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The Dab of Dickens, The Touch of Twain, and The Shade of Shakespeare
- Author
- Elliot Engel
- Narrator
- various
- Publish Date
- 21 December 2011
- Run Time
- 6 hours 31 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown—until now. In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed members of literature’s elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches, Engel provides fascinating anecdotes.
You’ll never look at these literary giants the same way again.
Critics Review
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“Brilliantly funny and full of fascinating information.”
Cedric Charles Dickens, Charles Dickens’ great-grandson
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“Professor Elliot Engel is quite possibly the most insightful, personable, and entertaining academic lecturer to come out of academia in the last fifty years.”
Wisconsin Bookwatch
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Details
- Author
- Elliot Engel
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 6 hours 31 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 December 2011
- ISBN
- 9781481555210
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: writers, History, Literature: history and criticism
Synopsis
They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown—until now. In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed members of literature’s elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches, Engel provides fascinating anecdotes.You’ll never look at these literary giants the same way again.
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