The Bibliophile's Devotional: 365 Days of Literary Classics
by:
Hallie Ephron (author)
Suitable for the literary know-nothing and know-it-all alike, this book can catch the former up with their peers and the latter up with what they (thought they) already knew. From Dickinson to Austen to Faulkner, it provides informative capsules to the classics. Separated out by month, it is set...
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Suitable for the literary know-nothing and know-it-all alike, this book can catch the former up with their peers and the latter up with what they (thought they) already knew. From Dickinson to Austen to Faulkner, it provides informative capsules to the classics. Separated out by month, it is set up like a traditional devotional.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781605501055 (1605501050)
Publish date: October 18th 2009
Publisher: Adams Media
Pages no: 393
Edition language: English
A very opinionated collection of suggestions for reading. Many of these choices would be acceptable to most critics, but many are of the seasonal variety, here today and gone tomorrow. I found a couple of new suggestions that I added to my wishlist, so all was not lost.
Obviously I can't resist books about books - which of us here can? And the idea behind this one is beautifully simple: for each day of the year a summary of a classic book, including the first line and a quote about it. But it only gets three stars from me because, as I worked my way through it (no,...
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