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Joshua R. Mann, co-owner of B&B Rare Books in New York City. Related: 14 Valuable Collectibles to Look for in Thrift Stores. Check If It's a First Edition. Open the book to the copyright page ...
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (3 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Novels based on actual events" ... True Confessions (novel) U. The Untouchable (novel) ...
The love of books is bibliophilia, and someone who loves to read, admire, and a person who collects books is often called a bibliophile. Book prices generally depend on the demand for a given edition which is based on factors such as the number of copies available, the book's condition, and if they were signed by the author (and/or editor or ...
Penguin books in Australia recently had to reprint 7,000 copies of a now-collectible book because one of the recipes called for "salt and freshly ground black people." 9 misprints that are worth a ...
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Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events.Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other types of narrative, including theatre, opera, cinema, and television, as well as video games and graphic novels.
Real events are a wellspring for art. And art just as assuredly helps us make sense of the world we inhabit. When fiction is well-grounded in reality, it can give rise to understanding.
Philip Aegidius Walshe (actually Montgomery Carmichael), The Life of John William Walshe, F.S.A., London, Burns & Oates, (1901); New York, E. P. Dutton (1902). This book was presented as a son’s story of his father’s life in Italy as “a profound mystic and student of everything relating to St. Francis of Assisi,” but the son, the father and the memoir were all invented by Montgomery ...