A Dialogue With the Facts: On Writing Literary Biography in a Post-Truth Age

A Dialogue With the Facts: On Writing Literary Biography in a Post-Truth Age

Fiona Sampson Explores the Ways We Can Blend Reality With Fictionalization

By Fiona Sampson | July 20, 2026

When George Sand Hit the Town in Men’s Clothes

When George Sand Hit the Town in Men’s Clothes

Fiona Sampson on the Pseudonymous Writer’s Breaking of Binaries and Boundaries

By Fiona Sampson | June 22, 2026

The Uncertain Literary Afterlife of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The Uncertain Literary Afterlife of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Fiona Sampson on the Vicissitudes of the Male Viewpoint

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The Treacherous Start to Mary and Percy Shelley's Marriage

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Anxious, Impatient, and Seasick While Sailing Through a Storm

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