The Winding Stair - Francis Bacon, His Rise and Fall

Zusatztext Unlike many authors of popular historical biographies! du Maurier resembled Antonia Fraser in being an indefatigable researcher Informationen zum Autor Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) was born in London, England. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning with whom she had three children. Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now . In 1969, du Maurier was awarded the Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE). She lived most of her life in Cornwall and died there which is the setting for many of her books. Klappentext An intriguing exploration of the Francis Bacon's life Vorwort An intriguing exploration of the Francis Bacon's life Zusammenfassung An intriguing exploration of the Francis Bacon's life

Product details

• Authors: Daphne Du Maurier, Francis King, Daphne du Maurier
• Assisted by: Francis King (Introduction)
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.05.2006
• EAN: 9781844080748
• ISBN: 978-1-84408-074-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 199 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Virago Modern Classics; VMC; VMC; Virago Modern Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Prose: non-fiction, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous, True stories, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty, HISTORY / General, True stories: general, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Biography and non-fiction prose