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Eliot's Book Of Booksh Lists: A Sparkling Miscellany Of Literary Lists

Eliot's Book Of Booksh Lists: A Sparkling Miscellany Of Literary Lists

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Author

Henry Eliot / Генри Элиот

Dimension

138x204mm (5,4'x8')

ISBN

9780241562727

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Page Count

160

Publisher

Penguin

Year of book publication

2022

Eliot's Book Of Booksh Lists: A Sparkling Miscellany Of Literary Lists

Who had birds called Death, Wigs and Spinach? How do you spell the noise of a door slamming? Whose working title was The Chronic Argonauts?

Henry Eliot - author, editor and insatiable bookworm - has ransacked the libraries and archives of world literature, compiling hundreds of bookish lists. This eclectic gallimaufry showcases his favourites: we witness the tragic ends of the Ancient Greek tragedians, learn the name of George Orwell's pet cockerel and rummage through Joan Didion's travelling bag; we consider the history of literary fart jokes, orbit the Shakespearean moons of Uranus and meet several pigs with wings. From the sublime to the ridiculous - and everything in between ­- Eliot's lists, recommendations and nuggets of trivia will delight, inspire and surprise anyone who loves reading.

Beautifully presented with supplementary maps and illustrations, Henry Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists is the essential gift for book-lovers.

'Deliciously idiosyncratic ' - Observer

'Reading this book is like going on a literary Grand Tour . . . Essential for the pub quiz' - Country Life

'Eliot's books have been my equivalent of big game almanacs. This book is half a delight and half a gauntlet' - Scotsman

'The ultimate book for lovers of lists and literature . . . surprising, inspiring and amusing' - Irish Examiner

SPECIFICATIONS:

Author:Henry Eliot - Генри Элиот

Publisher:Penguin

Language:English

Publication Date:2022

Number of pages:160 pst

Format:Hardcover

Width:138 mm / 5,4'

Height:204 mm / 8'

Weight:239 g

ISBN:9780241562727

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