num_pages: 176
description: Bibliophiles grab your glasses! Here is a compendium of interesting--and often scandalous--facts and quips about the literary world. Featuring authors and tomes of yesteryear and yesterday from Tolkien's Middle- earth to Jeffrey Eugenides's Middlesex you'll sections such as: You Don't Say?: Commonly-used words and phrases that were coined or popularized in classic words of fiction--sometimes with very different meanings. Gruesomely Ever After: The original endings of some of the world's most cherished fairy tales--Snow White The Little Mermaid Cinderella and more. Parental Guidance Suggested: Banned works of fiction and the controversy surrounding them. Lions and Tigers and Bears (Oh My!): The real-life stories and inspirations behind beloved leading creatures. Time to Make the Doughnuts: Odd jobs of famous authors. Tell Me a Story: Dahl's short stories Seuss's political cartoons; the lesser-known and sometimes shocking adult writings of beloved children's authors. The Long Con: Shocking (and sometimes shockingly long-lived) literary hoaxes: Frey JT Leroy The Education of Little Tree The Day After Roswell etc. Science Fiction Science Fact: If alien monoliths are ever found on the moon the safer bet is that they would be translucent crystal; Sir Arthur C. Clarke is celebrated for making accurate predictions of various technologies years ahead of their time. A look at which of his predictions held true and the same feats of other authors. Yes But is it Art?: The weirdest books ever written: books without verbs without punctuation...or without the letter e. Make this and all of the Blackboard Books(tm) a permanent fixture on your shelf and you'll have instant access to a breadth of knowledge. Whether you need homework help or want to win that trivia game this series is the trusted source for fun facts.
language: English
title: Under the Covers and between the Sheets: Facts and Trivia about the World's Greatest Books
publisher: Readers Digest