These glancing encounters show biographer Holroyd at his versatile best … He breathes life and intrigue into every subject he alights on … A joyous collection

Hephzibah Anderson, Observer

As deft and devastating as a piece of non-fiction writing in miniature as you're ever likely to read, and it illustrates not only the biographer's power to shape perceptions of his or her subject but also the artistry that underpins what sometimes masquerades as elegant reportage: truly, as this collection's title indicates, facts and fiction … A collection to be savoured, its urbanity, wisdom and humorous probing best digested at leisure

Matthew Dennison, Daily Telegraph

Holroyd navigates the stories behind the books that made his name with a sensitive humour, delving deeply into the art of writing about others. A charming and engaging collection, Facts and Fiction reflects warmly on the intricacies and eccentricities of the most personal form of writing

New Statesman

Masterly, full of new insight

Praise for 'Lytton Strachey: The New Biography', Sunday Express

Holroyd has a wonderful eye for detail ... an entirely captivating biography ... one of the glories of the form

Praise for 'A Strange Eventful History', Guardian