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Literary Blunders

- A Chapter in the History of Human Error

About Literary Blunders

Delight in other people's errors never dates, and this little book from 1893 is a fount of human folly that remains a joy to read. Citing examples from historians, misguided schoolboys and everyday conversation, the librarian and scholar Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838-1917) looks at comic misprints and linguistic misunderstandings.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781108051996
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 244
  • Published:
  • August 8, 2012
  • Dimensions:
  • 140x216x14 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 320 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 12, 2024

Description of Literary Blunders

Delight in other people's errors never dates, and this little book from 1893 is a fount of human folly that remains a joy to read. Citing examples from historians, misguided schoolboys and everyday conversation, the librarian and scholar Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838-1917) looks at comic misprints and linguistic misunderstandings.

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