of Me: The Authorised Biography of Ronald Harwood
The Authorised Biography of Ronald Harwood
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Talk of me sometimes. Speak well of me. Actors live on only in the memory of others. Speak well of me.’ The Dresser, Act Two
Ronald Harwood is one of the foremost playwrights and screenplay writers alive today. He has won an Oscar for his adaptation of The Pianist, a BAFTA for The Diving...