Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists - A sparkling miscellany of literary lists

Have you ever wondered what''s written on your favourite writer''s gravestone? Or what exactly went into Macbeth''s witches'' cauldron? Would you like to hear literature''s finest fart jokes?br>br>Henry Eliot - acclaimed author, editor and list-maker extraordinaire - has compiled hundreds of literary lists on his travels through bookshops, libraries and archives. In his Book of Bookish Lists he shares his favourites, each intended to inspire, surprise and entertain. We discover the contents of Joan Didion''s travelling suitcase, learn the name of George Orwell''s pet cockerel and witness the tragic ends of Ancient Greece''s tragedians; we visit the largest libraries in the world, read the ''worst'' sex scenes in fiction and meet the authors celebrated on bank notes. Ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous (and everything in-between), Eliot''s lists, reading recommendations and tidbits of trivia will delight every reader.br>br>Exquisitely packaged with supplementary maps and illustrations, Henry Eliot''s Book of Bookish Lists is the ultimate gift for the bibliophiles in your life.>

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Product details

• Authors: Henry Eliot
• Publisher: Particular Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9780241562727
• ISBN: 978-0-241-56272-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 204 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Literature: general, reference works; LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, Bibliographies, catalogues