The Knox Brothers
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Penelope Fitzgerald's biography of her remarkable family.
Penelope Fitzgerald Books
December 17, 1916 – April 28, 2000
Penelope Fitzgerald was an English novelist, poet, essayist, and biographer, celebrated for her keen insight into human nature and masterful storytelling. With an impeccable eye for detail and a dry wit, she captured the complexities of everyday life and the hidden passions of her characters. Her prose, often grounded in real events and individuals, resonates with timeless truth and literary elegance. Fitzgerald left an enduring mark on British literature as a storyteller who could bring history and human lives to vibrant existence with unique sensitivity.
Edward Burne-Jones
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Penelope Fitzgerald, the Booker Prize-winning author of Offshore' and The Blue Flower', turns her attention to the remarkable life of the Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones.
The Afterlife
- 393 pages
- 14 hours of reading
The collection features Penelope Fitzgerald's insightful essays on literature, travel, and her personal experiences, showcasing her unique perspective on renowned authors and their works. Through her introductions to classics like Jane Austen's "Emma" and George Eliot's "Middlemarch," as well as contemporary novels, Fitzgerald examines the enduring impact of writers on readers and the literary world. Additionally, her reviews of late-twentieth-century biographies provide a thoughtful critique of both life and the craft of biography, highlighting lesser-known figures alongside literary giants.
Charlotte Mew
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Penelope Fitzgerald's fascinating portrait of the tragic poet and her life at the heart of the Bloomsbury set.
Penelope Fitzgerald, who died in 2000, emerged late in life as one of the most remarkable English writers of the last century. The three novels in this volume all display her characteristic wit, intellectual breadth and narrative brilliance, applied to the different traditional forms into which she breathed new life. schovat popis
Offshore, Human Voices, The Beginning Of Spring
- 512 pages
- 18 hours of reading
Sixty-one when she published her first novel, Penelope Fitzgerald based many subsequent books on the experiences of a long and varied life. It presents a life unknown to the author through a story of English emigres in pre- Revolutionary Russia and has been described by one critic as the best `Russian' novel of the twentieth century. schovat popis
So I Have Thought of You
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
A fascinating collection of letters from the great English novelist - and prolific correspondent - Penelope Fitzgerald.
The Bookshop, the Gate of Angels, the Blue Flower
Introduction by Frank Kermode
- 512 pages
- 18 hours of reading
Emerging as a significant literary voice later in life, Penelope Fitzgerald published a diverse body of work, including biographies, novels, and short stories. This collection showcases three of her acclaimed novels, highlighting her unique storytelling and character development. Fitzgerald's late start in writing, beginning at age fifty-nine, adds an inspiring dimension to her legacy as one of the most remarkable English writers of the last century.
The Means of Escape
- 176 pages
- 7 hours of reading
A collection of Penelope Fitzgerald's short stories. schovat popis
The Beginning of Spring
- 187 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Fitzgerald's novel of pre-revolutionary Moscow, shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Featuring an introduction by Andrew Miller.
