The Greatest Books You'll Never Read

Richards, Bernard

 
9781844037933: The Greatest Books You'll Never Read
ISBN 10 : 1844037932 ISBN 13 : 9781844037933
Editeur : Cassell Illustrated, 2015

Synopsis

Why was Thomas Hardy's first novel never published? What happened to the manuscript of the long-promised magnum opus that Truman Capote never delivered? These and many other intriguing mysteries are uncovered in this comprehensive guide to literature's lost and unfinished masterpieces. Each book, from Karl Marx's comic novel Scorpion and Felix to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight spin-off Midnight Sun, is examined in-depth, with selected entries featuring manuscript extracts. Specially commissioned covers also illustrate each entry, making this a book that will be loved by bookworms everywhere.

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À propos de l'auteur

Bernard Richards is an Emeritus Fellow at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he was the Fellow in English from 1972 to 1996. He is the author of English Poetry of the Victorian Period in the Longman Literature in English series, and has edited Henry James' The Spoils of Poynton (World's Classics) and The Princess Casamassima (Everyman). He is the author of more than 350 scholarly articles and reviews, ranging from John Donne to 20th-century authors. His most recent work is a chapter on unwritten Ruskin for the forthcoming Ruskin Companion (Cambridge University Press). He is also currently printing (privately) Praeterita Continued, a completion of Ruskin's unfinished autobiography.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Why was Thomas Hardy's first novel never published? What happened to the manuscript of the long-promised magnum opus that Truman Capote never delivered? These and many other intriguing mysteries are uncovered in this comprehensive guide to literature's lost and unfinished masterpieces. Each book, from Karl Marx's comic novel Scorpion and Felix to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight spin-off Midnight Sun, is examined in-depth, with selected entries featuring manuscript extracts. Specially commissioned covers also illustrate each entry, making this a book that will be loved by bookworms everywhere.

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Éditeur
Cassell Illustrated
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1844037932
ISBN 13 
9781844037933
Reliure
Carton flexible
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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