Andrew Lycett has a degree in history from Oxford University. After several years as a foreign correspondent, he has been a biographer since the early 1990s. His books include highly praised lives of Ian Fleming, Dylan Thomas, Rudyard Kipling and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Geographical Society. He lives in North London.
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Andrew Lycett: Rudyard Kipling
Paragon of English virtues or racist imperialist? Andrew Lycett (acclaimed biographer of Ian Fleming) has returned to primary sources to tell the intricate story of a misunderstood genius who became …
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Andrew Lycett: Conan Doyle
Ground-breaking biography of the creator of fiction’s best loved detective Though Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s name is recognised the world over, for decades he was overshadowed by his creation, Sherlock …
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Andrew Lycett: Ian Fleming
The definitive biography of author Ian Fleming and the perfect read for anyone enjoying the Sky Atlantic biopic starring Dominic Cooper.Ian Fleming’s life was just as dramatic as that of his fictiona …
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Andrew Lycett: Dylan Thomas
The definitive biography of the poet who was almost as notorious for his ‘rock ‘n’ roll’ lifestyle as his artistic work Dylan Thomas was a romantic and controversial figure; a poet who lived to exces …
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Andrew Lycett: Wilkie Collins: A Life of Sensation
The definitive biography of Wilkie Collins: the Victorian novelist, playwright, author of The Moonstone and The Woman in White, who lived a life of sensation.Wilkie Collins, author of The Moonstone a …
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Andrew Lycett: Dylan Thomas
The renowned literary biographer offers a “thoroughly well-written” chronicle of the legendary Welsh poet’s life that is “rich in anecdote” (The New Yorker). Dyla …
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Rudyard Kipling: Kipling Abroad
Rudyard Kipling is the doyen of travel writers. His genius for evoking the sights, sounds and atmosphere of a place was crystallised in his fiction, in which he introduced Victorian readers to the dr …
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Lycett Andrew Lycett: Conan Doyle’s Wide World
With fascinating extracts from his own writings, this book reveals the captivating travels and adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle – the creator of Sherlock Holmes.Arthur Conan Doyle was not simply the …
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Hugo Charteris: Picnic at Porokorro
On first publication in 1958, The Daily Telegraph’s reviewer said ‘Hugo Charteris’ Europeans are neurotic, frightened, clinging to their fragmented patterns…the sheer intensity of the whole book is …
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Rudyard Kipling: Kipling and the Sea
KIPLING may be best known as a commentator on the British Empire, but he was also a vivid observer and chronicler of the sea – and of ships and all who sailed in them. For him the sea was the glue wh …
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Andrew Lycett: The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes
Questing was Sherlock Holmes’s business. He famously adopted the latest forensic techniques , channelled the Victorian passion for enquiry , kept abreast of the key scientific breakthroughs of …
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Andrew Lycett: Kipling and War
Although Rudyard Kipling never fought, he was one of Britiain’s foremost observers of and commentators on war. Through his writing on the harsh realities of life as a private and accounts of feats of …
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Andrew Lycett: Ian Fleming
We all know who James Bond is, but how many of us know much about his creator, Ian Fleming, a master of espionage and thrillers? In this full-length biography, author Andrew Lycett tells the story of …
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