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The curious reader, a literary miscellany of novels & novelists, edited by Erin McCarthy and the team at Mental Floss

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The curious reader, a literary miscellany of novels & novelists, edited by Erin McCarthy and the team at Mental Floss

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The curious reader

Responsibility statement

edited by Erin McCarthy and the team at Mental Floss

Sub title

a literary miscellany of novels & novelists

Summary

Reveals fascinating facts about the world's most famous authors and their literary works. Readers will learn about George Orwell's near-death experience during the writing of 1984; meet the real man who may have inspired Pride and Prejudice's Mr. Darcy; discover which famous author kept her husband's heart after he passed away; and learn about the influence of psychedelics on Dune. Also contains the most-loved book-related articles from 20 years of Mental Floss

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