Pearson, Hesketh 1887-1964

Dickens, his character, comedy, and career by Hesketh Pearson( Book )

52 editions published between 1949 and 1988 in 5 languages and held by 1,335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Illustrations and portraits

The man Whistler by Hesketh Pearson( Book )

32 editions published between 1952 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,280 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The American painter, James McNeil Whistler, aroused great controversy. His work also significantly influenced interior decoration. But Whistler was as famous for his biting wit, fights, quarrels and sharp attacks on art critics. Pearson here shows him as his friends saw him and adds fresh insight drawn from meetings with people who knew him

Sir Walter Scott, his life and personality by Hesketh Pearson( Book )

9 editions published in 1954 in English and held by 1,205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dizzy : the life & personality of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield by Hesketh Pearson( Book )

23 editions published between 1951 and 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,153 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS, (21 December 1804 ? 19 April 1881) was a British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure. He served in government in four decades, twice as Prime Minister of Great Britain. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party after the Corn Laws schism of 1846."--Wikipedia

Johnson and Boswell; the story of their lives by Hesketh Pearson( Book )

40 editions published between 1958 and 1987 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,147 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Oscar Wilde, his life and wit by Hesketh Pearson( Book )

18 editions published in 1946 in English and held by 1,147 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

G.B.S. : a full length portrait by Hesketh Pearson( Book )

23 editions published between 1942 and 1946 in English and held by 1,118 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Henry of Navarre, the King who dared by Hesketh Pearson( Book )

8 editions published between 1963 and 1976 in English and held by 1,056 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Henry IV (13 December 1553 ? 14 May 1610), Henri-Quatre (French pronunciation: {7f200b}[̃.i'kat]), was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first French monarch of the House of Bourbon. Baptised a Catholic, he converted to Protestantism along with his mother Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre. He inherited the throne of Navarre in 1572 on the death of his mother. As a Huguenot, Henry was involved in the French Wars of Religion; he barely escaped assassination at the time of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, and he later led Protestant forces against the royal army. As a French Prince of the Blood by reason of his descent from King Louis IX, he ascended the throne of France upon the death of his childless cousin Henry III in 1589. In accepting the throne, he found it prudent to abjure his Calvinist faith. Regardless, his coronation was followed by a four-year war against the Catholic League to establish his legitimacy. One of the most popular French kings, both during and after his reign, Henry showed great care for the welfare of his subjects. As a pragmatic politician, he displayed an unusual religious tolerance for the time. Notably, he enacted the Edict of Nantes in 1598, which guaranteed religious liberties to Protestants, thereby effectively ending the Wars of Religion. He was assassinated by François Ravaillac, a fanatical Catholic."--Wikipedia

Gilbert and Sullivan; a biography by Hesketh Pearson( Book )

64 editions published between 1935 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 978 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The operas of William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan are an institution. Hesketh Pearson’s biography is of the two men who had individual, quite different, personalities – and their equally famous quarrel. Pearson describes their lives rather than criticise their works

A life of Shakespeare. With an anthology of Shakespeare's poetry by Hesketh Pearson( Book )

30 editions published between 1942 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 889 WorldCat member libraries worldwide