The Other Elizabeth Taylor
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (963 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1906462100 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Librarian said The Librarian. Having discovered the books of Elizabeth Taylor several years ago, I have wanted to know who is this wonderful writer of fiction. Until Nicola Beauman's enlightening biography was published, it was hard to find the answer to this question. An article in 'The Atlantic' some time ago gave glimmers but it wasn't enough. Then came along thisbiography. I am glad that Mrs. Beauman made sure that the book was published with a spine that allow the book to stay open. I just could't put the book down. She shows us an Elizabeth Taylor as a woman ahead of her time, who has . "The Other Elizabeth Taylor--delightful literary biography!" according to K. Knox. What a delightful literary biography! I have only read E. Taylor's At Mrs. Lippincote's but will certainly look for more of her novels after reading this well-researched biography. I knew next to nothing about Taylor as a person, but Nicola Beauman has altered the situation for me and for many who may know this author's novels but not the woman herself. Of particular interest: the recounting of Taylor's early years, her relationships with Elizabeth Bowen and other writers of her time, and the biographer's access to so many of Taylor's letters which she quotes ex. Not nearly sensitive enough for the subject LizaJane As a long time admirer of Taylor' novels (I first came across "Angel" in high school, really too young to understand it fully), I have wanted to read this biography for quite awhile.First, the way the author interweaves narrative, quotes from Taylor''s books, and quotes from her letters, perhaps a dozen times in one page, makes it difficult to follow. The publisher, as they all seem to do nowadays, puts all the footnotes at the end of the volume, making it a real nuisance to check them while in the midst of reading.In her introduction, the author gives some back
About the AuthorNICOLA BEAUMAN, b.1944, is the author of three previous books: A Very Great Profession: The Woman's Novel 1914-39(1983), Cynthia Asquith (1987)and Morgan: a life of EM Forster (1993). In 1999 she founded Persephone Books.
Her first novel At Mrs. She founded Persephone Books in 1999.. Betty Coles became Elizabeth Taylor upon her marriage in 1936. This is the first biography of one of the greatest English writers of the last century. Nicola Beauman's biography draws on a wealth of hitherto undiscovered material.Nicola Beauman is the author of A Very Great Profession: The Woman's Novel 1914–39, Cynthia Asquith, and Morgan: a Life of EM Forster. Lippincote's appeared in the same year (1945) as the actress Elizabeth Taylor was appearing in National Velvet. Over the next thirty years, "the other Elizabeth Taylor" lived and worked in Buckinghamshire and published several title
In 1999 she founded Persephone Books.. NICOLA BEAUMAN, b.1944, is the author of three previous books: A Very Great Profession: The Woman's Novel 1914-39(1983), Cynthia Asquith (1987)and Morgan: a life of EM Forster (1993)