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The fine art of literary mayhem; a lively account of famous writers and their feuds.

Author: Myrick Land
Publisher: New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston [1963]
Edition/Format:   Book : English : [1st ed.]View all editions and formats
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Genre/Form: Biography
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Land, Myrick, 1922-
Fine art of literary mayhem.
New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston [1963]
(OCoLC)590568182
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Myrick Land
OCLC Number: 326828
Description: 242 p. illus. 22 cm.
Contents: Prologue --
The cantankerous Dr. Johnson battles a lord, and some commoners --
Mr. Pope confers immortality upon the unworthy Mr. Colley Cibber --
"I beg you to forget my existence," cries the gentle Ivan Turgenev --
Mr. Thackeray and Mr. Dickens become embroiled in a very Victorian feud --
Mr. Wells and Mr. Henry James reach a polite but hopeless impasse --
The patriotic Mr. Jones protects the British Empire from the irreverent Mr. Shaw --
As a would be messiah, Mr. D.H. Lawrence endures his sad lot among a host of friends --
The "ridiculous" Mr. Walpole endures agonies at the hands of Mr. Maugham --
Mr. Hemingway proves a good sport, but only to himself --
Mr. DeVoto and Mr. Sinclair Lewis call each other fools and liars --
Mr. Norman Mailer challenges all the talent in the room.

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