The Penguin Book of Columnists

ISBN 10: 0140248293 / ISBN 13: 9780140248296

Published by Penguin, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Penguin Book of Columnists
• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140248293
• ISBN 13: 9780140248296
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1783235312.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 7850307
• Signed: 7/5/2026 7:08:32 AM
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Synopsis

Writing in 1924, the critic Gilbert Seldes described the newspaper column as the 'most sophisticated' of the minor arts. In this extraordinarily comprehensive collection he has compiled pieces that cover gossip, sport, humour, politics and much else, including writing by Ambrose Bierce, George Ade, G.K. Chesterton, Frank Sullivan, Damon Runyon, Walter Winchell, O.O. McIntyre, Tom Driberg, Auberon Waugh, Jimmy Breslin, Shaun Johnson, Dave Barry, George F. Will, Ellen Goodman, George Frazier, IanMackay and Alan Watkins.