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007241
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2001.
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64pOchre Spine
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Creative Lives
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Charles Dickens tells his compelling story, from the tribulations of his early childhood and his first job in a blacking factory, to his rise to fame as a writer who captured the spirit of his age in a profound and entertaining way.
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'The novelist of his age'
The mask of childhood
Trials and tribulations
Debt and disaster
Dickens in the wider world
The years of struggle
The solitary abserver
Marriage to Catherine Hogarth
Travels in the USA
The novel years
The death of Charles Dickens
The legacy of Charles Dickens
Timeline
Glossary
Places of interest and further reading
Index
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043113989X Pb.
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| 007682 | 921/DIC | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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000830
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Great Britain, Thames & Hudson, 1987.
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128pCream Spine
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Thames and Hudson - Literary Lives
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The book provides a penetrating and revealing study of the controversial writer amd poet.
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9780500260302 Pb.
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| 004285 | 823.91/LAW | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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025797
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Hyderabad, Caterpillar Wings LLP, 2019.
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157pRed Spine
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A collection of 51 real stories, written by 51 pioneering woman with 51 unique artworks.
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Rani Laxmi Bai - Queen, Warrior
Savitribai Phule - Educationist
Cornelia Sorabji - Lawyer
Sarojini Naidu - Poet, Freedom fighter
Janaki Ammal - Botanist
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay - Pioneer of Art & Craft
Rukmini Devi Arundale - Bharatanatyam Dancer
Mother Teresa - Social worker
Amrita Sher Gil - Artist
Homai Vyarawalla - Photojournalist
Ismat Chughtai - Writer
M.S. Subbulakshmi - Carnatic singer
Indira Gandhi - Prime Minister
Amrita Pritam - Writer
Nanammal - Yoga Granny
Dr V Shanta - Doctor
Lata Mangeshkar - Singer
Devaki Jain - Economist
Ela Bhatt - Lawyer, Activist
Tarla Dalal - Chef
Meenakshi Gurukkal - Kalaripayattu teacher
Lakshmikutty Amma - Herbal healer
Ritu Kumar - Fashion Designer
Aruna Roy - IAS Officer
Usha Uthup - Singer
Kiran Bedi - IPS Officer
Brinda Somaya - Architect
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw - Entrepreneur
Indra Nooyi - Business leader
Naina Lal Kidwai - Investment banker
Mira Nair - Filmmaker
Mira Kulkarni - Ayurveda Aficionado
Chitra Subramaniam - Journalist
Arundhati Roy - Writer
Kalpana Chawla - Astronaut
Tessy Thomas - Scientist
P.T.Usha - Athlete
Vani Kola - Venture Capitalist
Seema Rao - Commando trainer
Radhika Menon - Merchant Navy Captain
Deepa Malik - Paralympic athlete
Irom Chanu Sharmila - Activist
Chhavi Rajawat - Sarpanch
Mithali Raj - Cricketer
Anuradha Pal - Tabla player
Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte - Boxer
Deepika Padukone - Actor
Aditi Mittal - Stand-up comedian
Joyita Mondal - Judge
Avani Chaturvedi - Fighter pilot
ISRO Scientists - Rocket women of India
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9788193926000 Hb.
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| 023521 | 920/RAO | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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025801
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New York, Random House, 2016.
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48pPurple Spine
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Step into Reading (3) - A biography reader
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Recounts the journey from Ted Geisel to Dr. Seuss.
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9780553497601 Pb.
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004644
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Hodder Wayland,
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32pRed Spine
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Read extracts from the most popular classics and discover the answers to the questions you always wanted to ask.
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Louisa May Alcott
Lewis Carroll
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Robert Louis Stevenson
Edith Nesbit
Kenneth Grahame
Rudyard Kipling
Arthur Ransome
J.R.R. Tolkien
C.S. Lewis
E.B. White
Tove Jansson
Other favourite classic writers
Acknowledgements
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0-750-24285-X Hb.
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| 004862 | 809.3/GAM | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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024367
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New York, Timbuktu Labs, 2017.
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212pGreen Spine
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A sequel to Goodnight stories for rebel girls with entirely new collection of one hundred bedtime stories that celebrate extraordinary women across the globe.
