This novel renews the Victorian family saga in a modern setting, tracing the history of the Brangwens through several...

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Beyond the few known facts we have about William Shakespeare, our real knowledge of him comes from the substantial body of...

"Tolstoy's lavish and always graphic use of detail," wrote John Bayley, "together of course with its romance and exotic setting ....