Curiosities of literature
Sutherland, John, 1938-2008
Book
How much heavier was Thackeray's brain than Walt Whitman's? Which novels do American soldiers read? When did cigarettes first make an appearance in English literature? And, while we're about it, who wrote the first Western? In this book, the author contemplates questions such as these.
Main title:
Curiosities of literature / John Sutherland ; with illustrations by Martin Rowson.
Imprint:
London : Random House, 2008.
Collation:
xii, 290 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781905211975 (hbk)190521197X (hbk)
Dewey class:
809
Language:
English
BRN:
198053