The Life Of Thomas More
by Ackroyd, Peter
Peter Ackroyd is a bestselling writer of both fiction and nonfiction. His most recent books include the biographies Dickens, Blake, and Thomas More and the novels The Trial of Elizabeth Cree, Milton in America, and The Plato Papers. He has won the Whitbread Biography Award, the Royal Society of Literature’s William Heinemann Award (jointly), the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and The Guardian fiction prize. He lives in London.
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remarkably researched work - giving substantial dimension to the life of Thomas More: utterly riveting thankyou Peter Ackroyd
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UK: Chatto & Windus, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Thomas More is one of the great figures in English history, but his life and career bear little resemblance to the myth of the saint or of the ' man for all seasons '. In this remarkable biography Peter Ackroyd reveals a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Anchor Books. Good. 5.2 x 1.2 x 7.9 inches. Paperback. 1999. 480 pages. Text tanned.<br>Peter Ackroyd's The Life of Thomas Mor e is a masterful reconstruction of the life and imagination of on e of the most remarkable figures of history. Thomas More (1478-15 35) was a renowned statesman; the author of a political fantasy t hat gave a name… Read more about this item Item Price
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