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London: Longmans, Green (Writers and Their Works), 1960. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Ex library: originally published in lettered wraps, this copy rebound as a hardback with light blue cloth, a few library stamps from University of Auckland (including a withdrawn stamp), portrait frontispiece, vg. 8vo, 46pp.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1960, 1963, 1966. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". George Richmond; H. Wallis; F. W. Burton. A charming collection of biographies on 3 prominent authors of the Victorian era; Elizabeth Gaskell, Thomas Love Peacock, and George Eliot. 3 Volumes from the Bibliographical Series "Writers and Their Work", which ran from 1950-79 and had over 200 works. No. 124 is a biography of Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell, best known as the author of "Cranford" (1853), "North and South" (1854) and "Wives and Daughters" (1865). Gaskell"s works provided a detailed portrayal of Victorian society, and she often framed her stories as critiques of contemporary society. She usually emphasized the role of women in her work and provided complex and realistic female characters. First edition. No. 156 is a biography of novelist and poet Thomas Love Peacock. Known for his satirical novels, Peacock was more interested in the… Read More