Why Not Catch-21?: The Stories Behind the Titles

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Frances Lincoln, 2007 - Literary Collections - 238 pages
Each of its 50 chapters focuses on the origins of one of the great titles of world literature, presenting a bite-sized piece of literary history, with fascinating details of the work's genesis and composition. The emphasis is on titles that are literally inexplicable without this background knowledge. The origins of 50 great titles in world literature – fascinating bite-size pieces of literary history.

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About the author (2007)

GARY DEXTER (U.K.) is a journalist for the Sunday Telegraph, the Spectator and the Guardian.

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