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Enjoy daily distraction with this engaging Almanac. Each date is assigned one or more literary connections. Book lovers will find extracts from authors’ diaries and letters, chance upon the narrative twists and transformative moments in their favourite novels, discover the winners of prestigious awards and losers of creative squabbles, and the delivery of manuscript, first publication and performance. The book draws on the incredible collections of the British Library to find new, surprising and entertaining ways to celebrate every day of the year. Each month opens with a list of significant births and closes with a selection of pertinent last words, while entries roam across history from the great classics to modern authors.

The Book Lover's Almanac: A Year of Literary Events, Letters, Scandals and Plot Twists

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Enjoy daily distraction with this engaging Almanac. Each date is assigned one or more literary connections. Book lovers will find... Read more

    Publisher: British Library Publishing
    Publication Date: 05/10/2023
    ISBN13: 9780712354240, 978-0712354240
    ISBN10: 0712354247

    Number of Pages: 288

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

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    Enjoy daily distraction with this engaging Almanac. Each date is assigned one or more literary connections. Book lovers will find extracts from authors’ diaries and letters, chance upon the narrative twists and transformative moments in their favourite novels, discover the winners of prestigious awards and losers of creative squabbles, and the delivery of manuscript, first publication and performance. The book draws on the incredible collections of the British Library to find new, surprising and entertaining ways to celebrate every day of the year. Each month opens with a list of significant births and closes with a selection of pertinent last words, while entries roam across history from the great classics to modern authors.

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