What Pooh Might Have Said to Dante and Other Futile Speculations
by:
Manny Rayner (author)
Would Mr. Darcy have preferred Mary Poppins to Lizzie Bennet? Is the New Testament science-fiction? Could the Three Musketeers have beaten the Lord of the Rings in a fair fight? Does Jemima Puddleduck work better as a French trash novel? And what would Pooh have said to Dante? You'll find...
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Would Mr. Darcy have preferred Mary Poppins to Lizzie Bennet? Is the New Testament science-fiction? Could the Three Musketeers have beaten the Lord of the Rings in a fair fight? Does Jemima Puddleduck work better as a French trash novel? And what would Pooh have said to Dante? You'll find answers to all the above questions, and many more, in this book.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781105520716 (1105520714)
ASIN: 1105520714
Publish date: March 12th 2012
Publisher: LULU
Pages no: 258
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Writing,
Literature,
Cultural,
Science,
Criticism,
Literary Criticism,
Books About Books,
Games,
Asian Literature,
France,
Sports And Games,
Japanese Literature
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I've read enough of Manny's reviews, and understood a handful of them (owing to the fact that I am fractionally as well read as the author and sadly monolingual), so I feel confident in stating this is a book I would enjoy.Will you enjoy this? In a word, no, unless you are a masochist. Reason: not e...
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