Matthew Sturgis
Books by Matthew Sturgis
Oscar: A Life
by Matthew Sturgis
Oscar: A Life by Matthew Sturgis is an authoritative and highly readable biography of the Irish-born playwright and wit Oscar Wilde (the last biography was published 30 years ago). In 2019, Oscar: A Life was shortlisted for the prestigious Wolfson History Prize.
Interviews where books by Matthew Sturgis were recommended
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Oscar: A Life
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Empress: Queen Victoria and India
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Birds in the Ancient World: Winged Words
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Reckonings: Legacies of Nazi Persecution and the Quest for Justice
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Trading in War: London's Maritime World in the Age of Cook and Nelson
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Building Anglo-Saxon England
by John Blair
The Best History Books: the 2019 Wolfson Prize shortlist, recommended by Diarmaid MacCulloch
The Best History Books: the 2019 Wolfson Prize shortlist, recommended by Diarmaid MacCulloch
Every year the Wolfson History Prize sets out to pick the very best history books written in the past year. Historian and Wolfson prize judge, Diarmaid MacCulloch, talks us through the wonderful books that made the 2019 shortlist: history books that are both great reads and serious scholarship.
