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A Whiff of Wilde, a Pinch of Poe, and a Frisson of Frost

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A Whiff of Wilde, a Pinch of Poe, and a Frisson of Frost

A Dab of Dickens, Vol. 3; Selections from A Dab of Dickens & a Touch of Twain,Literary Lives from Shakespeare’s Old England to Frost’s New EnglandBy Elliot Engel PhD, Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert FrostNarrated by Stefan Rudnicki, various narrators, Roscoe Lee Browne, Cassandra Campbell, Christopher Cazenove, Stephen Fry, Joel Grey, Elliott Gould, Gregory Hines, Arte Johnson, Melissa Manchester, Kevin McCarthy, Bronson Pinchot, Roger Rees, Jean Smart, Michael Tucker, Simon Vance, David Warner, Alfre Woodard, Michael York, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

A Whiff of Wilde, a Pinch of Poe, and a Frisson of Frost

Length6h 46m

About this audiobook

They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown—until now. In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed members of literature’s elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches, Engel provides fascinating anecdotes. You’ll never look at these literary giants the same way again.

Identity Family Coming of Age Psychological

Audiobook details

GenreBiography and Memoir, History, Literary Classics

Length6 hrs 46 mins

Narrated byStefan Rudnicki, various narrators, Roscoe Lee Browne, Cassandra Campbell, Christopher Cazenove, Stephen Fry, Joel Grey, Elliott Gould, Gregory Hines, Arte Johnson, Melissa Manchester, Kevin McCarthy, Bronson Pinchot, Roger Rees, Jean Smart, Michael Tucker, Simon Vance, David Warner, Alfre Woodard, Michael York, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateMay 12, 2015

LanguageEnglish

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