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How does this compare with Ellmann's?

I haven't read Ellmann, Kall. This one I acquired because it was available and because I'd read Bowker's biography of Orwell, which I enjoyed. Also, I tend to go for more recent biographies on the basis that their authors are likely to have access to more material. At some point I may read Ellmann for compare-and-contrast purposes, but not immediately. I think I'd like to read Nora Barnacle's biography first. She's such a presence in this work, but largely so silent.