James Tait Black Memorial Prizes じぇーむず・ていと・ぶらっく きねんしょう
Edition 28 (1946)
FictionBiographyDrama
Winners
2 peopleA historical novel set in medieval England, following Robert Gandelyn and the people around him as ordinary lives and private destinies are woven together. It balances social hardship with moments of grace and a faint Gothic atmosphere.
A tapestry-like portrait of medieval life.
304 pages
historical fictionmedieval Englandeveryday lifegothic atmosphere
A biography of Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington, that traces both his military career and his public life. It builds a rounded portrait by linking battlefield judgment to politics and the wider historical moment.
Wellington is seen through both his campaigns and his public life.
405 pages
biographymilitary historypolitical historyBritish history