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Mental Floss: The Curious Reader
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This book is ideal for bookworms, aspiring writers, students, teachers, and anyone interested in literary trivia and history, offering both inspiration and knowledge to enrich their reading experience.
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See moreThe ultimate literature lovers' book from Mental Floss, the “encyclopedia of everything” online magazine! Learn amazing facts about authors and their books, from Jane Austen to JRR Tolkien.
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Readers rejoice! Learn amazing facts about authors and their books, from Jane Austen to JRR Tolkien.
"With sumptuous, visually stimulating spreads, this book delivers on its promise to unearth strange stories, bizarre facts, or unexpected details about the books on our shelves. Good for curious readers, whether they want to delve into authors and books they love, feel competent faking knowledge about books everyone else seems to have read, or just dip into and out of literary worlds." – Library Journal
Readers rejoice! From Mental Floss, an online destination for more than a billion curious minds since its founding in 2001, comes the ultimate book for lovers of literature. From Americanah to War and Peace, from Chinua Achebe and Jane Austen to Jesmyn Ward and George R.R. Martin, learn surprising facts about the world’s most famous novels and novelists.
The Curious Reader will delight bookworms everywhere. This literary compendium from Mental Floss 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. The Curious Reader also contains the most-loved book-related articles from 20 years of Mental Floss, including “Cat-Loving Writers,” “Famous Authors’ Unfinished Manuscripts,” “Literary Characters Based on Real People,” and “Books You Didn’t Know Were Self-Published.”
This literary miscellany is certain to inspire book lovers, aspiring writers, students, and teachers alike to discover a diverse selection of curated literary works—leading to an expansion of their library!
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GeekMom praises the book as a must-read for anyone curious about literature, authors, and literary history. The review highlights its ability to encourage readers to revisit classics with fresh perspectives or explore new titles, recommending it highly for the inquisitive mind.
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ISBN: 9781681887555
Publisher: Insight Editions
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 04 May 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Weldon Owen, Incorporated
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 191.0mm
Height: 241.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 256
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