Why Not Catch 21?
Subtitle: The Stories Behind the Titles
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Published: October 25, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780711227965
Subjects: Literary reference works; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Essays; Literary Collections / Essays; Books & Reading; History and criticism; Literature; Titles of books
Description: Why Not Catch 21? is an expansion on Gary Dexter's long-running Sunday Telegraph column. Each of its fifty chapters focuses on the origins of one of the great titles of world literature, presenting a bite-sized piece of literary history, with fascinating details of the work's genesis and composition. The emphasis is on titles that are literally inexplicable without this background knowledge.