The Oxford Book of Essays
The Oxford Book of Essays
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This collection contains 140 essays by 120 writers ranging from Francis Bacon to Clive James, and including many American authors. The anthology touches on topics as diverse as anger, pleasure, Gandhi, wasps, size, Beethoven, potato crisps, and the demolition of Westminster Abbey.
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The Oxford Book of Essays by John Gross
The essay is one of the richest of all literary forms and it is used for poetry, satire, fantasy, and sustained argument. Containing 140 essays by 120 British and American writers, this collection provides a selection of writings by such writers as Addison, Steele, Hazlitt, Dickens, Mark Twain, Virginia Woolf, Evelyn Waugh, James Thurber, Graham Greene, and Clive James. The anthology touches on topics as diverse as anger, pleasure, Gandhi, wasps, size, Beethoven, potato crisps, and the demolition of Westminster Abbey.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780192829702 |
| ISBN 10 | 019282970X |
| Title | The Oxford Book of Essays |
| Author | John Gross |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1992-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 704 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |