{"product_id":"9780241562727","title":"Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists","description":"Author: Eliot, Henry\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241562727\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Nov 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sparkling miscellany of literary trivia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho had birds called Death, Wigs and Spinach? How do you spell the noise of a door slamming? Whose working title was \u003ci\u003eThe Chronic Argonauts\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHenry Eliot - author, editor and insatiable bookworm - has ransacked the libraries and archives of world literature, compiling hundreds of bookish lists. This eclectic gallimaufry showcases his favourites: we witness the tragic ends of the Ancient Greek tragedians, learn the name of George Orwell's pet cockerel and rummage through Joan Didion's travelling bag; we consider the history of literary fart jokes, orbit the Shakespearean moons of Uranus and meet several pigs with wings. From the sublime to the ridiculous - and everything in between -- Eliot's lists, recommendations and nuggets of trivia will delight, inspire and surprise anyone who loves reading.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBeautifully presented with supplementary maps and illustrations,\u003ci\u003e Henry Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential gift for book-lovers.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48208617341086,"sku":"UBD-9780241562727","price":37.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241562727.jpg?v=1787920851","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241562727","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}