A biography of the fateful relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. It was the defining relationship of their lives and marked the intersection of the great Tudor and Stuart dynasties. At its core were their rival claims to the throne of England.[...]
Celebrated novelist Daphne Du Maurier and her sisters, eclipsed by her fame, are revealed in all their surprising complexity in this riveting new biography.[...]
A dual portrait of England's Queen Elizabeth I and her cousin--and rival--Mary Queen of Scots documents the complex relationship and dramatically different qualities of character, ideals, attitude toward womanliness, and reigns and discusses the power struggle between them and their diverse influenc[...]
"Contexts" includes eighteen new selections and two new subsections: "Charlotte and Jane s Illustrated Book" which includes a letter from Bronte to her publisher W. S. Williams; "Vignettes from Bewick"; and "Charlotte Bronte and Bewick s "British Birds " and "Charlotte Bronte as Governess," which in[...]
This is the story of a deep and close relationship between two sisters - Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell. The influence they exerted over each others lives, their competitiveness, the fierce love they had for each other and also their intense rivalry is explored here with subtlety and compassion. Th[...]