- Published: 1 October 2009
- ISBN: 9780099513223
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 592
- RRP: $29.99
Miss Herbert
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- Published: 1 October 2009
- ISBN: 9780099513223
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 592
- RRP: $29.99
A sort of literary common-place book...a deft and thought-provoking piece of work'
Independent on Sunday
Every page has good things
Guardian
Impressive
Sunday Times
A thought-provoking book...written with intelligence, wit and great enthusiasm
Spectator
The scholarly showmanship is impressive and he flourishes his paradoxes with panache
Tom Deveson, Sunday Times
Interesting
Colin Waters, Sunday Herald
Thirlwell loves these people and it shows
William Leith, Evening Standard
Miss Herbert is certainly accomplished
Philippa Lewis, Observer
Lots of things here are superb. He tells you about Flaubert, Proust, Tolstoy, Cervantes, Chekov and Nabokov, and unearths lovely details about them...Thrilwell loves these people, and it shows
William Leith, The Scotsman
You don't have to read half the books he analyses, or speak half the languages he quotes, to enjoy this engaging book
James Smart, Guardian
This year's most richly pleasurable reading experience
Sunday Telegraph