Works on Paper: The Craft of Biography and Autobiography
by By Holroyd, Michael
Category: Literary Collections , Essays

Holroyd (a biographer of Lytton Strachey, Bernard Shaw, and others) has gathered essays, lectures, and short reviews produced over the last 25 years into a collection that will appeal to those who love biography and British life and fiction.  In addition to Strachey and Shaw, writers featured include H.G.  Wells, Rebecca West, Evelyn Waugh, and Gwen John. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)