Author: PEARSON, HESKETH
Title: Dickens. His Character, Comedy & Career
Description: New York: Harper & Brothers, N.D.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Light wear & browning to front & back free endpapers & pastedowns, with small pencil marks. Bookseller label on back pastedown. Light wear to spine, covers & corners. Spine & gilt lettering faded (see picture). ; With plates. Light wear & browning to front & back free endpapers & pastedowns, with small pencil marks. Bookseller label on back pastedown. Light wear to spine, covers & corners. Spine & gilt lettering faded (see picture). ; 21.4 x 15 x 3 cms; 361 pages; Edward Hesketh Gibbons Pearson (20 February 1887 – 9 April 1964) was an English actor, theatre director, and biographer renowned for his engaging and popular life stories of prominent literary and artistic figures. Born in Hawford, Worcestershire, Pearson was the son of Thomas Henry Gibbons Pearson, a farmer, and Amy Mary Constance Biggs. He attended Bedford Grammar School but left formal education early to explore various professions and travel extensively across North and South America. In 1911, his passion for Shakespeare and theatre led him to join Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree's company, marking the beginning of his acting career. Pearson's acting career was interrupted by World War I, during which he served with distinction in the Army Service Corps in the Middle East, earning the Military Cross. After the war, he returned to the stage but gradually transitioned to writing. His first book, Modern Men and Mummers (1921) , featured biographical sketches of contemporary theatre personalities. Achieving significant success as a biographer, Pearson authored numerous works that brought literary and historical figures to life for a broad audience. Notable biographies include Doctor Darwin (1930) , The Smith of Smiths (1934) about Sydney Smith, Gilbert and Sullivan (1935) , A Life of Shakespeare (1942) , Conan Doyle: His Life and Art (1943) , The Life of Oscar Wilde (1946) , and The Man Whistler (1952). Pearson's writing style was characterized by its readability and wit, making complex personalities accessible to the general public. His biographies often combined thorough research with engaging narrative, contributing to his reputation as one of Britain's leading biographers of his time. In his personal life, Pearson married actress Gladys Rosalind Bardili in 1912, with whom he had a son, Henry Car Hesketh Pearson, who tragically died in 1939 during the Spanish Civil War. After Gladys's death in 1951, he married Dorothy Joyce Ryder later that year. Pearson passed away on 9 April 1964 in London, leaving behind a legacy of biographical works that continue to be appreciated for their insight and literary quality.. Good+ .
Keywords: Biography Criticism
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Title: Dickens. His Character, Comedy & Career
Description: New York: Harper & Brothers, N.D.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Light wear & browning to front & back free endpapers & pastedowns, with small pencil marks. Bookseller label on back pastedown. Light wear to spine, covers & corners. Spine & gilt lettering faded (see picture). ; With plates. Light wear & browning to front & back free endpapers & pastedowns, with small pencil marks. Bookseller label on back pastedown. Light wear to spine, covers & corners. Spine & gilt lettering faded (see picture). ; 21.4 x 15 x 3 cms; 361 pages; Edward Hesketh Gibbons Pearson (20 February 1887 – 9 April 1964) was an English actor, theatre director, and biographer renowned for his engaging and popular life stories of prominent literary and artistic figures. Born in Hawford, Worcestershire, Pearson was the son of Thomas Henry Gibbons Pearson, a farmer, and Amy Mary Constance Biggs. He attended Bedford Grammar School but left formal education early to explore various professions and travel extensively across North and South America. In 1911, his passion for Shakespeare and theatre led him to join Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree's company, marking the beginning of his acting career. Pearson's acting career was interrupted by World War I, during which he served with distinction in the Army Service Corps in the Middle East, earning the Military Cross. After the war, he returned to the stage but gradually transitioned to writing. His first book, Modern Men and Mummers (1921) , featured biographical sketches of contemporary theatre personalities. Achieving significant success as a biographer, Pearson authored numerous works that brought literary and historical figures to life for a broad audience. Notable biographies include Doctor Darwin (1930) , The Smith of Smiths (1934) about Sydney Smith, Gilbert and Sullivan (1935) , A Life of Shakespeare (1942) , Conan Doyle: His Life and Art (1943) , The Life of Oscar Wilde (1946) , and The Man Whistler (1952). Pearson's writing style was characterized by its readability and wit, making complex personalities accessible to the general public. His biographies often combined thorough research with engaging narrative, contributing to his reputation as one of Britain's leading biographers of his time. In his personal life, Pearson married actress Gladys Rosalind Bardili in 1912, with whom he had a son, Henry Car Hesketh Pearson, who tragically died in 1939 during the Spanish Civil War. After Gladys's death in 1951, he married Dorothy Joyce Ryder later that year. Pearson passed away on 9 April 1964 in London, leaving behind a legacy of biographical works that continue to be appreciated for their insight and literary quality.. Good+ .
Keywords: Biography Criticism
Price: GBP 22.00 = appr. US$ 31.42 Seller: Literary Cat Books
- Book number: 62888
- Book number: 62888
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