The book doesn't end when you finish writing it. Claire Tomalin bookendfinish Change image and share on social
In 1843, everybody was hungry, unemployed, and conditions were very bad. Claire Tomalin badconditionhungry Change image and share on social
When I wrote about Mary Wollstonecraft, I found that here she was, in the late 18th century, going to work for the 'Analytical Review.' What was the 'Analytical Review?' It was a magazine that dealt with politics and literature. Claire Tomalin 18thanalyticcentury share on social
I fell in love with Shakespeare when I was 12, and I read the whole works. Yes, I was precocious. Claire Tomalin fallloveprecocious Change image and share on social
Most writers can tell stories of how their books failed to be made into films. Claire Tomalin bookfailfilm Change image and share on social
Biographers search for traces, for evidence of activity, for signs of movement, for letters, for diaries, for photographs. Claire Tomalin activitybiographerdiary Change image and share on social
I had forgotten until I looked up old notes that I sold the film rights of my first book, a life of Mary Wollstonecraft: there was a lunch, a contract, a small sum of money, then nothing. Claire Tomalin bookcontractfilm Change image and share on social
I was working at the 'Evening Standard' when I heard that there was a job going as deputy literary editor on the 'New Statesman.' I remember thinking, 'That's perfect.' It was three days a week, and I had children, but I could make that work - so I applied for it and got it. Claire Tomalin applychildday share on social
Dickens was a part of how the whole celebration of Christmas as we know it today emerged during the 19th century. Claire Tomalin 19thcelebrationcentury Change image and share on social
I've behaved badly in my life. I hope I haven't behaved as badly as Dickens! In a way, if you're a woman, you're not in a position to behave as badly, because you don't have the economic power. Claire Tomalin badlybehavedicken Change image and share on social