Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 33,58 MB
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 338547020X
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Author : Clifton Fadiman
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
Page : 1322 pages
File Size : 20,88 MB
Release : 2009-10-31
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0316084727
A book compiled of anecdotes from other collections, arranged under the name of the person they're about.
Author : Andre Bernard
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 47,44 MB
Release : 2000-09-21
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0446931268
From Hank Aaron to King Zog, Mao Tse-Tung to Madonna, Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes features more than 2,000 people from around the world, past and present, in all fields. These short anecdotes provide remarkable insight into the human character. Ranging from the humorous to the tearful, they span classical history, recent politics, modern science and the arts. Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes is a gold mine for anyone who gives speeches, is doing research, or simply likes to browse. As an informal tour of history and human nature at its most entertaining & instructive, this is sure to be a perennial favorite for years to come.
Author : Heather Ladd
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 44,12 MB
Release : 2022-06-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1644532603
English Theatrical Anecdotes, 1660-1800 explores the theatrical anecdote's role in the construction of stage fame in England's emergent celebrity culture during the long eighteenth century, as well as the challenges of employing anecdotes in theatre scholarship today. Chapters in this book discuss anecdotes about actors, actresses, musicians, and other theatre people.
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Page : 1038 pages
File Size : 45,62 MB
Release : 1881
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Page : 908 pages
File Size : 34,53 MB
Release : 1886
Category : Art
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Page : 1098 pages
File Size : 28,74 MB
Release : 1870
Category : Bibliography
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Page : 1452 pages
File Size : 31,66 MB
Release : 1881
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Page : 1452 pages
File Size : 22,30 MB
Release : 1881
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Page : 658 pages
File Size : 16,12 MB
Release : 1881
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