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'''Ann Wroe''' is an [[England|English]] author and columnist who has been the Obituaries editor of ''[[The Economist]]'' since 2003.<ref name="Economist bio">{{cite web |title=Ann Wroe |url=http://mediadirectory.economist.com/people/ann-wroe/ |website=The Economist |accessdate=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="BBC article 2013">{{cite news |last1=Vennard |first1=Martin |title=How to write the perfect obituary |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22018823 |accessdate=27 March 2019 |publisher=BBC World Service |date=7 April 2013}}</ref>
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'''Ann Wroe''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature|FRSL]] is an English author and columnist who has been the obituaries editor of ''[[The Economist]]'' since 2003.<ref name="Economist bio">{{cite news |title=Ann Wroe |url=http://mediadirectory.economist.com/people/ann-wroe/ |newspaper=The Economist |access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="BBC article 2013">{{cite news |last1=Vennard |first1=Martin |title=How to write the perfect obituary |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22018823 |access-date=27 March 2019 |publisher=BBC World Service |date=7 April 2013}}</ref>


== Early career ==
== Education and career ==
Wroe received a PhD in Medieval Literature from [[Oxford University]] in 1975.<ref name="Enyclopedia.com">{{cite web |title=Wroe, Ann (Contemporary Authors) |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/wroe-ann |website=Encyclopedia.com |accessdate=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="Scotsman">{{cite web |title=Ann Wroe |url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/books/ann-wroe-1-1383723 |website=The Scotsman |accessdate=27 March 2019 |date=March 3, 2003}}</ref> After completing her education, she worked at the BBC World Service covering French and Italian news.<ref name="Camden New Journal 07">{{cite news |last1=Plowright |first1=Piers |title=A passion for human chaos |url=http://www.thecnj.com/review/071207/feat071207_03.html |accessdate=27 March 2019 |publisher=Camden New Journal |date=July 12, 2007}}</ref>
After taking a first-class degree in History, Wroe received a doctorate in medieval history from the [[University of Oxford]] in 1975.<ref name="Enyclopedia.com">{{cite web |title=Wroe, Ann (Contemporary Authors) |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/wroe-ann |website=Encyclopedia.com |access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="Scotsman">{{cite web |title=Ann Wroe |url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/books/ann-wroe-1-1383723 |website=The Scotsman |access-date=27 March 2019 |date=23 March 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327195957/https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/books/ann-wroe-1-1383723 |archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ann Wroe |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/33820/ann-wroe# |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ann Wroe |url=https://mediadirectory.economist.com/people/ann-wroe/ |newspaper=The Economist |access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref> After completing her university education, she worked at the [[BBC World Service]] covering French and Italian news.<ref name="Camden New Journal 07">{{cite news |last1=Plowright |first1=Piers |title=A passion for human chaos |url=http://www.thecnj.com/review/071207/feat071207_03.html |access-date=27 March 2019 |newspaper=[[Camden New Journal]] |date=12 July 2007}}</ref>


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Wroe began working at ''The Economist'', the weekly newspaper, in 1976. In her tenure she has held the position of Books and Arts editor, from 1988 to 1992, and US Editor, from 1992 to 2000.<ref name="Economist bio" /> Since 2003, Wroe has been the Obituaries editor at ''The Economist'', which typically publishes one obituary in each print issue. Obituaries Wroe has written include subjects [[Hunter S. Thompson]], [[Arthur Miller]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Paul Newman]], and [[Osama bin Laden]].<ref name="NPR obits">{{cite news |title=Obit Writing: Getting to the Heart of Things |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17821504 |access-date=30 March 2019 |agency=NPR |date= 4 January 2008 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Al Jazeera">{{cite news |last1=Mitchell |first1=Charlotte |title=Capturing the essence: The art of the obituary |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/10/capturing-essence-art-obituary-171011054452237.html |access-date=30 March 2019 |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=11 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="Economist art of writing">{{cite news |last1=Coletta |first1=Amanda |title=The art of writing an obituary |url=https://medium.economist.com/the-art-of-writing-an-obituary-e64a546222f |access-date=30 March 2019 |newspaper=The Economist |publisher=Medium |date=5 June 2017}}</ref> Wroe also writes a column in ''The Economist''{{'s}} bi-monthly cultural magazine ''[[1843 (magazine)|1843]]'' and has edited ''The Economist''{{'s}} [[style guide]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wroe |first1=Ann |title=Why keeping The Economist's style guide up to date is a battle |url=https://medium.economist.com/why-keeping-the-economists-style-guide-up-to-date-is-a-battle-ff5f72c21de2 |newspaper=The Economist |access-date=27 March 2019 |date=1 June 2018}}</ref>
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== Work at ''The Economist '' ==
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Wroe began working at ''The Economist'', the weekly news magazine, in 1976. In her tenure she has held the position of Books and Arts editor, from 1988 to 1992, and US Editor, from 1992 to 2000.<ref name="Economist bio" /> Since 2003, Wroe has been the Obituaries editor at ''The Economist'', which typically publishes one obituary in each print issue. She also writes a column in ''The Economist's'' bi-monthly cultural magazine ''[[1843 (magazine)|1843]]'' and has edited ''The Economist's'' [[style guide]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wroe |first1=Ann |title=Why keeping The Economist’s style guide up to date is a battle |url=https://medium.economist.com/why-keeping-the-economists-style-guide-up-to-date-is-a-battle-ff5f72c21de2 |website=The Economist |accessdate=27 March 2019 |date=1 June 2018}}</ref>


