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Women writers and journalists in the nineteenth-century south Women writers and journalists in the nineteenth-century south Jonathan Daniel Wells "The first study to focus on white and black women journalists and writers both before and after the Civil War, this book offers fresh insight into southern intellectual life, the fight for women's r… OL16298220W
Machado De Assiss Philosopher Or Dog From Serial To Book Form Machado De Assiss Philosopher Or Dog From Serial To Book Form ana claudia xii, 191 p. : 26 cm OL17507491W
Globalization and Literature Themes in TwentiethCentury Literature a… Globalization and Literature Themes in TwentiethCentury Literature a… Suman Gupta "This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between globalization studies and literature and literary studies, and the bearing that they have on each other. It engages with th… OL17563022W
Between the lines Between the lines Stephen Young,Joseph Parisi,Joseph Parisi,Stephen Young "Virtually all of the nearly five hundred letters in Between the Lines have never been printed before. Mr. Parisi's introductions and commentaries set the stage for the lively drama of contemporary p… OL17754477W
Dear editor Dear editor Stephen Young,Joseph Parisi "Poignant, hilarious, and brutally frank, Dear Editor reveals the personalities and untold stories behind the creation of modern poetry.". "Founded in 1912, Poetry became famous immediately by print… OL17999152W
The mysterious case of Nancy Drew & the Hardy boys The mysterious case of Nancy Drew & the Hardy boys Carole Kismaric Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys have woven their spell of teen intrigue over more than 150 million readers, beginning in 1927 and continuing today. With its marvelous text and brilliant design, The Mys… OL1925338W
Hemingway and his conspirators Hemingway and his conspirators Leonard J. Leff With a cast of famous characters, this book tells the backstage story of how Hemingway seized upon an emerging mass culture to become the premier author of the twentieth century. Leff's Hemingway goe… OL1940478W
The lady with the Borzoi The lady with the Borzoi Laura P. Claridge "Left off her company's fifth anniversary tribute but described by Thomas Mann as "the soul of the firm," Blanche Knopf began her career when she founded Alfred A. Knopf with her husband in 1915. Wit… OL20027303W
Christina Rossetti and illustration Christina Rossetti and illustration Lorraine Janzen Kooistra "Christina Rossetti and Illustration: A Publishing History maps the production and reception of Rossetti's illustrated poetry, devotional prose, and work for children, both in the author's lifetime a… OL2930877W
The corpus of clandestine literature in France, 1769-1789 The corpus of clandestine literature in France, 1769-1789 Robert Darnton "The world of illegal publishing in eighteenth-century France was large and varied, taking in the greatest works of Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Diderot, as well as the scandalous books of gr… OL3491669W
The most disreputable trade The most disreputable trade Thomas Frank Bonnell "A publishing phenomenon began in Glasgow in 1765. Uniform pocket editions of the English Poets printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis formed the first link in a chain of literary products that has grow… OL5668216W
The manufacturers of literature The manufacturers of literature George Justice "The Manufacturers of Literature: Writing and the Literary Marketplace in Eighteenth-Century England explores transformations in literature over the course of the eighteenth century, focusing on deta… OL6213470W