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Oliver Tearle
Secret Library [EPUB ebook]
A Book Lover’s Journey Through Curiosities of Literature

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Pokrywa Oliver Tearle: Secret Library (ePUB)

<p>How much do you know about the Victorian <b>novelist who outsold Dickens</b>? Or the woman who became the <b>first published poet in America</b>? Do you know what connects Homers Iliad to Aesops Fables?<br><br><i>The Secret Library</i> explores these <b>intriguing morsels of lesser-known history</b>, along with the familiar literary heavyweights we know and love. Bringing together an <b>eclectic literary mix</b> of novels, plays, travel books, science books and joke books, author Oliver Tearle explores how the history of the Western World has intersected with all kinds of books over the last 3, 000 years. <br><br>Delve into this <b>treasure trove of curious literary examples</b> to learn how our history and books are inextricably linked.</p>

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Język Angielski ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781782435587 ● Wydawca Michael O’Mara ● Opublikowany 2016 ● Do pobrania 3 czasy ● Waluta EUR ● ID 4952457 ● Ochrona przed kopiowaniem Adobe DRM

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