Pearson, Hesketh 1887-1964

Overview

Works:	197 works in 1,189 publications in 6 languages and 28,716 library holdings
Genres:	Biography Criticism, interpretation, etc
Roles:	Author, Editor, Author of introduction
Classifications:	PR5366, 928.2

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Hesketh Pearson

Publications by Hesketh Pearson

Publications by Hesketh Pearson, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Hesketh Pearson

Hesketh Pearson, by himself by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
God's apology : a chronicle of three friends by Richard Ingrams ( Book )
Nothing to repent : the life of Hesketh Pearson by Ian Hunter ( Book )
Thinking it over; the reminiscences of Hesketh Pearson by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
Malcolm Muggeridge Papers by Malcolm Muggeridge ( )

The Edwardian era : a high old time by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
Michael Holroyd on Hesketh Pearson [radio script] by Michael Holroyd ( )
Elmer Gertz papers by Elmer Gertz ( )
J.M. Dent & Sons records by J.M. Dent & Sons ( )
by Elmer Gertz ( )

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Most widely held works by Hesketh Pearson

G.B.S. : a full length portrait by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
21 editions published between 1942 and 1952 in English and held by 1,425 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The man Whistler by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
27 editions published between 1952 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,314 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dickens, his character, comedy, and career by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
26 editions published between 1949 and 1988 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,303 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sir Walter Scott, his life and personality by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
13 editions published between 1954 and 1960 in 3 languages and held by 1,287 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Oscar Wilde, his life and wit by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
22 editions published between 1946 and 1958 in English and Spanish and held by 1,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Johnson and Boswell; the story of their lives by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
36 editions published between 1958 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,189 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dizzy : the life & personality of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
27 editions published between 1951 and 1974 in 3 languages and held by 1,166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Henry of Navarre, the King who dared by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
7 editions published between 1963 and 1976 in English and held by 1,109 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gilbert and Sullivan; a biography by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
54 editions published between 1935 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 984 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A life of Shakespeare. With an anthology of Shakespeare's poetry by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
29 editions published between 1942 and 1987 in English and Undetermined and held by 915 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bernard Shaw : his life and personality by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
100 editions published between 1942 and 2001 in 4 languages and held by 896 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Beerbohm Tree: his life and laughter by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
15 editions published between 1956 and 1988 in English and held by 856 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The life of Oscar Wilde by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
91 editions published between 1946 and 1998 in 5 languages and held by 786 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gilbert, his life and strife by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
19 editions published between 1957 and 1994 in English and Undetermined and held by 779 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The full, intimate life story of the who, with Sir Arthur sullivan, created the operas that have delighted audiences ever since

G.B.S., a postscript by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
21 editions published between 1950 and 1951 in English and Undetermined and held by 776 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lives of the wits by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
12 editions published in 1962 in English and held by 711 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Biographies-in-miniature of 14 representative British wits extending in time from the 17th to the 20th century

The last actor-managers by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
22 editions published between 1950 and 1974 in English and held by 687 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Smith of Smiths : being the life, wit and humour of Sydney Smith by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
42 editions published between 1934 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 682 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Extraordinary people by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
11 editions published in 1965 in English and Undetermined and held by 681 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Character sketches of ten men and one woman the biographer thought interesting for their oddness. Two of the author's short essays are included

Doctor Darwin by Hesketh Pearson ( Book )
15 editions published between 1930 and 1964 in English and Undetermined and held by 642 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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