"Fifty delicious little essays about, in some cases, very familiar books, which tell you things you didn't know before and occasionally draw odd and unexpected conclusions. If no one buys this delightful book for you, buy it for yourself." (Spectator)

"Dexter presents fifty bite-sized pieces of literary history, with many fascinating details of each work's genesis and composition. Do you know:

-What was Wordworth's "Prelude" a prelude to?
-Why "A Clockwork Orange" and not "A Robotic Banana"?
-Who was the original Jeeves?

If not, you are in for an enlightening read. And you might even learn the answer to the title of this book."

Purchased as a present for a Birthday Group member who has it in her WishList.

Sent today as a Birthday Group present to Lamilla, with a little extra gift for her birthday celebration.
Happy birthday... and enjoy! :)

Thank you for the birthday present!

reserved for a non-fiction sweeps

Congrats on winning the sweeps! Enjoy all the books coming your way

You've found a travelling book. Hurray!
The book's journey continues by its finder's cooperation and creativity. By making a journal entry on this book, you can add to the book's story as it travels from reader to reader around the world.
Enjoy your reading!

Привет!
Спасибо, что нашли время зайти на сайт и сделать запись в журнале! Напишите, когда и где вы нашли книгу.
Перед тем, как попасть к Вам, она побывала в других уголках света. История ее путешествий записана на сайте, и теперь к ней добавился еще один пункт. Я очень рада, что она нашла нового читателя в Вашем лице.

Thanks for this original book ! :-)

An interesting book but sometimes a bit difficult for me to follow the author as I haven't read all the books which titles were explained.

Thanks for this discovery !

In the package 2018 Secret Santa EU hosted by J4shaw.

A wishlist book which I hope you will like ! :-)

Merry Christmas !

Whoops! Totally forgot to journal this book, but luckily enough I had already acknowledged your package as received.
Thanks for this book!

I've finished this book just now, because I've tagged someone with it.
I started to like the book more and more. Interesting bits and pieces which made me grab my phone every now and then to look someone or something up.
I've already read Catch-22 twice, but I think I might have to again.
Also brought another dimension to the Netflix-show 'Lost in Space' which is a robinsonade, as I've learned. It might give me the push to start this show too.
And what a coincidence! I tagged Bookworm-lady with this book and she is the one who registered this book. Bookworm-lady, one of your books is coming back home for a while!

You've been tagged. Enjoy!

And yes, this book has come back to me!
I always wanted to read it, now I can remove it from my WishList... thank you very much, dutch-book, for tagging me with it! :)