Henry Eliot Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists : A sparkling miscellany of literary

Who had birds called Death, Wigs and Spinach? How do you spell the noise of a door slamming? Whose working title was The Chronic Argonauts?Henry Eliot author, editor and insatiable bookworm has ransacked the libraries and archives of world literature, compiling hundreds of bookish lists. This eclectic gallimaufry showcases his favourites we witness the tragic ends of the Ancient Greek tragedians, learn the name of George Orwells pet cockerel and rummage through Joan Didions travelling bag we consider the history of literary fart jokes, orbit the Shakespearean moons of Uranus and meet several pigs with wings. From the sublime to the ridiculous and everything in between Eliots lists, recommendations and nuggets of trivia will delight, inspire and surprise anyone who loves reading. Beautifully presented with supplementary maps and illustrations, Henry Eliots Book of Bookish Lists is the essential gift for booklovers. | Henry Eliot Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists : A sparkling miscellany of literary