Hi visitors,
This blog is mothballed. However, the posts are all still here if needed (click on the link to the right to see an index). There are 181 stories of how books got their titles.
In this blog I set myself three conditions for inclusion. Firstly, each title should be the title of a major work: a book or play, rather than, say, a poem or short story. Secondly, the title should not be explicable by reading the text of the book or play itself: some additional biographical or other information should be essential for full comprehension. Thirdly, I have not dealt with too many books that take quotations as sources for titles, unless there is some rather unusual reason for the quotation.
I have relied on the efforts of a great many scholars to write this blog, and a list of sources is given at the end of each post.
Please continue to comment on any of these posts as you see fit and I will certainly respond.
Many thanks to all the visitors and commenters so far.
Gary
Kathlee, Kathlee...is that name familar?
ReplyDeleteOh, Gary. Dude, you're going to be missed by me here in Australia! What am I going to do without your research into why authors picked out the titles they did? You are *so* good at this.
ReplyDeleteWell, if you decide to come back and keep us entertained again, I'll still have your blog up on my blogroll.
Mozette
aka: Lynda
It was nice to read this post and a few of your others. I have read similar titles but the authors were too biased.
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Ebook Gratuit
What a superb blog! Having read some of your posts, I've ordered a couple of your books from Amazon. Can't wait to read them. I've also linked to your blog on the 'Café' section of my blog, www.interestingliterature.wordpress.com.
ReplyDeleteOli Tearle (founder, Interesting Literature)
Many thanks Oli!
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