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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

Manufacturer: Universe
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0789313707
Release Date: 2006-03-07
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
Life of Thomas More, The
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  • Sir Thomas More
  • Intimate Encounter with a Larger-Than-Life Historical Figure
  • Fantastic, but non-intellectuals beware!
  • A Character Study
  • The best contempory text on the life of St. Thomas More!
Life of Thomas More, The
Peter Ackroyd
Manufacturer: Nan A. Talese
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0385477090
Release Date: 1998-10-20
Life of Thomas More, The
Blake
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Blake
Peter Ackroyd
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0345376110
Release Date: 1997-07-14
Blake
London: The Biography
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London: The Biography
Peter Ackroyd
Manufacturer: Anchor
ProductGroup: Book
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London: The Biography
William Blake
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William Blake
Robin Hamlyn , Michael Phillips , Peter Ackroyd , and Marilyn Butler
Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams
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Binding: Hardcover

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Shakespeare: The Biography
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Shakespeare: The Biography
Peter Ackroyd
Manufacturer: Anchor
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ASIN: 140007598X
Release Date: 2006-11-14
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The Sign of Four (Penguin Classics)
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Arthur Conan Doyle
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T.S. Eliot: A Life
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    T.S. Eliot: A Life
    Peter Ackroyd
    Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster (Paper)
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 0671605720
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    The Clerkenwell Tales
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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    The Clerkenwell Tales
    Peter Ackroyd
    Manufacturer: Anchor
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    ASIN: 1400075955
    Release Date: 2005-11-08
    The Clerkenwell Tales
    Hawksmoor
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    Hawksmoor
    Peter Ackroyd
    Manufacturer: Harpercollins
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