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Dancing With Mrs. Dalloway: Stories of the Inspiration Behind Great Works of Literature

by Celia Blue Johnson
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Dancing With Mrs. Dalloway: Stories of the Inspiration Behind Great Works of Literature
Dancing With Mrs. Dalloway: Stories of the Inspiration Behind Great Works of Literature

Discover origins behind iconic literary masterpieces.

If you've ever wondered about the muses behind beloved novels, 'Dancing With Mrs. Dalloway' is a delightful journey through literary history. It offers an intimate look into the creative processes of renowned authors and the real-life inspirations that fueled some of the most famous works in literature. This book would be a treasure trove for any literary enthusiast or aspiring writer curious about the genesis of great storytelling.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Dancing With Mrs. Dalloway: Stories of the Inspiration Behind Great Works of Literature

by Celia Blue Johnson
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ISBN: 9780399536922
Authors: Celia Blue Johnson
Publisher: Perigee Books
Date of Publication: 2011-10-04
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction, History
Related Topics: Essays
Goodreads rating: 3.57
(rated by 266 readers)

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Every great book begins with an idea, whether it comes to a writer's mind with lightning speed or tugs at the imagination over time. Dancing with Mrs. Dalloway offers stories of the inspiration behind fifty classic works, from The Sound and the Fury, Jane Eyre, and Frankenstein to Anna Karenina, The Bell Jar, and Winnie-the-Pooh. Gabriel García Márquez was driving to Acapulco with his family when he slammed on the brakes, turned the car around, and insisted they abandon their trip so he could return home to write. He had good reason to cut the trip short—a childhood memory of touching ice had suddenly sparked the first line to a novel that would become his most famous work, One Hundred Years of Solitude. C. S. Lewis, on the other hand, spent decades pondering the scene that inspired The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. When Lewis was sixteen, he had a peculiar daydream: a faun carried a bundle of parcels and an umbrella through snow-covered woods. Lewis was almost forty when he decided to write a novel that grew around the vision. In Dancing with Mrs. Dalloway, you'll discover who Edgar Allan Poe's raven really belonged to, whether Jane Austen's heartthrob Mr. Darcy actually existed, who got into mischief with a young Mark Twain, and what the real Sherlock Holmes did
 

Discover origins behind iconic literary masterpieces.

If you've ever wondered about the muses behind beloved novels, 'Dancing With Mrs. Dalloway' is a delightful journey through literary history. It offers an intimate look into the creative processes of renowned authors and the real-life inspirations that fueled some of the most famous works in literature. This book would be a treasure trove for any literary enthusiast or aspiring writer curious about the genesis of great storytelling.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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