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ne of the very few benefits of returning to lockdown living, for some of us, is having the time to read – and Twitter is always a reliable source of book recommendations. () asked for nominations of “the best historical biographies of () was quick out of the blocks, suggesting Lucy Hughes-Hallett’s 2013 biography of Italian poet, playwright and journalist Gabriele D’Annunzio, whose First World War experiences made him a national hero. Gallagher praised as “propulsive and unput-downable (often said, very rarely true), and formally incredibly exciting”.