For the Love of Books
A Celebration of the Written Word
Published on 12. April 2018
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-78685-270-0 (ISBN)
Description
Do you know...
Which famous author died of caffeine poisoning?
Why Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was banned in China?
Who was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Banned books, feuding authors, literary felons, rejected masterpieces - it's all in these pages, along with tips for aspiring writers and lists of the most iconic works. A treasure trove of compelling facts, riveting anecdotes and extraordinary characters, this is every book-lover's dream: a book about books and the people who write them. Read on!
Which famous author died of caffeine poisoning?
Why Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was banned in China?
Who was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Banned books, feuding authors, literary felons, rejected masterpieces - it's all in these pages, along with tips for aspiring writers and lists of the most iconic works. A treasure trove of compelling facts, riveting anecdotes and extraordinary characters, this is every book-lover's dream: a book about books and the people who write them. Read on!
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78685-270-0 (9781786852700)
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E-Book
04/2018
Summersdale Publishers
€3.99
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Person
Graham Tarrant is a former publisher and the author of more than 30 books, on subjects ranging from cinema to cricket. He is also the editor of several anthologies. He lives in a Wiltshire village, near Bath.