{"product_id":"9780241562727","title":"Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists","description":"Who 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":"Penguin UK |  Hardback  |  2023-09-26","offer_id":44227646685439,"sku":"9780241562727","price":27.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_927f9b88-6a2e-4510-9727-f8591f401b47.jpg?v=1692920751","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780241562727","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}