A collection of obituaries written by Wroe and previous Obituaries editor [[Keith Colquhoun]] was published in 2008.
A collection of obituaries written by Wroe and previous Obituaries editor [[Keith Colquhoun]] was published in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Howard |first1=Michael |title=The power of the evasive word |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/2008/11/the-power-of-the-evasive-word/ |access-date=31 March 2019 |work=The Spectator |date=26 November 2008}}</ref>


== Other writing ==
== Other writing ==
Wroe has published several non-fiction books including biographies of [[Pontius Pilate]], [[Percy Shelley]], and [[Perkin Warbeck]]. Her biography of Pilate was shortlisted for the 1999 [[Samuel Johnson Prize]].<ref name="Ballie Gifford">{{cite web |title=Pilate: The Biography of an Invented Man {{!}} The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction |url=https://thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk/books/pilate-biography-invented-man-by |website=The Baillie Gifford Prize |accessdate=27 March 2019}}</ref> Her 2011 book on the subject of the mythological figure of [[Orpheus]] won the London Hellenic Prize (then called the Criticos Prize).<ref name="Hellenic Prize">{{cite web |title=The 2011 Prize |url=http://londonhellenicprize.eu/past-winners-2/the-2011-prize/ |website=London Hellenic Prize |accessdate=27 March 2019}}</ref> In 2016 her book ''Six Facets of Light'', a collection of meditations on light as well as the observations of other writers and thinkers, was named a ''[[The Spectator|Spectator]]'' Book of the Year.<ref name="The Spectator Best of 2016">{{cite news |title=The best and worst books of 2016, chosen by some of our regular contributors |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/11/the-best-and-worst-books-of-2016-chosen-by-some-of-our-regular-contributors/ |accessdate=27 March 2019 |work=The Spectator |date=12 November 2016}}</ref> Wroe has also written book reviews for ''[[The Telegraph]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wroe |first1=Ann |title=Born into a world of ghosts |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3606668/Born-into-a-world-of-ghosts.html |accessdate=27 March 2019 |publisher=The Telegraph |date=17 November 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wroe |first1=Ann |title=Quite contrary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/religionbookreviews/3571026/Quite-contrary.html |accessdate=27 March 2019 |publisher=The Telegraph |date=22 December 2001}}</ref>
Wroe has published several non-fiction books including biographies of [[Pontius Pilate]], [[Percy Shelley]], and [[Perkin Warbeck]]. Her biography of Pilate was shortlisted for the 1999 [[Samuel Johnson Prize]].<ref name="Ballie Gifford">{{cite web |title=Pilate: The Biography of an Invented Man {{!}} The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction |url=https://thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk/books/pilate-biography-invented-man-by |website=The Baillie Gifford Prize |access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> Her 2011 book on the subject of the mythological figure of [[Orpheus]], entitled ''Orpheus: The Song of Life'', won the London Hellenic Prize (then called the Criticos Prize),<ref name="Hellenic Prize">{{cite web |title=The 2011 Prize |url=http://londonhellenicprize.eu/past-winners-2/the-2011-prize/ |website=London Hellenic Prize |access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> and was described by [[John Banville]] as "a book of wonders, learned, playful and passionate."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jul/29/orpheus-ann-wroe-john-banville-review|title=Orpheus: The Song of Life by Ann Wroe – review|first=John|last=Banville|newspaper=The Guardian|date=29 July 2011}}</ref> In 2016, her book ''Six Facets of Light'', a collection of meditations on light as well as the observations of other writers and thinkers, was named a ''[[The Spectator|Spectator]]'' Book of the Year.<ref name="The Spectator Best of 2016">{{cite news |title=The best and worst books of 2016, chosen by some of our regular contributors |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/11/the-best-and-worst-books-of-2016-chosen-by-some-of-our-regular-contributors/ |access-date=27 March 2019 |work=The Spectator |date=12 November 2016}}</ref> Wroe has also written book reviews for ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wroe |first1=Ann |title=Born into a world of ghosts |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3606668/Born-into-a-world-of-ghosts.html |access-date=27 March 2019 |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=17 November 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wroe |first1=Ann |title=Quite contrary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/religionbookreviews/3571026/Quite-contrary.html |access-date=27 March 2019 |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=22 December 2001}}</ref> English author [[Hilary Mantel]] described Wroe as one of the "most underrated" contemporary writers.<ref name="TLS Mantel interview">{{cite news |title=The TLS Interview: Twenty Questions with Hilary Mantel |url=https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/with-hilary-mantel/ |access-date=30 March 2019 |work=The Times Literary Supplement |date=30 September 2016}}</ref>


