9780156033855-0156033852-Classics For Pleasure (Harvest Book)

Classics For Pleasure (Harvest Book)

ISBN-13: 9780156033855
ISBN-10: 0156033852
Edition: First Edition
Author: Michael Dirda
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback 352 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780156033855
ISBN-10: 0156033852
Edition: First Edition
Author: Michael Dirda
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback 352 pages

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Classics For Pleasure (Harvest Book) (ISBN-13: 9780156033855 and ISBN-10: 0156033852), written by authors Michael Dirda, was published by Harper Perennial in 2008. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Classics For Pleasure (Harvest Book) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.58.

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This is not your father’s list of classics. In these delightful essays, Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Dirda introduces nearly ninety of the world’s most entertaining books. Writing with affection as well as authority, Dirda covers masterpieces of fantasy and science fiction, horror and adventure, as well as epics, history, essay, and children’s literature. Organized thematically, these are works that have shaped our imaginations. "Love’s Mysteries" moves from Sappho and Arthurian romance to Sören Kierkegaard and Georgette Heyer. In other categories Dirda discusses not only Dracula and Sherlock Holmes but also the Tao Te Ching and Icelandic sagas, Frederick Douglass and Fowler’s Modern English Usage. Whether writing about Petronius or Perelman, Dirda makes literature come alive. Classics for Pleasure is a perfect companion for any reading group or lover of books.

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