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Lives of the Writers: Comedies, Tragedies (and What the Neighbors Thought)

6 Ratings

4

Duration
2H 5min
Language
English
Format
Category

Children

History comes to life in this dynamic volume! Here are inside views of twenty writers—people of all shapes, sizes, temperaments, and lifestyles, from various countries and historical periods. Included are William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Zora Neale Hurston, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Jane Austen, Emily Dickenson, Charles Dickens, and many others.

© 2010 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781609987268

Release date

Audiobook: 30 April 2010

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