Wroe became a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Society of Literature » Ann Wroe |url=https://rsliterature.org/fellow/ann-wroe-4/ |website=The Royal Society of Literature |accessdate=27 March 2019}}</ref> She is also a Fellow of the [[Royal Historical Society]].<ref name="Economist bio" />
Wroe became a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Society of Literature » Ann Wroe |url=https://rsliterature.org/fellow/ann-wroe-4/ |website=The Royal Society of Literature |access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> She is also a Fellow of the [[Royal Historical Society]].<ref name="Economist bio" />


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
*''Lives, Lies, and the Iran-Contra Affair'', I.B. Tauris (New York, NY), 1991
*''Lives, Lies, and the Iran-Contra Affair'', I.B. Tauris (New York, NY), 1991<ref>{{cite web |title=Lives, Lies and the Iran-Contra Affair |url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/lives-lies-and-the-iran-contra-affair-9781850433330/ |website=Bloomsbury |access-date=31 March 2019}}</ref>
*''A Fool and His Money: Life in a Partitioned Town in Fourteenth-Century France'', Hill & Wang (New York, NY), 1995
*''A Fool and His Money: Life in a Partitioned Town in Fourteenth-Century France'', Hill & Wang (New York, NY), 1995<ref name="Kirkus fool review">{{cite news |title=A Fool and His Money by Ann Wroe |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ann-wroe/a-fool-and-his-money/ |access-date=31 March 2019 |work=Kirkus Reviews |date=September 15, 1995 |language=en}}</ref>
*''Pilate: The Biography of an Invented Man'', Vintage (London, England), 2000, also published as ''Pontius Pilate'', Modern Library (New York, NY), 2000
*''Pilate: The Biography of an Invented Man'', Vintage (London, England), 2000, also published as ''Pontius Pilate'', Modern Library (New York, NY), 2000.<ref name="Enyclopedia.com" />
*''Perkin: A Story of Deception'', Jonathan Cape (London, England), 2003, also published as ''The Perfect Prince: The Mystery of Perkin Warbeck and His Quest for the Throne of England'', Random House (New York, NY), 2003
*''Perkin: A Story of Deception'', Jonathan Cape (London, England), 2003, also published as ''The Perfect Prince: The Mystery of Perkin Warbeck and His Quest for the Throne of England'', Random House (New York, NY), 2003<ref>{{cite news |title=Books by Economist writers in 2004: Write books |url=https://www.economist.com/taxonomy/term/43/17413975?page=1 |newspaper=The Economist |access-date=31 March 2019 |language=en |date=November 25, 2004}}</ref>
*''Being Shelley: The Poet's Search for Himself'', Pantheon Books (New York, NY), 2007<ref name="New Yorker Shelley review">{{cite news |last1=Kirsch |first1=Adam |title=Avenging Angel: Inside Shelley’s Manichaean mind |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/08/27/avenging-angel |accessdate=30 March 2019 |publisher=The New Yorker |date=20 August 2007 |language=en}}</ref>
*''Being Shelley: The Poet's Search for Himself'', Pantheon Books (New York, NY), 2007<ref name="New Yorker Shelley review">{{cite magazine |last1=Kirsch |first1=Adam |title=Avenging Angel: Inside Shelley's Manichaean mind |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/08/27/avenging-angel |access-date=30 March 2019 |magazine=The New Yorker |date=20 August 2007 |language=en}}</ref>
*''The Economist Book of Obituaries'' (co-author with Keith Colquhoun), Profile (UK), 2008
*''The Economist Book of Obituaries'' (co-author with Keith Colquhoun), Profile (UK), 2008<ref>{{cite book |last1=Colqhoun |first1=Keith |last2=Wroe |first2=Ann |title=The Economist Book of Obituaries |date=2008 |publisher=Profile Books Limited |isbn=9781846681073 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=so-cswEACAAJ |language=en}}</ref>
