Author

Publication

2007-10-25 - Frances Lincoln

Language

English

Word Count

59,500 words, Guess

Page Count

238 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivewhynotcatch2100gary
  • ISBN-100711227969
  • ISBN-139780711227965
  • LibraryThing3753401
  • Goodreads2054752
and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCPN171.T5

Description

Why Not Catch 21? is an expansion on Gary Dexter's long-running Sunday Telegraph column. Each of its fifty chapters focuses on the origins of one of the great titles of world literature, presenting a bite-sized piece of literary history, with fascinating details of the work's genesis and composition. The emphasis is on titles that are literally inexplicable without this background knowledge.

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