John Stubbs

John Stubbs was born in 1977 and studied English at Oxford and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge where he completed a doctorate in 2005. Donne: The Reformed Soul was published in 2006 and won the Glen Dimplex Irish Writers' Centre New Writer of the Year and a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for non-fiction. It was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award and longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.

Reprobates The Cavaliers of the English Civil War John Stubbs From disastrous foreign forays to syphilitic poets, from political intriguing to ambitious young playwrights keen to curry favour with the king, John Stubbs brings alive the vibrant cast of characters that were at the centre of the English Civil War. Format: Hardback - Released: 24/02/2011 Lovereading Price: £18.75 - Saving £6.25 (25%)

John Donne : The Reformed Soul John Stubbs Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2006. Costa Book Awards 2006 Judges' comment: "A vivid portrait of John Donne and his world: the religious turmoil, political intrigues, the sex and the violence. A majestic read and everything you want from... Format: Hardback - Released: 03/08/2006 Lovereading Price: £18.75 - Saving £6.25 (25%)