A Literary History of Cambridge
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A Literary History of Cambridge by Graham Chainey
At Cambridge Milton was whipped and Tennyson got drunk, Tennyson met Arthur Hallam and Ted Hughes met Sylvia Plath, Macaulay was hit by a dead cat and Henry James was nearly concussed by a punt pole. Nowhere in England outside London is richer in literary associations than Cambridge, yet this is the first complete history of creative writers in the town and University. In addition to providing an affectionate, amusing, but unsentimental account of an important part of England's literary history, numerous appendices, a detailed bibliography and over 60 illustrations help make it a valuable reference work as well. First published in 1985, this revised edition contains much new or corrected material and a Foreword by Peter Ackroyd. A Literary History of Cambridge will appeal to everyone with a taste for literary anecdote, as well as those interested in how a single place can have inspired so much hatred and so much love in so many talents.
'… this is a book to read, each word of it, not one to be leafed through idlyTo Cantabrigians it will be indispensable'. Journal of the Royal Society of Arts
'… a substantial piece of work and packed with information, both accurate and skilfully assembled … This is not a donnish chronicle; it is the story of young lives, for whom Cambridge was only a prelude'. The Times Literary Supplement
'… an immensely enjoyable book, consistently interesting and lucidly composed … buy it for someone's birthday and keep it for yourself'. The Spectator
'… a substantial piece of work and packed with information, both accurate and skilfully assembled … This is not a donnish chronicle; it is the story of young lives, for whom Cambridge was only a prelude'. The Times Literary Supplement
'… an immensely enjoyable book, consistently interesting and lucidly composed … buy it for someone's birthday and keep it for yourself'. The Spectator
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521476812 |
| ISBN 10 | 052147681X |
| Title | A Literary History of Cambridge |
| Author | Graham Chainey |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1995-07-27 |
| Number of pages | 351 |
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