At Large and At Small
Subtitle: Familiar Essays
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: June 12, 2007
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780374106621
Description: [In this volume, the author] returns to one of her favorite genres, the familiar essay - a beloved and hallowed literary tradition recognized for both its intellectual breadth and its miniaturist focus on everyday experiences. With the combination of humor and erudition that has distinguished her as one of our finest essayists, [she] draws us into twelve of her personal obsessions: from her slightly sinister childhood enthusiasm for catching butterflies to her monumental crush on Charles Lamb, from her wistfulness for the days of letter-writing to the challenges and rewards of moving from the city to the country.