The Wit & wisdom of literary greats :  more than 800 amusing, enlightening and downright cutting quotations. 

 - London :  Prion,  c2011. 
 - 280 pages ;  15 x 16 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Books do furnish a room.--The literary art.-- Writers.-- Books are more than books.--Poet's corner.--The critical moments.--The seven ages of man.--Love & lust.--Time for reflection.--Money makes the world go round.--Affairs of state.--The joy of words. 
<br/><br/> A literary great has the power to influence nations, spread joy and happiness, enlighten entire populations - and offend the whole world. From free-flowing prose to writer's block, the joys and perils that envelop gifted writers' lives are captured for eternity in this hearty batch of quotations from history's legendary wordsmiths. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781853758454 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>AUTHORS QUOTATIONS.<br/>QUOTATIONS.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 6081 .W58 2011