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Vice of Reading

Vice of Reading

by Edith Wharton
Title:
Vice of Reading
Author:
Edith Wharton
Series (if any):
ERIS Gems
Format:
Book
Number of pages:
26 pages
Publisher:
ERIS
ISBN-13:
9781912475773
EAN:
9781912475773
Publication Date:
01/08/2022
Classifications:
Biography and non-fiction prose
Weight (g):
160
Dimensions (mm):
109 x 195 x 7
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£6.11
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Description

A great American novelist offers a scathing attack on the worst kinds of reading. In this subtly devastating work of social criticism, Edith Wharton argues that the growing cultural influence of “mechanical” readers is having a disastrous impact on literature.

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