Sutton Pocket Biographies

Stalin was one of the most ruthless and authoritarian dictators in world history. This concise title presents Lenin's heir from his beginnings for priesthood to General Secretary of the Communist Party.

Winston Churchill is probably still the best-known Prime Minster of Great Britain. Born at Blenheim Palace, he joined the army after Harrow, but in 1899 resigned his commission to report on the Boer War. Elected to Parliament in 1900, he served in both Conservative and Liberal governments, and became Chancellor of the Exechequer under Baldwin, A period in the political wilderness was ended by the declaration of the Second World War and his appointment to the Admiralty; after Chamberlain's resignation in 1940 he led a coalition government. He worked closely with Roosevelt and to a lesser degree with Stalin throughout the war. He lost the election of 1945 but became Prime Minister again from 1951 to 1955. His last years saw a return to writing, including his memoirs of the Second World War.

Known for the imaginary worlds and characters he created in the Barsetshire and Palliser series, Anthony Trollope remains one of the most popular of Victorian novelists. This biography explores his life and literary career, along with his revitalization of postal services in the UK and abroad.

This concise biography unravels Che's life, from his birth in 1928, the child of free-thinking radical Argentinian aristocrats, his development as a revolutionary in Guatemala, the Congo and in Cuba with Fidel Castro, to his untimely execution in Bolivia. Andrew Sinclair provides the reasons for Che's status as the most admired revolutionary of his time, and his enduring popularity.

John Ruskin was one of the greatest Victorian critics of art and society, but he was also preoccupied with politics, economics and education. This pocket-sized biography explores his influence on his own age and ours, examining his work, his relationships and his creative life.