Queer Books e-bog

This vintage book contains a collection of essays written by Edmund Pearson, and man at one time renowned as the most famous librarian in the United States. This intriguing volume contains essays on a variety of subjects ranging from temperance novels and 4th of July speeches to awful poetry, etiquette books, and beyond. A highly amusing volume, "e;Queer Books"e; will appeal to all with a love of language and literature, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Contents include: "e;Temperance Novels"e;, "e;Making the Eagle Scream"e;, "e;Alonzo and Melissa"e;, "e;The Tribe of Gifted Hopkins"e;, "e;The Unfortunate Lovers"e;, "e;Genteel Behaviour, I"e;, "e;Genteel Behaviour, II"e;, "e;Crotchets"e;, "e;Side-Whiskers and Seduction"e;, "e;The Baedeker of Banner Elk"e;, "e;Lilies and Languors"e;, "e;From Sudden Death, I"e;, "e;From Sudden Death, II"e;, et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original artwork and text.