THE LITERARY LIFE: A Scrapbook Almanac of the Anglo-American Literary Scene from 1900 to 1950

Highly photographic, chronological assembly of the marginalia (and some major events) in the world of the literati. Listings of who worked, died, divorced or published where, by no means complete (even sketchy) but overwhelmingly interesting. Phelps, an editor and novelist, most recently edited Colette's Earthly Paradise and Deane is staff reviewer for Book Week.