Charles Nicholl

Charles Nicholl (1950-) is an English author specializing in works of history, biography, literary detection, and travel. His biographies (some of which are shown below), often have a travel writing feel to them. Nicholl is an Honorary Professor of English and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. 

The Fruit Palace
Published: 
1985
Pages: 336
Region: South America
Countries: Colombia
BTB Rating: 3 and a half stars
Reviewed: Yes

 

Borderlines: A Journey in Thailand and Burma
Published: 
1988
Pages: 256
Region: South East Asia
Countries: Thailand and Myanmar
BTB Rating: Unread
Reviewed: No

 

The Creature in the Map: A Journey to El Dorado
Published: 
1995
Pages: 400
Region: South America
Countries: Trinidad and Venezuela
BTB Rating: Unread
Reviewed: No

 

Somebody Else: Arthur Rimbaud in Africa 1880-91
Published: 
1997
Pages: 352
Region: Horn of Africa
Countries: Yemen, Somalia and Ethiopia
BTB Rating: Unread
Reviewed: No

 

Leonardo da Vinci: Flights of the Mind
Published: 
2004
Pages: 502
Region: Western Europe
Countries: Italy
BTB Rating: Unread
Reviewed: No

 

The Lodger Shakespeare: His Life on Silver Street
Published: 
2007
Pages: 416
Region: Western Europe
Countries: United Kingdom
BTB Rating: Unread
Reviewed: No