Results for: Authors beginning with ‘U’
Jenny Uglow
Acclaimed biographer Jenny Uglow's previous subjects have included Thomas Bewick and Elizabeth Gaskell. In The Gambling Man she takes on risk-taking Charles II and the regime changing Restoration - inspired, as she explains, by recent events. More
Jack Underwood
Jack Underwood was born in Norwich in 1984. He graduated from Norwich School of Art and Design in 2005 and is currently studying towards a PhD in Creative Writing at ... More
Stanley Unwin
Sir Stanley Unwin (1884-1968) was one of the most distinguished publishers of the twentieth-century. He founded George Allen and Unwin Ltd in 1914, the day on which the First World ... More
Stephen Unwin
Stephen Unwin is Artistic Director of the Rose Theatre in Kingston.He founded English Touring Theatre in 1993, where his Shakespeare productions include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Macbeth, As You ... More
Nicola Upson
The Cornish landscape and its people, the very real 'golden age' crime writer Josephine Tey, and the theatre world of 1930s Britain all feature prominently in Nicola Upson's two novels, An Expert in Murder and Angel with Two Faces. The author explains how all the elements knit together ... More
Andrew Upton
Andrew Upton is Artistic Director of the Sydney Theatre Company, where his first play, Hanging Man, was staged in 2002, followed by Riflemind in 2007. He has adapted a number ... More
Mark Urban
Mark Urban is the Diplomatic Editor of the BBC's 'Newsnight' and was formerly defence correspondent for the Independent. He has covered many wars and is remembered for live broadcasts under ... More
Alison Uttley