The Dab of Dickens, The Touch of Twain, and The Shade of Shakespeare
Selections from A Dab of Dickens & a Touch of Twain, Literary Lives from Shakespeare’s Old England to Frost’s New EnglandBy Elliot Engel PhDNarrated by Geoffrey Howard, Grover Gardner, Joe Barrett, David Birney, Scott Brick, others, various narrators
Length6h 32m
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.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, History, Literary Classics
Length6 hrs 32 mins
Narrated byGeoffrey Howard, Grover Gardner, Joe Barrett, David Birney, Scott Brick, others, various narrators
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateDec 21, 2011
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1
20Chapter 20
2Chapter 2
21Chapter 21
3Chapter 3
22Chapter 22
4Chapter 4
23Chapter 23
5Chapter 5
24Chapter 24
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6Chapter 6
25Chapter 25
7Chapter 7
26Chapter 26
8Chapter 8
27Chapter 27
9Chapter 9
28Chapter 28
10Chapter 10
29Chapter 29
11Chapter 11
30Chapter 30
12Chapter 12
31Chapter 31
13Chapter 13
32Chapter 32
14Chapter 14
33Chapter 33
15Chapter 15
34Chapter 34
16Chapter 16
35Chapter 35
17Chapter 17
36Chapter 36
18Chapter 18
37Chapter 37
19Chapter 19
38Chapter 38
About the author
Elliot Engel PhD
Elliot Engel has taught at the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, and Duke University. He earned his MA and PhD as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at UCLA, where he won the Outstanding Teacher Award. He has written numerous books, and his mini-lecture series on Charles Dickens ran on PBS stations around the country. His articles have appeared in many newspapers and national magazines, including Newsweek. He has lectured throughout the United States and on every continent.View all by Elliot Engel PhD
