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A collection of essays presents two pieces on the ethics and values of nonfiction writing and continues with an examination of several contemporary biographers, discussions of the author's experiences, and a treatise on the role of fiction.
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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)
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