*''Orpheus: The Song of Life'', Jonathan Cape (London), 2011
*"Resolutions, Destinations: ''Shelley's Last Year''" (book chapter) in ''The Oxford Handbook of Percy Bysshe Shelley'', eds. Michael O'Neill and Anthony Howe, Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013
*''Six Facets of Life'', Jonathan Cape (London, England), 2016<ref name="Guardian review six facets">{{cite web |last1=Hughes |first1=Kathryn |title=Six Facets of Light by Ann Wroe review – a mesmerising hybrid of biography, memoir and nature writing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/16/six-facets-of-light-ann-wroe-review |website=The Guardian |accessdate=27 March 2019 |date=16 April 2016}}</ref>
*"Resolutions, Destinations: ''Shelley's Last Year''" (book chapter) in ''The Oxford Handbook of Percy Bysshe Shelley'', eds. Michael O'Neill and Anthony Howe, Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013<ref name="Oxford Handbook PBS">{{cite book |last1=Callaghan |first1=Madeleine |title=The Oxford Handbook of Percy Bysshe Shelley |date=2013 |publisher=OUP Oxford |isbn=9780199558360 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XzlEvzmNeSEC |access-date=31 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
*''Francis, A Life in Songs'', Jonathan Cape (London, England), 2018<ref name="FT review">{{cite news |last1=Maltby |first1=Kate |title=Francis by Ann Wroe — the rhythms of the saint |url=https://www.ft.com/content/471b6eea-f7bc-11e8-a154-2b65ddf314e9 |accessdate=27 March 2019 |publisher=Financial Times |date=December 7, 2018}}</ref>
*''Six Facets of Light'', Jonathan Cape (London, England), 2016<ref name="Guardian review six facets">{{cite web |last1=Hughes |first1=Kathryn |title=Six Facets of Light by Ann Wroe review – a mesmerising hybrid of biography, memoir and nature writing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/16/six-facets-of-light-ann-wroe-review |website=The Guardian |access-date=27 March 2019 |date=16 April 2016}}</ref>
*''Francis, A Life in Songs'', Jonathan Cape (London, England), 2018<ref name="FT review">{{cite news |last1=Maltby |first1=Kate |title=Francis by Ann Wroe — the rhythms of the saint |url=https://www.ft.com/content/471b6eea-f7bc-11e8-a154-2b65ddf314e9 |access-date=27 March 2019 |newspaper=Financial Times |date= 7 December 2018}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Not to be confused with Anne Roe.

Ann Wroe
FRSL
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Occupation(s)Author and columnist
EmployerThe Economist
Notable workOrpheus: The Song of Life (2011); Six Facets of Light (2016)

Ann Wroe FRSL is an English author and columnist who has been the obituaries editor of The Economist since 2003.[1][2]

Education and career[edit]

After taking a first-class degree in History, Wroe received a doctorate in medieval history from the University of Oxford in 1975.[3][4][5][6] After completing her university education, she worked at the BBC World Service covering French and Italian news.[7]

Wroe began working at The Economist, the weekly newspaper, in 1976. In her tenure she has held the position of Books and Arts editor, from 1988 to 1992, and US Editor, from 1992 to 2000.[1] Since 2003, Wroe has been the Obituaries editor at The Economist, which typically publishes one obituary in each print issue. Obituaries Wroe has written include subjects Hunter S. Thompson, Arthur Miller, Prince, Paul Newman, and Osama bin Laden.[8][9][10] Wroe also writes a column in The Economist's bi-monthly cultural magazine 1843 and has edited The Economist's style guide.[11]

A collection of obituaries written by Wroe and previous Obituaries editor Keith Colquhoun was published in 2008.[12]

Other writing[edit]

