This new volume in the 'Author Chronologies' series focuses on Iris Murdoch, detailing the stages of the composition of all of the novels as well as suggesting both Murdoch's contemporary
intellectual and literary pursuits and the complex relationships which made up her life as she wrote. Featuring new research from Murdoch's letters, the volume is an accessible record of key
aspects of twentieth-century political and intellectual life in Britain, as well as an invaluable literary resource for all those interested in Murdoch.