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The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit
Author of The Railway Children
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Fitzsimons's eye-opening biography brings new light to the life and works of famed literary icon E. Nesbit, in whom pragmatism and idealism, tradition and modernity worked side-by-side to create a remarkable writer and woman.
The definitive biography of E. Nesbit, a fascinating, contradictory and remarkable literary legend
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The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit by Eleanor Fitzsimons is a Sunday Times Best Book of the Year and the winner of the Rubery Book Award 2020 for Non-Fiction.
Edith Nesbit is considered the inventor of the children's adventure story. Her brilliant children's books influenced bestselling authors including C.S. Lewis, P. L. Travers, J.K. Rowling, and Jacqueline Wilson, among others. But who was the person behind the much-loved classics The Railway Children and Five Children and It? Her once-happy childhood was overshadowed by the chronic illness and early death of her sister. In adulthood, she found herself in the midst of a love triangle involving her husband and her close friend, raising their children as her own.
Despite these challenging circumstances, Nesbit was playful, contradictory, and creative. She hosted legendary parties at her idiosyncratic Well Hall home and was described by George Bernard Shawβone of several loversβas 'audaciously unconventional'. She was also an outspoken Marxist and a founding member of the Fabian Society. Through Nesbit's letters and comprehensive archival research, Eleanor Fitzsimons reveals her as a prolific activist and writer on socialism. Nesbit fought against inequity, social injustice, and state-sponsored oppression, incorporating her avant-garde ideas into her writing and influencing a generation of childrenβan aspect of her legacy examined here for the first time.
Eleanor Fitzsimons, acclaimed biographer and prize-winning author of Wilde's Women, has written the most authoritative biography of Edith Nesbit in over three decades. She illuminates the extraordinary life story of this iconic figure, crafting a portrait of a woman where pragmatism and idealism combined to shape a unique mind and literary talent.
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The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit by Eleanor Fitzsimons is praised for its meticulous research, providing deep insights into the intriguing life of the famous children's author E. Nesbit. The biography is described as a compelling and readable portrait filled with vibrant details about her unconventional lifestyle and the era she lived in. Critics highlight the book's ability to bring new recognition to Nesbit's impact, celebrating her as both a pioneering author and fascinating individual.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780715652022
Publisher: Duckworth Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 October 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Duckworth
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Eleanor FitzsimonsΒ is a researcher, writer, journalist and broadcaster specialising in historical and current feminist issues. Her work has been published in a range of newspapers and journals including theΒ Sunday Times, theΒ GuardianΒ and theΒ Irish TimesΒ and she is a regular radio and television contributor. Her first book Wilde's WomenΒ (Duckworth 2015) was widely and positively reviewed and won several prizes for excellence. Her latest biography The Life and Loves of E. NesbitΒ (Duckworth 2018) was also published to critical acclaim.
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