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    For the Love of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word

    By Graham Tarrant

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    Do you know…

    • Which famous author died of caffeine poisoning?

    • Why Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was banned in China?

    • Who was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

    Banned books, feuding authors, literary felons, rejected masterpieces – it’s all in these pages, along with tips for aspiring writers and lists of the most iconic works. A treasure trove of compelling facts, riveting anecdotes and extraordinary characters, this is every book-lover’s dream: a book about books and the people who write them. Read on!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSummersdale Publishers Ltd
    Release dateApr 12, 2018
    ISBN9781786856548
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