Have you ever wondered what inspired a particular author to write a book? For instance, why did Margaret Mitchell write "Gone with the Wind?" What drove Ernest Hemingway to pen "The Old Man and the Sea?" What inspired L. Frank Baum to create "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?" Author Celia Johnson provides the intriguing back stories to those literary classics and many more in her fascinating book, "Dancing with Mrs. Dalloway." Johnson book traces the origins of some 50 famous titles. Along with the aforementioned titles, she covers "Anna Karenina," "Around the World in 80 Days," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Crime and Punishment," "Animal Farm" and "Frankenstein" in short, pithy chapters. Wonderfully informative, Johnson's book will supply the rest of the story to curious minds. Recommended.
Delightful book! Sometimes I wish that the original stories were a bit longer. But overall I enjoyed finding out about the stories behind some of the most famous works in world literature.
Delightful book! Sometimes I wish that the original stories were a bit longer. But overall I enjoyed finding out about the stories behind some of the most famous works in world literature.
Delightful book! Sometimes I wish that the original stories were a bit longer. But overall I enjoyed finding out about the stories behind some of the most famous works in world literature.
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