A Literary Book of Days

by Timothy Murphy

A fascinating, gossipy spree around the literary life. This is the first comprehensive, illustrated day book to chronicle literary history and cultural milestones, from Shakespeare to Salman Rushdie, conceived and executed for an American readership. Now you can keep a permanent record of your own milestones, birthdays, and celebrations alongside those of literary figures.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517594323
• ISBN13: 9780517594322
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A Beautiful Calendar for Anyone Interested in Literature

This is a beautiful desk accessory for anyone interested in reading or writing. It's a desk calendar, but it's not year-specific, so you may use it as a perpetual reference for birthdays, anniversaries, special events, etc.More valuable than just for its function, however, this book is marvelously attractive. From cover to cover, it's chock-full of beautiful drawings, photographs and sketches of, by and about famous writers, their novels, stories and characters, etc.Of course, most significantly, perhaps, is that each day is filled with the births and deaths of famous writers, important dates in literature, facinating historical facts, and humorous quotes, all of which are indexed in the back along with information on the sources for the images and quotes.Without a doubt, this is a beautifully compiled book--perfect as an attractive and functional gift for any writer or reader.