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192 p. : ill Previously published in 2005 as: Writers and their tall tales Contents: Introduction - Geoffrey Chaucer and his rather rude poems -- William Shakespeare and his popular plays -- Jane Austen and her dashing young men -- Charles Dickens and his adoring fans -- The Bronte sisters and their bothersome brother -- Thomas Hardy and his Wessex -- James Joyce and his barnacle -- George Orwell and his powerful politics -- The final chapter Horribly famous