Wroe has published several non-fiction books including biographies of Pontius Pilate, Percy Shelley, and Perkin Warbeck. Her biography of Pilate was shortlisted for the 1999 Samuel Johnson Prize.[13] Her 2011 book on the subject of the mythological figure of Orpheus, entitled Orpheus: The Song of Life, won the London Hellenic Prize (then called the Criticos Prize),[14] and was described by John Banville as "a book of wonders, learned, playful and passionate."[15] In 2016, her book Six Facets of Light, a collection of meditations on light as well as the observations of other writers and thinkers, was named a Spectator Book of the Year.[16] Wroe has also written book reviews for The Telegraph.[17][18] English author Hilary Mantel described Wroe as one of the "most underrated" contemporary writers.[19]

Wroe became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2007.[20] She is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.[1]

Publications[edit]

  • Lives, Lies, and the Iran-Contra Affair, I.B. Tauris (New York, NY), 1991[21]
  • A Fool and His Money: Life in a Partitioned Town in Fourteenth-Century France, Hill & Wang (New York, NY), 1995[22]
  • Pilate: The Biography of an Invented Man, Vintage (London, England), 2000, also published as Pontius Pilate, Modern Library (New York, NY), 2000.[3]
  • Perkin: A Story of Deception, Jonathan Cape (London, England), 2003, also published as The Perfect Prince: The Mystery of Perkin Warbeck and His Quest for the Throne of England, Random House (New York, NY), 2003[23]
  • Being Shelley: The Poet's Search for Himself, Pantheon Books (New York, NY), 2007[24]
  • The Economist Book of Obituaries (co-author with Keith Colquhoun), Profile (UK), 2008[25]
  • Orpheus: The Song of Life, Jonathan Cape (London), 2011
  • "Resolutions, Destinations: Shelley's Last Year" (book chapter) in The Oxford Handbook of Percy Bysshe Shelley, eds. Michael O'Neill and Anthony Howe, Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013[26]
  • Six Facets of Light, Jonathan Cape (London, England), 2016[27]
  • Francis, A Life in Songs, Jonathan Cape (London, England), 2018[28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Ann Wroe". The Economist. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ Vennard, Martin (7 April 2013). "How to write the perfect obituary". BBC World Service. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Wroe, Ann (Contemporary Authors)". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Ann Wroe". The Scotsman. 23 March 2003. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Ann Wroe". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Ann Wroe". The Economist. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ^ Plowright, Piers (12 July 2007). "A passion for human chaos". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Obit Writing: Getting to the Heart of Things". NPR. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  9. ^ Mitchell, Charlotte (11 October 2017). "Capturing the essence: The art of the obituary". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  10. ^ Coletta, Amanda (5 June 2017). "The art of writing an obituary". The Economist. Medium. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  11. ^ Wroe, Ann (1 June 2018). "Why keeping The Economist's style guide up to date is a battle". The Economist. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  12. ^ Howard, Michael (26 November 2008). "The power of the evasive word". The Spectator. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Pilate: The Biography of an Invented Man | The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction". The Baillie Gifford Prize. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  14. ^ "The 2011 Prize". London Hellenic Prize. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  15. ^ Banville, John (29 July 2011). "Orpheus: The Song of Life by Ann Wroe – review". The Guardian.
  16. ^ "The best and worst books of 2016, chosen by some of our regular contributors". The Spectator. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  17. ^ Wroe, Ann (17 November 2003). "Born into a world of ghosts". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  18. ^ Wroe, Ann (22 December 2001). "Quite contrary". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  19. ^ "The TLS Interview: Twenty Questions with Hilary Mantel". The Times Literary Supplement. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Royal Society of Literature » Ann Wroe". The Royal Society of Literature. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Lives, Lies and the Iran-Contra Affair". Bloomsbury. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  22. ^ "A Fool and His Money by Ann Wroe". Kirkus Reviews. 15 September 1995. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  23. ^ "Books by Economist writers in 2004: Write books". The Economist. 25 November 2004. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  24. ^ Kirsch, Adam (20 August 2007). "Avenging Angel: Inside Shelley's Manichaean mind". The New Yorker. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  25. ^ Colqhoun, Keith; Wroe, Ann (2008). The Economist Book of Obituaries. Profile Books Limited. ISBN 9781846681073.
  26. ^ Callaghan, Madeleine (2013). The Oxford Handbook of Percy Bysshe Shelley. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780199558360. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  27. ^ Hughes, Kathryn (16 April 2016). "Six Facets of Light by Ann Wroe review – a mesmerising hybrid of biography, memoir and nature writing". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  28. ^ Maltby, Kate (7 December 2018). "Francis by Ann Wroe — the rhythms of the saint". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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