The acknowledged master of the all-encompassing single volume of history demonstrates the profound impact the Elizabethan age has had on contemporary Britain
A. N. Wilson was born in 1950 and educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is an award-winning biographer and a celebrated novelist, winning prizes for much of his work. He lives in North London.
With The Elizabethans, AN Wilson returns to his winning
formula.
*Evening Standard*
The England Wilson describes is one of perennial fascination to
readers of both history and fiction ... for those who are content
to revisit some well-known scenes, and encounter some surprises,
there is much to treasure.
*Financial Times*
There is no doubt about the overall power of the pictures he draws.
Particularly when he is considering the great literary figures -
Sidney, Spencer, Marlowe, Shakespeare - there is genuine excitement
and empathy.
*Literary Review*
Hot on the heels of The Victorians ... His witty conversational
style and eye for period detail bring the brilliance and spectacle
of the Elizabethan age vividly to life.
*Sunday Express*
a compulsive read.
*Country Life*
With The Elizabethans, AN Wilson returns to his winning
formula. * Evening Standard *
The England Wilson describes is one of perennial fascination to
readers of both history and fiction ... for those who are content
to revisit some well-known scenes, and encounter some surprises,
there is much to treasure. * Financial Times *
There is no doubt about the overall power of the pictures he draws.
Particularly when he is considering the great literary figures -
Sidney, Spencer, Marlowe, Shakespeare - there is genuine excitement
and empathy. * Literary Review *
Hot on the heels of The Victorians ... His witty
conversational style and eye for period detail bring the brilliance
and spectacle of the Elizabethan age vividly to life. * Sunday
Express *
a compulsive read. * Country Life *
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