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Bound to please : an extraordinary one-volume literary education : essays on great writers and their books / Michael Dirda

This collection of literary essays examines one hundred diverse works, including detective fiction, ghost stories and overlooked classics. The text provides a critique of contemporary reading habits while exploring a wide range of international literature.

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