Peter Ackroyd Books

Chaucer

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In the first in a new series of brief biographies, bestselling author Peter Ackroyd brilliantly evokes the medieval world of England and provides an incomparable introduction to the great poet’s wo...

J.M.W. Turner

By Peter Ackroyd

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Newton

By Peter Ackroyd

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Shakespeare: The Biography

By Peter Ackroyd

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The Lambs of London

By Peter Ackroyd

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For bored siblings Charles and Mary Lamb, the works of Shakespeare furnish a respite from the boredom and domesticity of their lives, until William Ireland, an antiquarian bookseller, claims to pos...

The Fall of Troy

By Peter Ackroyd

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London under

By Peter Ackroyd

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A short study of everything that goes on under London--from original springs and streams and Roman amphitheaters to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts, and modern tube stations.

Venice

By Peter Ackroyd

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A glittering, evocative, fascinating, story-filled portrait of Venice, the ultimate city, embracing facts and romance, history and artists, carnival masks and leper colonies, wars and sieges, and s...

Charlie Chaplin

By Peter Ackroyd

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A concise portrait of the iconic film star traces his humble theatrical beginnings through his honorary Academy Award win, sharing anecdotes about his lesser-known antics and associations.

Wilkie Collins

By Peter Ackroyd

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A gripping short biography of the extraordinary Wilkie Collins, author of The Moonstone and The Woman in White, two early masterpieces of mystery and detection. Short and oddly built, with a he...

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