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• Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929, ed.
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• Published 15 December 2008

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The essay is one of the richest of literary forms. Its most obvious characteristics are freedom, informality, and the personal touch - though it can also find room for poetry, satire, fantasy, and sustained argument. All these qualities, and many others, are on display in The Oxford Book of Essays . The most wide-ranging collection of its kind to appear for many years, it includes 140 essays by 120 writers: classics, curiosities, meditations, diversions, old favourites, recent examples that deserve to be better known. A particularly welcome feature is the amount of space allotted to American essayists, from Benjamin Franklin to John Updike and beyond. This is an anthology that opens with wise words about the nature of truth, and closes with a consideration of the novels of Judith Krantz. Some of the other topics discussed in its pages are anger, pleasure, Gandhi, Beau Brummell, wasps, party-going, gangsters, plumbers, Beethoven, potato crisps, the importance of being the right size, and the demolition of Westminster Abbey. It contains some of the most eloquent writing in English, and some of the most entertaining.

• A new contemporary look for John Gross's celebrated anthology of essays
• The largest, most comprehensive anthology of essays in print
• Includes both American and British essayists
• Up to date - includes such writers as Jan Morris, John Updike, and Clive James

The specification in this catalogue, including without limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations, and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. Due to contractual restrictions, we reserve the right not to supply certain territories.

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The Oxford Book of Essays (Oxford Books of Prose & Verse) 1st Edition

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• ISBN-13 978-0199556557
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• Publisher Oxford University Press
• Publication date December 15, 2008
• Language English
• Dimensions 1.7 x 5 x 7.6 inches
• Print length 704 pages
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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (December 15, 2008)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 704 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199556555
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199556557
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.7 x 5 x 7.6 inches
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John Gross was the editor of The Times Literary Supplement in London, a senior book editor and book critic on the staff of The New York Times in New York, and theatre critic for The Sunday Telegraph. He was also literary editor of The New Statesman and Spectator magazines.

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