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Writers Revealed

Treasures from the British Library and the National Portrait Gallery, London

Catharine MacLeod editor Alexandra Ault editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:National Portrait Gallery Publications

Publishing:10th Apr '25

£24.95

This title is due to be published on 10th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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Writers Revealed tells the stories of the best-loved writers in English literature, investigating their enduring appeal from the sixteenth century to today through the collections of the National Portrait Gallery and the British Library.

Intimate handwritten manuscripts, letters and notebooks as well as rare first editions of books from the British Library are paired with the National Portrait Gallery’s outstanding collection of author portraits.

From William Shakespeare to Zadie Smith, Writers Revealed features over 70 poets, novelists and academics. Each short profile – which provides insight into the writers’ inspirations, struggles, and working practices – is beautifully illustrated with a portrait and manuscript.

Readers will enjoy in-depth encounters with some of the world’s most famous writers, including James Joyce, Bernardine Evaristo, Virginia Woolf, Bram Stoker, Jane Austen, Benjamin Zephaniah, and Angela Carter, and discover just what it is that makes these individuals so endlessly compelling.

ISBN: 9781855145993

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

288 pages