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1 online resource |
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Electronic book. |
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Introduction -- Hemingway in the beginning -- Revisiting Conrad -- Novels in sequence -- Patrick O'Brian and his salty hero -- War leader -- Sebald and the battle in the air -- Phantom flying saucer -- Under Western eyes -- Anthony Powell, time lord -- Treasuring Osbert Lancaster -- American power -- Kipling and the widow-maker -- Speer in Spandau -- Shakespeare and Johnson -- Naipaul's nastiness -- Movie books -- Women in Hollywood -- Extra shelves -- Always Philip Larkin -- Villa America -- Angles on Hitler -- Stephen Edgar, Australian ace -- John Howard extends his reign -- Hemingway at the end -- On wit -- Richard Wilbur's precept -- When creation is perverse -- Conrad's greatest victory -- Coda. |
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The author reflects on his latest readings, and re-readings, undertaken after being diagnosed with terminal leukemia, combining thoughts on old favorites and new discoveries with personal musings on living and dying. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] Yale University Press 2015 Available via World Wide Web. |
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James, Clive, 1939- -- Books and reading.
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Books and reading.
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Reading interests.
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Literature -- History and criticism.
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James, Clive, 1939- |
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Books and reading. |
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Literature. |
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Reading interests. |
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic books.
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OverDrive, Inc., distributor.
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| ISBN |
9780300216394 (electronic bk.) |
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