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Going Solo

Roald Dahl

As a young man working in East Africa for the Shell Company, Roald Dahl recounts his adventures living in the jungle and later flying a fighter plane in World War II.

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J.k. Rowling

Connie Ann Kirk

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Mary Wollstonecraft

Miriam Brody

Describes the life of Mary Wollstonecraft, the first great English feminist, founder of a school in London, and author of the first great argument for the education of women.

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Wollstonecraft

J. R. R. Tolkien

Daniel Grotta

Presents a biography of J.R.R. Tolkien, one of the twentieth century's most noted writers and author of "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings.".

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TOLKIEN

William Shakespeare

Jennifer Fandel

An introduction to the life of William Shakespeare accompanies a selection of his sonnets and excerpts from his plays.

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Shakespeare

Peter Chrisp

Presents the life and work of the English playwright William Shakespeare and provides information about the theater of sixteenth-century London.

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Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Thomas Thrasher

Discusses the early life, London years, work, influence, and importance of William Shakespeare.

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SHAKESPEARE

William Shakespeare & the Globe

Aliki

Tells the story of the well-known playwright, William Shakespeare, and of the famous Globe Theatre in which many of his works were performed.

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Bard of Avon

Diane Stanley

A brief biography of the world's most famous playwright, using only historically correct information.

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SHAKESPEARE

Speaking for Ourselves

Eighty-seven well-known American and English authors describe their life and work.

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