Very entertaining!

Do you know what you don't know about Dickens, Twain and Shakespeare? Well, probably not....but I do! There is a lot! I have taught American and British lit for 30 years and read them much longer and I found that Elliot Engel informed me of a lot of stuff I did not know about these literary figures....and it was FUN!!! Odd facts such as the fact that Dickens invented the paperback book....and the cliff-hanger....and that he earned more money in his life than any other writer in history....and other stuff you will not find in the typical book on writers. Along with the info on the writers come samples from their works: some of Shakespeare's sonnets and part of King Lear and part of Dickens' David Copperfield. This is a very entertaining and humorous look at three of the greats from our past....fun, not boring.

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Absolutely delightful

The backstories of the authors were fascinating. This was an entertaining and interesting view of each writer.

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The key to Shakespeare, Dickens given his due,

This is so well put together and an entertaining introduction to three of the greatest authors of all time . I fell in Love with Dickens because of Martin Chuzzlewitt when I was 10 and Mark Twain became so ingrained in my view of the world at such a young age I don't remember life without him. It was my decades long search for the elusive key to enjoying Shakespeare is why I downloaded this book . King Lear here I come .

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Delightful surprise!

Would have loved to have had this professor when I was At NCSU. Funny, engaging, well put together with background I never knew about these writers. Enjoy!

A most educative work

I have learned so much about these great writers in this work than I ever thought possible.

Loved it

Learn more of these 3 authors than you ever knew. Presented with humor and knowledge