THE BOOK OF SURPRISES

by Rudolf- Ed. Flesch ‧ RELEASE DATE: Dec. 1, 1965

This ""Anthology of the Unusual"" includes some 48 stories and articles ranging from an Arabian's Night entertainment to a report on some of the bank-beating mythology of Monte Carlo. In between there are classic tale-spinners, Stendhal, Dickens, Chekhov, for example; Mark Twain and Guy de Maupassant; Nancy Mitford and George Orwell; the mesmerizing effects of one Pastor Muller (William James) or Emile Coue (by Coue). Some of the surprises include the contributors and the whole collection is a Pandora's box buzzing with bizarrerie and designed to entertain.

Pub Date: Dec. 1, 1965

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Harper & Row

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Dec. 1, 1965

Categories: NONFICTION