Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Before Sherlock Holmes Before Sherlock Holmes LeRoy Panek "This volume surveys the first fifty years of the detective story in nineteenth-century America and England, examining not only major works, but also the lesser known--including contemporary pseudo-b… OL16167750W
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
The receptionist The receptionist Janet Groth Describes the author's career as a receptionist at the prestigious New Yorker magazine, recounting her relationships with famous poets, essayists, and playwrights, and chronicling the behind-the-scen… OL16521359W
Performing authorship in eighteenth-century English periodicals Performing authorship in eighteenth-century English periodicals Manushag N. Powell Performing Authorship in Eighteenth-Century Periodicals discusses the English periodical and how it shapes and expresses early conceptions of authorship in the eighteenth century. Unique to the Briti… OL16585780W
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
Starting & running a successful newsletter or magazine Starting & running a successful newsletter or magazine Cheryl Woodard Expert insight from the co-founder of PC and Macworld magazines!Starting & Running a Successful Newsletter or Magazine gives you the practical know-how you need to put together a profitable publicati… OL1814985W
Surpassing certainty Surpassing certainty Janet Mock "Riveting, rousing, and utterly real, Surpassing Certainty is a portrait of a young woman searching for her purpose and place in the world--without a road map to guide her. The journey begins a few m… OL19712272W
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