The Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes

Over a thousand years of memoirs, reminiscences, and letters are represented in this collection of almost 500 literary anecdotes. Here we encounter those famous for their wit and eccentricity, such as Johnson, Scott, Wilde, Shaw, and Henry James, as well as a host of minor writers with revealing tales to tell of their celebrated contemporaries.

Author: Edited by James Sutherland

Publisher: Futura Book

Released Date: 1978

ISBN: 0860075427