The Secret Library

How much do you know about the Victorian novelist who outsold Dickens? Or the woman who became the first published poet in America? Do you know what connects Homer's Iliad to Aesop's Fables?The Secret Library explores these intriguing morsels of lesser-known history, along with the familiar literary heavyweights we know and love. Bringing together an eclectic literary mix of novels, plays, travel books, science books and joke books, author Oliver Tearle explores how the history of the Western World has intersected with all kinds of books over the last 3,000 years.Delve into this treasure trove of curious literary examples to learn how our history and books are inextricably linked.

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If Oliver Tearle's book is half as interesting as his website Interesting Literature, his Twitter feed and his Huffpost blog, it's going to be very interesting indeed John Lloyd CBE, creator of QI

Product details

• Authors: Oliver Tearle
• Publisher: Michael O'mara Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.03.2024
• EAN: 9781789295924
• ISBN: 978-1-78929-592-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 199 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history