Frank McLynn
Frank McLynn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Francis James McLynn 29 August 1941 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Author |
Francis James McLynn FRHistS FRGS (born 29 August 1941), known as Frank McLynn, is a British author, biographer, historian and journalist.
He is known for biographies of Napoleon, Robert Louis Stevenson, Carl Jung, Richard Francis Burton and Henry Morton Stanley.
Early life and education
[edit]McLynn was educated at Wadham College, Oxford[1] and the University of London.[2] He was Alistair Horne Research Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford (1987–88) and was visiting professor in the Department of Literature at the University of Strathclyde (1996–2001)[3] and professorial fellow at Goldsmiths College London (2000–2002)[4] before becoming a full-time writer.
Bibliography
[edit]Books
[edit]- France and the Jacobite Rising of 1745 (1981), Edinburgh University Press
- The Jacobite Army in England, 1745–46 (1983), John Donald Publishers Ltd
- The Jacobites (1985), Routledge & Kegan Paul
- Invasion: From the Armada to Hitler (1987), Routledge
- Charles Edward Stuart: A Tragedy in Many Acts (1988) Routledge; Reissued (2020) by Sharpe Books ISBN 979-8646825446.
- Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England (1989), Routledge
- Stanley: The Making of an African Explorer, 1841–1877 (1990), Scarborough House Publishers
- From the Sierras to the Pampas: Richard Burton's Travels in the Americas, 1860–69 (1991), Trafalgar Square
- Stanley: Sorcerer's Apprentice (1992), Oxford University Press
- Snow upon the Desert: The Life of Sir Richard Burton (1993), John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Hearts of Darkness: The European Exploration of Africa (1993), Carroll & Graf Pub
- Famous Letters: Messages & Thoughts That Shaped Our World (1993), Reader's Digest Association
- Fitzroy MacLean (1993), John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Robert Louis Stevenson: A Biography (1994), Random House
- Famous Trials: Cases That Made History (1995), Reader's Digest
- Napoleon: A Biography (1997), Arcade Publishing
- Carl Gustav Jung: A Biography (1997), Thomas Dunne Books
- 1066: The Year of the Three Battles (1998), Jonathan Cape, Reissued by Pimlico, ISBN 9780712666725
- Villa and Zapata: A History of the Mexican Revolution (2000), Basic Books
- Wagons West: The Epic Story of America's Overland Trails (2002), Grove Press
- 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World (2005), Atlantic Monthly Press, ISBN 9780871138811
- Lionheart and Lackland: King Richard, King John and the Wars of Conquest (2006), Jonathan Cape
- Published in the US as Richard and John: Kings at War (2007), Da Capo Press
- Marcus Aurelius: Warrior, Philosopher, Emperor (2009), Bodley Head, ISBN 9780306819162
- Heroes and Villains: Inside the Minds of the Greatest Warriors in History (2009), Pegasus
- The Burma Campaign: Disaster Into Triumph 1942–45 (2010), Bodley Head, Issued by Yale University Press in 2011, ISBN 9780300187441
- Captain Cook: Master of the Seas (2011), Yale University Press, ISBN 9780300114218
- The Road Not Taken: How Britain Narrowly Missed a Revolution, 1381–1926 (2012), Random House
- Genghis Khan: The Man Who Conquered the World (2015), Bodley Head, ISBN 9780224072908
As editor
[edit]Criticism and reviews
[edit]Captain Cook: master of the seas (2011)
[edit]- Etherington, Norman (September 2011). "History warrior : the world's greatest sea explorer versus the academics". Australian Book Review. 334: 11–12.
Awards and accolades
[edit]- Cheltenham Prize for Literature (1985; for The Jacobite Army in England)[5]
- Shortlisted, McVitie's Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year (1989, for Charles Edward Stuart)[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Random House Books". Archived from the original on 23 June 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ McLynn, Frank (20 February 1988). The Jacobites. Routledge & Kegan Paul. ISBN 9780415002677 – via Google Books.
- ^ Frank McLynn, "Villa and Zapata: A History of the Mexican Revolution", Back cover bio, [1]
- ^ "Royal Literary Fund". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "January Magazine". Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Midlothian, Our Library". Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
Categories:
- 1941 births
- Academics of the University of Strathclyde
- Alumni of the University of London
- Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford
- British biographers
- British male journalists
- British military historians
- Fellows of St Antony's College, Oxford
- Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
- Fellows of the Royal Historical Society
- Living people
- British male biographers