Michael Holroyd is one of our leading biographers. He has written the lives of Lytton Strachey, Bernard Shaw and Augustus John, as well as a group biography of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving and their families. He was awarded a knighthood in 2007 for services to literature. He lives in London.

These glancing encounters show biographer Holroyd at his versatile best … He breathes life and intrigue into every subject he alights on … A joyous collection

Michael Holroyd is one of our leading biographers. He has written the lives of Lytton Strachey, Bernard Shaw and Augustus John, as well as a group biography of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving and their families. He was awarded a knighthood in 2007 for services to literature. He lives in London.

These glancing encounters show biographer Holroyd at his versatile best … He breathes life and intrigue into every subject he alights on … A joyous collection

Michael Holroyd is one of our leading biographers. He has written the lives of Lytton Strachey, Bernard Shaw and Augustus John, as well as a group biography of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving and their families. He was awarded a knighthood in 2007 for services to literature. He lives in London.

These glancing encounters show biographer Holroyd at his versatile best … He breathes life and intrigue into every subject he alights on … A joyous collection