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Award History
| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography | 1993 | Winner |
About the Author
Richard HolmesBritish
Richard Gordon Heath Holmes, born November 5, 1945, in London, is a British author and academic renowned for his biographical studies of Romantic-era figures. Notable works include Shelley: The Pursuit (Somerset Maugham Award, 1974), the two-volume Coleridge biography (Whitbread Book of the Year, 1989; Duff Cooper Prize, 1998), Dr. Johnson and Mr. Read more →
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