Fame and Failure 1720-1800

Fame and Failure 1720-1800
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9781107042223
ISBN-13 : 1107042224
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Book Synopsis Fame and Failure 1720-1800 by : Adam Rounce

Download or read book Fame and Failure 1720-1800 written by Adam Rounce and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unusual history of eighteenth-century British literature, exploring ideas of fame and failure through writers who failed to achieve it.


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