Biography and Autobiography (4)

Showing all 3 results

  • Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of His Holiness The Dalai Lama of Tibet

    1,800.00

    Author: Dalai Lama of Tibet

    Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton; London Sydney Auckland Toronto

    Year: 1990

    ISBN: 340518189

    Binding: Hard Cover

    Condition: Fine Condition, All pages intact

    Dust Jacket condition: Fair Condition, no signs of wear, or damages

    Language: English

    Page Count: 308

    Details: First Edition, Signed and dedicated: [To Joyce Mcdougall with my prayers for happiness an good fortune. (Signed) Tenain Gyatso Dalai Lama Oct 9, 1992]

    Synopsis:

    , ,

  • The Drake Guide to Oscar Wilde

    50.00

    Author: Michael Hardwick

    Publisher: Drake Publishers Inc New York

    Year: 1973

    ISBN: 0 87749 5440

    Binding: Hard Cover

    Condition: Very good condition, all pages are intact, free of markings. Text is clear and fully readable. Slight foxing on the side of some pages

    Dust Jacket condition: Fair Condition, no signs of wear, or damages

    Language: English

    Page Count: 240

    Details: First edition

    Synopsis: A fact filled, concise guide to the works of Oscar Wilde, who ranks amonght the finest writers of the 19th century. The book provides detailed summaries of the plots of Wilde’s plays, nocels and stories, as well as a discussion of his poetry. The scandalous, ultimately tragic life of Wilde is dealt with, including the scandalous (in its time) revelation of the writer’s homosexuality, his trial and following imprisonment. Included is also an alphabetical listing of all characters who appear in his work, together with a characterisation of each one of them in Wilde’s own words.

    , , ,

  • Fanny Kemble

    15.00

    Author: Robert Rushmore

    Publisher: Crowell-collier Press

    Year: 1970

    ISBN: Not applicable

    Binding: Hard Cover

    Condition: Very Good, slight foxing to the side of the pages. No markings or highlighting. Text is clear and visible.

    Dust Jacket condition: Good condition, minor use at edges, price unclipped

    Language: English

    Page Count: 213

    Details: First edition

    Synopsis: In 1828, just 19 years old, Fanny Kemble made her stage debut at London’s Covent Garden Theatre – the morning after, she found herself the most aclaimed actress in England and four years later – a star in the United States. There she married a rich Philadephian, whose money derived from southern plantations worked by slaves. Appaled by discovering that, Fanny recorded her outrage in a journal and as the years passed, she became more outspoken about her abolitionist sentiments. In this detailed biography, Robert Rushmore tells the fascinating story of a woman of extraordinary passion, courage and moral conviction.

    , ,