The Penguin Book of Columnists - Softcover

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9780140248296: The Penguin Book of Columnists

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140248293 ISBN 13: 9780140248296

Publisher: Penguin, 1998

Writing in 1924, the critic Gilbert Seldes described the newspaper column as the 'most sophisticated' of the minor arts. In this extraordinarily comprehensive collection he has compiled pieces that cover gossip, sport, humour, politics and much else, including writing by Ambrose Bierce, George Ade, G.K. Chesterton, Frank Sullivan, Damon Runyon, Walter Winchell, O.O. McIntyre, Tom Driberg, Auberon Waugh, Jimmy Breslin, Shaun Johnson, Dave Barry, George F. Will, Ellen Goodman, George Frazier, IanMackay and Alan Watkins.

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Synopsis:

2nd revision edition, originally published in hardback by Viking in 1997, of a collection of newspaper columns. The pieces cover such topics as gossip, sport, humour and politics. Writers include: Damon Runyon, G.K. Chesterton, Walter Winchell, Tom Driberg, Auberon Waugh, Ellen Goodman and Alan Watkins.

About the Author:

Christopher Silvester is a freelance writer. For several years he was a reporter for Private Eye and he has contributed to numerous newspapers and magazines. He is the editor of THE PENGUIN BOOK OF INTERVIEWS and THE PIMLICO COMPANION TO PARLIAMENT. He lives in London W11.

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