Anna Beer
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Anna Beer

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Breaking news - I've turned to crime! Death of an Englishman with its Oxford college setting, long train rides, quaint villages, tantalising cast of suspects, and its satisfyingly tidy conclusion is – at first sight – a traditional murder mystery. But this is cosy crime with a very contemporary edge…. I do hope you enjoy it, but my back catalogue is still ready and waiting for you too! I've written a fair few biographies, some about people you’ll know (John Milton, Sir Walter Ralegh and William Shakespeare) and others less familiar, but rather wonderful nevertheless. I’m particularly proud of my feisty, feminist and accessible accounts of female creatives, including my most influential book, Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music (2016) and, more recently, Eve Bites Back: An Alternative History of English Literature.
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    • Milton

    • Poet, Pamphleteer, and Patriot
    • Written by: Anna Beer
    • Narrated by: Kelly Birch
    • Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 2010-03-16
    • Language: English
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