Author: John Galt
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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The Literary Life, and Miscellanies
Author: John Galt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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The Literary Life and Miscellanies of John Galt
Author: John Galt
Publisher: Edinburgh : W. Blackwood ; London : T. Cadell
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Category : Novelists, Scottish 19th century Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Publisher: Edinburgh : W. Blackwood ; London : T. Cadell
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Category : Novelists, Scottish 19th century Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Literary Miscellany
Author: Alex Palmer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628732210
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Wouldn’t it be great to be a fly on the wall as the great writers took pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard)? While reading this work, you’ll be just that. Here are behind-the-book stories and facts about authors, publishing and everything literary that will entertain both casual and serious readers. Among the questions asked and answered: • When Did Literature Finally Get Sexy? • Is Coffee or Opium Better for Literary Creativity? • Why Are the Best Autobiographies so Embarrassing? • Why Do Some Detectives Use Their Minds and Others Their Fists? Who knew that bestseller lists and children’s books could be the source of intense controversy? Or that even the biggest writers had to scrape by, with odd jobs and inventions like the Mark Twain Self-Pasting Scrapbook? In Literary Miscellany, examine the trend of “fake memoirs,” with a list of who lied about what, and a rogues’ gallery of hoaxers dating back centuries. From epic poetry and Homer to pulp fiction and Harry Potter, Literary Miscellany is a breezy tour through the literature of today and yesterday, packed with enough interesting facts to entertain both the erudite professor and pleasure reader.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628732210
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Wouldn’t it be great to be a fly on the wall as the great writers took pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard)? While reading this work, you’ll be just that. Here are behind-the-book stories and facts about authors, publishing and everything literary that will entertain both casual and serious readers. Among the questions asked and answered: • When Did Literature Finally Get Sexy? • Is Coffee or Opium Better for Literary Creativity? • Why Are the Best Autobiographies so Embarrassing? • Why Do Some Detectives Use Their Minds and Others Their Fists? Who knew that bestseller lists and children’s books could be the source of intense controversy? Or that even the biggest writers had to scrape by, with odd jobs and inventions like the Mark Twain Self-Pasting Scrapbook? In Literary Miscellany, examine the trend of “fake memoirs,” with a list of who lied about what, and a rogues’ gallery of hoaxers dating back centuries. From epic poetry and Homer to pulp fiction and Harry Potter, Literary Miscellany is a breezy tour through the literature of today and yesterday, packed with enough interesting facts to entertain both the erudite professor and pleasure reader.
By the Book
Author: Pamela Paul
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1627791469
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 643
Book Description
Sixty-five of the world's leading writers open up about the books and authors that have meant the most to them Every Sunday, readers of The New York Times Book Review turn with anticipation to see which novelist, historian, short story writer, or artist will be the subject of the popular By the Book feature. These wide-ranging interviews are conducted by Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, and here she brings together sixty-five of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges, featuring personalities as varied as David Sedaris, Hilary Mantel, Michael Chabon, Khaled Hosseini, Anne Lamott, and James Patterson. The questions and answers admit us into the private worlds of these authors, as they reflect on their work habits, reading preferences, inspirations, pet peeves, and recommendations. By the Book contains the full uncut interviews, offering a range of experiences and observations that deepens readers' understanding of the literary sensibility and the writing process. It also features dozens of sidebars that reveal the commonalities and conflicts among the participants, underscoring those influences that are truly universal and those that remain matters of individual taste. For the devoted reader, By the Book is a way to invite sixty-five of the most interesting guests into your world. It's a book party not to be missed.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1627791469
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 643
Book Description
Sixty-five of the world's leading writers open up about the books and authors that have meant the most to them Every Sunday, readers of The New York Times Book Review turn with anticipation to see which novelist, historian, short story writer, or artist will be the subject of the popular By the Book feature. These wide-ranging interviews are conducted by Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, and here she brings together sixty-five of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges, featuring personalities as varied as David Sedaris, Hilary Mantel, Michael Chabon, Khaled Hosseini, Anne Lamott, and James Patterson. The questions and answers admit us into the private worlds of these authors, as they reflect on their work habits, reading preferences, inspirations, pet peeves, and recommendations. By the Book contains the full uncut interviews, offering a range of experiences and observations that deepens readers' understanding of the literary sensibility and the writing process. It also features dozens of sidebars that reveal the commonalities and conflicts among the participants, underscoring those influences that are truly universal and those that remain matters of individual taste. For the devoted reader, By the Book is a way to invite sixty-five of the most interesting guests into your world. It's a book party not to be missed.
The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington
Author: Richard Robert Madden
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Languages : en
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The Metropolitan Magazine
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 596
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 596
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Monthly Bulletin of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1460
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1460
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The Edinburgh Magazine, Or, Literary Miscellany
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Category : Books and bookselling
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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Category : Books and bookselling
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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The Scots Magazine (and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany).
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 936
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 936
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