{"product_id":"sidetracks-isbn-9780679757719","title":"Sidetracks","description":"With this collection of short and fascinating biographical pieces\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e the award-winning biographer of Coleridge and Shelley offers a fascinating glimpse into the mysterious art of biography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen researching, Richard Holmes has often become captivated by figures peripheral to his main subject, literary forays that he couldn’t resist. These tales–the forbidden love of John Stuart Mill, the bizarre novel of Oscar Wilde’s tragic grand-uncle, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald’s nightmarish yet cathartic final trip to Paris–are part of what comprises \u003cb\u003eSidetracks\u003c\/b\u003e, a marvelously original that includes letters and travelogues, radio plays, essays, and minature biographies. This book is a rare literary feast and an exploration of the creative processes of one of our most preeminent biographers.\u003cb\u003eI.    A Romantic Premontion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       Introduction\u003cbr\u003e       Thomas Chatteron \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eII.  Lost in France\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Introduction\u003cbr\u003e      Monsieur Nadar\u003cbr\u003e      Gautier in London\u003cbr\u003e      Poor Pierrot\u003cbr\u003e      Inside the Tower\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Five Gothic Shadows\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Introduction\u003cbr\u003e      The Singular Affair of the Reverend Mr Barham\u003cbr\u003e      The Reverend Maturin and Mr Melmoth\u003cbr\u003e      M. R. James and Others\u003cbr\u003e      John Stuart Mill\u003cbr\u003e      Lord Lisle and the Tudor Nixon Tapes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV. A Philosophical Love Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Introduction\u003cbr\u003e      The Feminist and the Philosopher:  A Love Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eV.  Shelley’s Ghost\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Introduction\u003cbr\u003e     Scrope’s Last Throw\u003cbr\u003e     To the Tempest Given\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVI. Escapes to Paris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Introduction\u003cbr\u003e      Scott and Zelda:  One Last Trip\u003cbr\u003e     A Summer with the Novelist\u003cbr\u003e     Letters from Paris\u003cbr\u003e     Voltaire’s Grin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVII.  Homage to the Godfather\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        Introduction\u003cbr\u003e        Boswell’s  Bicentenary\u003cbr\u003e        Boswell Among the Tulips\u003cbr\u003e        Dr. Johnson’s First Cat“Something like unanimous opinion now holds Richard Holmes to be our best living biographer.”–\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“No one explores biography’s metaphysical or for that matter technical aspects better than HolmesÉ. His books read like shouts of joy.”–\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“These pieces undeniably confirm why Holmes has been setting new and challenging standards for how biographers approach their subjects, and they make for glorious reading indeed.”–Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)Richard Holmes lives in England.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303391318245,"sku":"NP9780679757719","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780679757719.jpg?v=1767736603","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/sidetracks-isbn-9780679757719","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}