Many of the great books of English literature were first published without their authors' names upon them.
But why did authors choose anonymity? And how did it excite the curiosity of their first readers? Ranging from the sixteenth century to the present day, Anonymity looks at the ways in which the disguises of writers such as Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë were first used to tease readers (and bamboozle critics). It is a gripping and fascinating fast-paced tour of many of the greatest works in English, and will enrich and reward all who love to read.
- ISBN10 0571195148
- ISBN13 9780571195145
- Publish Date 17 January 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 1 April 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Edition Main
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 384
- Language English