A Reader's Book of Days: True Tales from the Lives and Works of Writers for Every Day of the Year
A Reader's Book of Days: True Tales from the Lives and Works of Writers for Every Day of the Year

Author: Tom Nissley

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2013-11-04

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 0393239624

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Book connoisseur Tom Nissley has combed literary history to capture the stories that make writers' lives perennially fascinating: their epiphanies, embarrassments and achievements. Each handsome page in A Reader's Book of Days is devoted to a day of the year, featuring original accounts of events in the lives of great writers, and fictional events that took place within beloved books.

The London Book of Days
The London Book of Days

Author: Peter Loriol

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 0752492438

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Taking you through the year day by day, The London Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different periods of history, many of which had a major impact on the religious and political history of Britain as a whole. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of London’s archives, it will delight residents and visitors alike.