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Agatha Christie - Writer
Aisholpan Nurgaiv - Eagle huntress
Alice Ball - Chemist
Andrée Peel - French Resistance fighter
Angela Merke - Chancellor
Anita Garibaldi - Revolutionary
Anne Bonny - Pirate
Audrey Hepburn - Actress
Beatrice Vio - Fencer
Beatrix Potter - Writer and illustrator
Beyoncé - Singer, songwriter, and businesswoman
Billie Jean King - Tennis player
The Black Mambas - Rangers
Boudicca - Queen
Brenda Milner - Neuropsychologist
Buffalo Calf Road Woman - Warrior
Madam C. J. Walker - Businesswoman
Carmen Amaya - Dancer
Celia Cruz - Singer
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Writer
Christina of Sweden - Queen
Clara Rockmore - Musician
Clara Schumann - Pianist and composer
Clemantine Wamariya - Storyteller and activist
Corrie Ten Boom - Watchmaker
Eleanor Roosevelt - Politician
Ellen Degeneres - Comedian and TV host
Florence Chadwick - Swimmer
Gae Aulenti - Architect and designer
Georgia O'Keeffe - Painter
Gerty Cori - Biochemist
Giusi Nicolini - Mayor
Gloria Steinem - Activist
Hedy Lamarr - Actress and inventor
Hortensia - Orator
Isadora Duncan - Dancer
J.K. Rowling - Writer
Jeanne Baret - Housekeeper and explorer
Joan Beauchamp Procter - Zoologist
Johanna Nordblad - Ice diver
Katherine Johnson, Doroty Vaughan, and Mary Jackson - Computer scientists
Katia Krafft - Volcanologist
Khoudia Diop - Model
Lauren Potter - Actress
Leymah Gbowee - Peace activist
Lilian Bland - Aviator
Lorena Ochoa - Golfer
Lowri Morgan - Ultramarathon runner
Luo Dengping - Extreme rock climber
Madam Saqui - Acrobat
Madonna - Singer, songwriter, and businesswoman
Marie Tharp - Geologist
Marina Abramović - Performance artist
Marta Vieira da Silva - Soccer player
Mary Fields - Mail carrier
Mary Kingsley - Explorer
Mary Seacole - Nurse
Mary Shelley - Writer
Maryam Mirzakhani - Mathematician
Mata Hari - Spy
Matilda of Canossa - Feudal ruler
Merrritt Moore - Quantum physicist and ballerina
Molly Kelly, Daisy Kadibill, and Gracie Fields - Freedom Fighters
Nadia Comaneci - Gymnast
Nadia Murad - Human rights activist
Madine Gordimer - Writer and activist
Nefertiti - Queen
Oprah Winfrey - TV host, actress, and businesswoman
Pauline Léon - Revolutionary
Peggy Guggenheim - Art collector
Poorna Malavath - Mountaineer
Qui Jin - Revolutionary
Rachel Carson - Eenvironmentalist
Rigoberta Menchú Tum - Political activist
Rosalind Franklin - Chemist and x-ray crystallographer
Ruby Nell Bridges - Activist
Samantha Cristoforetti - Astronaut
Sappho - Poet
Sara Seager - Astrophysicist
Sarinya Srisakul - Firefighter
Selda Bağcan - Singer and songwriter
Serafina Battaglia - Anti-mafia witness
Shamsia Hassani - Graffiti artist
Simone Veil - Politician
Sky Brown - Skateboarder
Sofia Ionescu - Neurosurgeon
Sojourner Truth - Activist
Sonia Sotomayor - Justice of the Supreme Court
Sophia Loren - Actress
Sophie Scholl - Activist
Steffi Graf - Tennis player
Temple Grandin - Professor of animal sciences
Troop 6000 - Girl Scouts
Valentina Tereshkova - Cosmonaut
Valerie Thomas - Astronomer
Violeta Parra - Composer and musician
Virginia Hall - Spy
Vivian Maier - Photographer
Wisława Szymborska - Poet
Yeonmi Park - Activist
Write your own story
Draw your portrait
Rebels' Hall of Fame
Illustrators
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9780997895827 Hb.
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ID:
001820
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Great Britain, Thames & Hudson, 1999.
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175pBlack Spine
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New Horizons
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Describes how an Oxford mathematician, Charles Dodgson, created the magical characters in his timeless classic, Alice in Wonderland.
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From island man to dreaming spires
Oxford : the life of the mind
Alice in wonderland
A private man and his public life
From Wonderland to the world
Documents
Chronology
Furthur reading
List of illustrations
Index
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0500300755 Pb.
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| 004486 | 921/CAR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
005013
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Great Britain, Carolrhoda Books Inc, 1998.
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24pBrown Spine
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Chris Powling's insightful text bring the slightly strange world of Roald Dahl to life.
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1575052741 Hb.
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| 005227 | 921/DAH | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
002667
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Great Britain, Thames & Hudson, 1987.
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128pCream spine
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Thames and Hudson - Literary Lives
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Describes the life and work of Rudyard Kipling which was imprinted with the huge experience of India's colours and sounds and smells.
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9780500260197 Pb.
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| 004296 | 823.98092/KIP | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
002710
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Great Britain, Thames & Hudson, 1987.
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128pYellow Spine
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Thames and Hudson - Literary Lives
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The book provides an assessment of Fitzgerald's achievement and is illustrated with contemporary photographs of all stages of Fitzgerald's career.
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0500260249 Pb.
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027213
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London, Harper Collins Children's Books, 2013.
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428pBlue Spine
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Discover the true life story of favourite storyteller Michael Morpurgo, in this biography specially edited for children. Also features seven original Morpurgo stories.
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Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble
A fine night, and all's well
Littleton 12-Wickhamstead 0
Didn't we have a lovely time?
A bit of a daredevil
The saga of Ragnar Erikson
A proper family
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9780007531769 Pb.
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ID:
004356
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Great Britain, Scholastic, 2001.
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192pRed Spine
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Dead Famous
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| Summary/Abstract |
You've heard of a few writers such as William Shakespeare and his popular plays, Jane Austen and her love stories and Charles Dickens and his big blockbusters. But have you heard that William Shakespeare got mixed up in a plot against the Queen?, Jane Austen nearly became a Bigg-Wither? and Charles Dickens had his clothes ripped off by his fans?
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0439982294 Pb.
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ID:
009274
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India, Rupa & Co, 2007.
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111pRed Spine
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Eminent Indians
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A representative selection of ten persons who have distinguished themselves in the various genres of literature.
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Toru Dutt
Sarojini Naidu
Mulk Raj Anad
Bhabhani Bhattacharya
R.K. Narayan
Raja Rao
Khushwant Singh
Anita Desai
Salman Rushdie
Shobha De
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9788129112910 Pb.
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| 009654 | 920/AHU | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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