Pandora's Handbag: Adventures in the Book World

by Elizabeth Young

Born into a Calvinist Scottish family, Elizabeth Young's life was turned upside down when she was given, at the age of 11, three American novels: Algren's The Man with the Golden Arm, Ginsberg's Howl and Kerouac's On the Road. An exceptionally ghoulish child, obsessed with graveyards, owls, wolves and horror stories, she very early on decided to devote her life to books, reading and writing. Elizabeth Young's collected writings exhibit her singular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852425261
• ISBN13: 9781852425265
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.5"