Creative Lives

Every age has it’s celebrities; personalities that inspire, create and capture the imagination. Memoirs, diaries, biographies and autobiographies are the written record of these personalities, preserving their lives on paper.

Creative Lives is a short list of books on the lives of twenty artists, writers and muses of the twentieth century. The list includes Cecil Beaton, The Marchesa Casati, Nancy Mitford, Patrick Leigh Fermor, and Coco Chanel. As always, there are some old favourites and some new discoveries.

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A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road

A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road

A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road

A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road

A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road

£350.00

The complete trilogy of books recounting Patrick Leigh Fermor's journey on foot across Europe.

Alexis. The Memoirs of the Baron de Rede

Alexis. The Memoirs of the Baron de Rede

Alexis. The Memoirs of the Baron de Rede

Alexis. The Memoirs of the Baron de Rede

£250.00

The memoirs of the stylish society figure, the Baron de Rede.

Brian Howard. Portrait of a Failure

Brian Howard. Portrait of a Failure

Brian Howard. Portrait of a Failure

Brian Howard. Portrait of a Failure

£100.00

'Mad, bad and dangerous to know' - a biography of Brian Howard.

Cecil Beaton's Diaries. The Wandering Years 1922-1939; The Years Between 1939-44; The Happy Years 1944-48; The Strenuous Years 1948-55; The Restless Years 1955-63; The Parting Years 1963-74

Cecil Beaton's Diaries. The Wandering Years 1922-1939; The Years Between 1939-44; The Happy Years 1944-48; The Strenuous Years 1948-55; The Restless Years 1955-63; The Parting Years 1963-74

Cecil Beaton's Diaries. The Wandering Years 1922-1939; The Years Between 1939-44; The Happy Years 1944-48; The Strenuous Years 1948-55; The Restless Years 1955-63; The Parting Years 1963-74

Cecil Beaton's Diaries. The Wandering Years 1922-1939; The Years Between 1939-44; The Happy Years 1944-48; The Strenuous Years 1948-55; The Restless Years 1955-63; The Parting Years 1963-74

Cecil Beaton's Diaries. The Wandering Years 1922-1939; The Years Between 1939-44; The Happy Years 1944-48; The Strenuous Years 1948-55; The Restless Years 1955-63; The Parting Years 1963-74

Cecil Beaton's Diaries. The Wandering Years 1922-1939; The Years Between 1939-44; The Happy Years 1944-48; The Strenuous Years 1948-55; The Restless Years 1955-63; The Parting Years 1963-74

£650.00

A complete set of Cecil Beaton's Diaries.

Oliver Messel. A Biography

Oliver Messel. A Biography

Oliver Messel. A Biography

Oliver Messel. A Biography

£85.00

An illustrated biography of Messel's life, work, theatre designs and interiors.

Serious Pleasures. The Life of Stephen Tennant

Serious Pleasures. The Life of Stephen Tennant

Serious Pleasures. The Life of Stephen Tennant

Serious Pleasures. The Life of Stephen Tennant

£75.00

Philip Hoare's definitive biography of Stephen Tennant.

The Laughter and the Urn. The Life of Rex Whistler

The Laughter and the Urn. The Life of Rex Whistler

The Laughter and the Urn. The Life of Rex Whistler

The Laughter and the Urn. The Life of Rex Whistler

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Laurence Whistler's richly-researched account of the life of his brother Rex.