THE CURIOUS READER: A Literary Miscellany of Novels & Novelists

A literary compendium that reveals fascinating insights into the world's most famous novelists and their works. Readers will learn about: George Orwell's near-death experience while writing 1984; The real man who may have inspired Pride and Prejudice's Mr. Darcy; The famous author who kept her dead husband's heart after he died; and more. Fully illustrated in color.