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Haphazard spirits.(The New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes)(Book review)
In Further Memoirs of the Whig Party, Lord Holland recalls of Horace Walpole that "He felt, or pretended to feel, great disgust at the practice adopted by the bookmaking admirers of Johnson, who scrupled not to commit to print whatever they heard in private conversation. Hence he would suddenly purse up his mouth in a pointed but ludicrous fashion whenever Boswell came into the room, and sit as mute as a fish till that angler for anecdote and repartee had left it." Quoted in The New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes, this passage might almost serve as its epigraph. (1) Despite Walpole's prissy tightlippedness, Boswell of course had no trouble reeling in succulent ...
- The New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes.(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Harvard Review Shinagel, Michael June 1, 2009 700+ words
THE NEW OXFORD BOOK OF LITERARY ANECDOTES edited by John Gross...the editor. The New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes is edited by John Gross...James Sutherland's Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes (1975) and Donald...
- The New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes.(Brief article)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Contemporary Review September 22, 2006 700+ words
The New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes. John Gross, editor. Oxford...successor to James Sutherland's Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes (1975) and Donald Hall's Oxford Book of American Literary Anecdotes (1981). Mr Gross includes...
- Writers can be fun.(The New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Quadrant Duffy, Michael October 1, 2006 700+ words
The New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes, edited by John Gross; OUP, 2006, $55. I KNEW WE...the material contained in previous Oxford anthologies of literary anecdotes. The result lies somewhere between them and John Aubrey...
- The gossip column of literary history; REVIEW: BOOKS.(Book review)
- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) May 15, 2006 700+ words
...DAVID SEXTON The New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes edited by John Gross...was given the old Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes, edited by James...superbly well chosen New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes, includes a reflection...
- Telling tales about our great writers; Book of the Week.(Book review)
- Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England) May 21, 2006 700+ words
Byline: CRAIG BROWN The New Oxford Book Of Literary Anecdotes Edited by John Gross Oxford University Press...centuries. The endlessly enjoyable New Oxford Book Of Literary Anecdotes tells of Edgar Allan Poe proclaiming his...
- RECENT PAPERBACKS A WOLFE PACK RETURNS
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe January 10, 1988 700+ words
...and Stephen Brook's "The Oxford Book of Dreams" ($7.95...literary form: John Gross' "The Oxford Book of Aphorisms" ($8.95) and James Sutherland's "The Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes" ($7.95). Robert Taylor...
- Value of anecdotes bearing the stamp of personality.(Features)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) May 22, 2006 700+ words
...striking and amusing anecdotes from The New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes, edited by John Gross. The author describes...then it was a natural mistake." THE New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes, edited by John Gross, OUP, pounds 16...
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- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post December 20, 1987 700+ words
...report on Platoon 1036's transition into a few good men will engulf veterans in waves of nostalgia. The Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes , by James Sutherland (Oxford, $7.95). Need a stocking stuffer for a bookish friend? Look no further...
