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A Dab of Dickens & a Touch of Twain: Literary Lives from Shakespeare's Old England to Frost's New EnglandGEOFFREY CHAUCER WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE JANE AUSTEN ROBERT BROWNING & ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING EDGAR ALLAN POE CHARLES DICKENS CHARLOTTE & EMILY BRONT EMILY DICKINSON MARK TWAIN GEORGE ELIOT THOMAS HARDY OSCAR WILDE SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE D. H. LAWRENCE F. SCOTT FITZGERALD ERNEST HEMINGWAY ROBERT FROST They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most
- GEOFFREY CHAUCER - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE - JANE AUSTEN - ROBERT BROWNING & ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING - EDGAR ALLAN POE - CHARLES DICKENS - CHARLOTTE & EMILY BRONT - EMILY DICKINSON - MARK TWAIN - GEORGE ELIOT - THOMAS HARDY - OSCAR WILDE - SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE - D. H. LAWRENCE - F. SCOTT FITZGERALD - ERNEST HEMINGWAY - ROBERT FROSTThey are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown...until now In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a foremost authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed men and women of literature's elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches A Dab of Dickens & A Touch of Twain reveals dozens of fascinating anecdotes:
- Why Sir Arthur Conan Doyle blamed his wife's death on Sherlock Holmes
- How Charles Dickens' pet launched Edgar Allan Poe on his way to literary immortality
- The strange connection between Jane Austen and Ernest Hemingway
- How Louisa May Alcott's attempt to get Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn banned backfired...and more
You'll never look at these literary giants the same way again.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 10/01/2002
ISBN: 9780743448970
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.56w x 0.89d
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Great bag!!
Color: Red, Color: Red
I love this large bag enough books, clothes for sleepover, groceries I love this bag great for the price and sturdy. The material is great !!! Has pockets for cell phones and roomy and the size is great comfortable and adjustable strap is great as well.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Great little budget tote
Color: Black, Color: Black
I use this as my everyday bag (with an organizer inside) and it's the best little bag I've ever had. It's sturdy but soft, the strap is easily adjustable to a bunch of different lengths, and it's roomy enough in the inside for average everyday needs plus the occasional extras! The material is thick enough to be good quality, but not overly inflexibly thick. I also covered mine in pinback buttons and enamel pins, and the fabric is really good for pins - They go on firmly and don't slide around. I saw a lot of complaints about smell, but mine had no bad smell at all!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Crossbody Purse with a choice of a bunch of colors to choose from!!
Color: Red
This is a great crossbody purse for anyone!! It holds my wallet, makeup bag, phone as well as a ton more space to add more stuff in!! I currently own the red and the army green. This is a great purchase!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2025
★★★★★ 4
Decent bag
Color: Light Grey, Color: Light Grey
2.5 year update: I'm ready to replace my beloved grey bag, but most of the colors more than doubled in price!! I get that there's inflation, but that's insanity. It was $10.99 when I bought in 2019. Forget this brand. Dropped a star.
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In the photo, that's a 32oz Nalgene bottle and a small, Periea Chelsy organizer (found on Amazon, 8.5 inches long). 9 months of near daily use so far, no issues! I even got oil and ink stains on it, and they came right out.
Great runaround bag, not too big not too small. Love it. First things I did, removed the label and coated it in Kiwi Protect All spray.
Pros:
- 2 pockets inside are deep and sooo useful
- very cute
- comfortable and very light to carry
- adjustable strap length, for shoulder or crossbody
- price is right
- machine washable
Cons:
- zipper is a bit "sticky"
- words on the label are classic Chinese-English, reminds me of Taiwan. Lol
- no inside lining
- fabric could be thicker. It's thin for canvas.
- metal hardware is not stainless steel
Neutral:
- medium size (model must be child size, pay attention to dimensions. I'd say it's similar to standard disposable grocery bag size, cept taller)
- durability is questionable. It's not going to come apart if you look at it wrong, but I definitely wouldn't try using this as a bookbag either. For the price, it seems sturdy enough.
When this bag dies, I will 100% be buying another one if it's still available. Love it.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2019
★★★★★ 5
Great value for amazing bag
Color: Pink
Great deal on this tote bag, the strap length is extremely adjustable for size and different wearability. It has good storage space and no pockets inside but works well. It looks great with different colors I have the pink and my boyfriend has the coffee one which looks amazing. I added pins to mine and looks great! Love this bag
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