Lee, Hermione. <br/><br/>
Biography / 
by Hermione Lee. 
 - Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2009. 
 - 144 p. :  ill. ;  18 cm. 
 - Very short introductions .
<br/><br/> Biographies are one of the most popular and best-selling of the literary genres. Why do people like them? What does a biography do and how does it work? This book examines different types of biographies, why certain people and historical events arouse so much interest, and how they are compared with history and fiction. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199533541 (pbk.) :  £7.99 0199533547 (pbk.) :  £7.99 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Biography as a literary form.