Seven Deadly Sins: Common Reader Edition - Softcover

Wilson, Angus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585790435 ISBN 13: 9781585790432

Publisher: Akadine Pr, 2002

Synopsis

A diverting, delightful, surprising treasury. With a new Introduction by Alain de Botton.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This sparkling curiosity was inspired by Ian Fleming, who had the fine idea of asking eminent writers to comment on the deadly sins for THE TIMES of London. The result is a witty display of erudition as each author essays his or her assigned vice—Auden “Anger,” Connolly “Covetousness,” Wilson “Envy,” Leigh Fermor “Gluttony,” Sykes “Lust,” Sitwell “Pride,” and Waugh “Sloth.”

From Library Journal:

In 1962, Ian Fleming, as a member of the editorial board of the London Sunday Times, thought it would be entertaining to ask a handful of Britain's top writers to pen essays on the seven deadly sins. He tapped W.H. Auden, Cyril Connolly, Patrick Leigh-Fermer, Edith Sitwell, Christopher Sykes, Evelyn Waugh, and Angus Wilson to contribute their thoughts on anger, covetousness, gluttony, pride, lust, sloth, and envy, respectively. Some approached the assignment with the utmost seriousness, others with humor. Regardless of tack, the result was very readable. This edition contains a new afterword by Alain de Botton.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Akadine Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1585790435
• ISBN 13: 9781585790432
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 87