The fine art of literary mayhem : a lively account of famous writers and their feuds /
| Основен автор: | Land, Myrick, 1922- |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York,
Holt, Rinehart and Winston,
[1963].
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| Издание: | [1st ed.]. |
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Online version::
Fine art of literary mayhem. |
Съдържание:
- Prologue
- The cantankerous Dr. Johnson battles a lord, and some commoners
- Mr. Pope confers immortality upon the unworthy Mr. Colley Cibber
- "I beg you to forget my existence," cries the gentle Ivan Turgenev
- Mr. Thackeray and Mr. Dickens become embroiled in a very Victorian feud
- Mr. Wells and Mr. Henry James reach a polite but hopeless impasse
- The patriotic Mr. Jones protects the British Empire from the irreverent Mr. Shaw
- As a would be messiah, Mr. D.H. Lawrence endures his sad lot among a host of friends
- The "ridiculous" Mr. Walpole endures agonies at the hands of Mr. Maugham
- Mr. Hemingway proves a good sport, but only to himself
- Mr. DeVoto and Mr. Sinclair Lewis call each other fools and liars
- Mr. Norman Mailer challenges all the talent in the room.