Frank McLynn

Frank McLynn
Frank McLynn
Born	Francis James McLynn; 29 August 1941 (age 83); United Kingdom
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

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

Books

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

Of No Country: An Anthology of the Works of Sir Richard Burton (1990), London: Scribners

Criticism and reviews

Captain Cook: master of the seas (2011)

Etherington, Norman (September 2011). "History warrior : the world's greatest sea explorer versus the academics". Australian Book Review. 334: 11–12.

Awards and accolades

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]

References

^ "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.

[random-1] "Random House Books". Archived from the original on 23 June 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

[jacobites-2] McLynn, Frank (20 February 1988). The Jacobites. Routledge & Kegan Paul. ISBN 9780415002677 – via Google Books.

[VnZ-3] Frank McLynn, "Villa and Zapata: A History of the Mexican Revolution", Back cover bio, [1]

[4] "Royal Literary Fund". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

[jan-5] "January Magazine". Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

[6] "Midlothian, Our Library". Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

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