The author of Anguished English presents a compendium of fascinating facts and anecdotes about some of literature's greatest authors and works. Author and English teacher Richard Lederer is one of the world's foremost lovers of language and literature. In this endlessly engaging volume, he collects some of the most curious trivia about world-renowned authors and poets as well as their many immortal creations. The perfect gift for bibliophiles, Richard Lederer's Literary Trivia sheds surprising new light on the books and writers we love.
