{"product_id":"eliot-s-book-of-bookish-lists","title":"Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sparkling miscellany of literary trivia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho had birds called Death, Wigs and Spinach? How do you spell the noise of a door slamming? Whose working title was \u003ci\u003eThe Chronic Argonauts\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHenry Eliot - author, editor and insatiable bookworm - has ransacked the libraries and archives of world literature, compiling hundreds of bookish lists. This eclectic gallimaufry showcases his favourites: we witness the tragic ends of the Ancient Greek tragedians, learn the name of George Orwell's pet cockerel and rummage through Joan Didion's travelling bag; we consider the history of literary fart jokes, orbit the Shakespearean moons of Uranus and meet several pigs with wings. From the sublime to the ridiculous - and everything in between -- Eliot's lists, recommendations and nuggets of trivia will delight, inspire and surprise anyone who loves reading.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBeautifully presented with supplementary maps and illustrations,\u003ci\u003e Henry Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential gift for book-lovers.","brand":"Henry Eliot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43515650932797,"sku":null,"price":36.09,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780241562727.jpg?v=1787487478","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/eliot-s-book-of-bookish-lists","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}