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Unpublishable! Writers from Jane Austen to Zane Grey

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From: The Virginia Quarterly Review
Date: 19971001
Author:Anonymous

Unpublishable! Writers from Jane Austen to Zane Grey, by Elaine Borish.

Who could imagine growing up in a world without Peter Rabbit or the Wizard of Oz? And yet, had the authors of these well-loved children's books-along with literary giants the likes of Jane Austen, George Orwell, and James Joyce-taken "No" for an answer, some of the best-known works in the English language would never have seen the light of day. Unpublishable is unlikely to change the course of Western literature. Still, this little book achieves its modest goal: serving as an inspiration to writers struggling to keep up ...

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