Art, Biography & Autobiography, Fiction, History, Juvenile Nonfiction, Literary Criticism, Performing Arts
| Peter Ackroyd was born in London in 1949. He graduated from Cambridge University and was a Fellow at Yale (1971-1973). A critically acclaimed and versatile writer, Ackroyd began his career while at Yale, publishing two volumes of poetry. He continued writing poetry until he began delving into historical fiction with Th....[more] |