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Literary Miscellany
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Literature
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Literary Miscellany will appeal to readers curious about literature’s lesser-known stories and trivia. It is perfect for both the erudite professor seeking witty insights and the pleasure reader enjoying accessible literary facts.
Behind-the-book stories and facts about authors, publishing, and everything..
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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.
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Literary Miscellany
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...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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ISBN: 9781510772595
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 January 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 429g
Pages: 184
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Alex Palmer is a journalist and excavator of fascinating facts. He is the author of the original Weird-o-Pedia as well as books of surprising tidbits including Happiness HacksandAlternative Facts. He is also the New York Times best-selling author of The Santa Claus Man and his writing has appeared in Lifehacker, Best Life, Mental Floss, Slate, and Esquire.
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