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WHAT THEY SAY
ABOUT BIOGRAPHIA

NATASHA DAVIES

Charles did an amazing job editing our family history book. He took a manuscript that was very dense and didn’t flow well. He then turned it into a great story that was easily readable and enjoyed by all. We have had amazing feedback from many family members and friends. Charles was great to work with. He communicated well which wasn’t easy considering that one of us was in Australia, one in the USA and he was in the UK! The design and lay-out of the book was second to none. We couldn’t have been happier with the final product – both from a content as well as a presentation perspective.

 

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BEN BRADLEY

Whilst rummaging in our loft, we three sons discovered our late mother’s prizewinning memoirs and over 470 poems spanning two centuries. We were about to consign them to the shredder when we realised we’d rob generations of descendants of their intellectual inheritance and deprive the world of her unique poetic insights into 20th Century life in England spanning two world wars.  The long and tedious journey from discovering a cache of creative writings to publishing a beautiful book appeared to us novices as both arduous and daunting.  Most publishers were concerned with selling blockbusters, and there was no profit in poetry. Fortunately, we discovered Biographia who publish biographies for those who wish to preserve memories of those dearest to them. Charles Oulton, its founder, led us sensitively through anecdotes about our mother, Marjorie’s, life. These were documented and woven between her poems, memoirs, and old photographs to produce a rich and engaging tapestry.  Charles captured the soul of my mother in a way I never could. Creative writings must pass through various stages of digitalising, editing, proof-reading, layout, and print-setting before ending up as a glossy coffee table book, and Biographia offer all those skills and more to help you achieve that. Three generations of our family were overwhelmingly impressed with “Marjorie Bradley – A Life in Poetry” - a volume to inspire and be treasured by generations of her descendants hundreds of years hence. If you have a life-story you wish to preserve for posterity, we recommend Biographia without hesitation.     

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BRIGADIER NICHOLAS COCKING

Dear Charles.

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You will be pleased to know that Post Imperial Soldier has been very well received by my family. I am delighted with the book. Well done and thank you. 

 

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NICHOLAS OULTON

I hit 60 this year, and to rub it in, my family gave me a story of my life (so far!). The result is quite remarkable. It is a beautiful, hardback book with a glossy dust jacket, and inside is the most incredible tribute in words and pictures - so much so, that I can't help feeling it has been written about someone else. My thanks to Charlie and the Biographia team for a truly memorable present, which I will treasure for the next 60!

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MEL CHALKE

My parents and I highly recommend Charles Oulton's Biographia service. I commissioned Charles to put together a biography for my parents' Diamond Wedding anniversary. My father had already handwritten a journal of his life which Charles transcribed with great care. My parents had fun pouring over old photographs, letters etc. The process from start to finish was professionally managed by Charles. The result is a lovely memento full of family story and photographs for all to enjoy.

 

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RICHARD OULTON

I just wanted to say that I am the proud and grateful recipient of one of these truly excellent biographies. It was compiled with all the loving care you would expect from an elder brother like Chid/Charles - but you could confidently expect the same care and attention to detail if you lived on the other side of the world and had never met him in your life.

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