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Why Not Catch-21? Gary Dexter

Why Not Catch-21? By Gary Dexter

Why Not Catch-21? by Gary Dexter


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Summary

The origins of 50 great titles in world literature -- fascinating bite-size pieces of literary history.

Why Not Catch-21? Summary

Why Not Catch-21?: The Stories Behind the Titles by Gary Dexter

Why Not Catch 21? is an expansion on Gary Dexter's long-running Sunday Telegraph column. Each of its 50 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. Includes these titles, among others: 1. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess 2. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 3. Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper by Charles Perrault 4. Fanny Hill by John Cleland 5. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 6. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 7. Moby Dick by Herman Melville 8. My Man Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse 9. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell 10. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 11. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis 12. The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain 13. The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss 14. Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry 15. Ulysses by James Joyce 16. Utopia by Thomas More 17. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett 18. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee 19. Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne 20.The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Why Not Catch-21? Reviews

A splendid and enjoyable piece of work. This Christmas... if no one buys this book for you, buy it for yourself. No literary lavatory will be complete without a copy. Spectator These are fascinating, pithy chunks of literary history. Good Book Guide This is one literary curio that's worth having... A brilliantly unique buy. Easy Living

About Gary Dexter

Gary Dexter is a journalist for the Sunday Telegraph, Spectator and Guardian.

Table of Contents

Includes the following Titles for example:; 1. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess; 2. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller; 3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl; 4. Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper by Charles Perrault; 5. Fanny Hill by John Cleland; 6. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley; 7. Lolita by Vladmir Nabokov; 8. Moby-Dick by Herman Melville; 9. My Man Jeeves by PG Wodehouse; 10. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell; 11. The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald; 12. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis; 13. The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M Cain; 14. The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss; 15. Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry; 16. Ulysses by James Joyce; 17. Utopia by Thomas More; 18. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett; 19. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee; 20. Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne; 21. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Heminway.

Additional information

GOR001245848
9780711227965
0711227969
Why Not Catch-21?: The Stories Behind the Titles by Gary Dexter
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
2007-10-15
240
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