A Whiff of Wilde, a Pinch of Poe, and a Frisson of Frost: A Dab of Dickens, Vol. 3; Selections from 'A Dab of Dickens & a Touch of Twain, Literary ... Old England to Frost's New England'

[Selections from the book: ''A Dab of Dickens & A Touch of Twain: Literary Lives from Shakespeare's Old England to Frost's New England'' (ISBN: 9780743448970)]

[Selections Read by Stefan Rudnicki, Molly Underwood, Gabrielle de Cuir, Roscoe Lee Browne, Cassandra Campbell, Christopher Cazenove, Stephen Fry, Joel Grey, Elliott Gould, Gregory Hines, Arte Johnson, Melissa Manchester, Kevin McCarthy, Bronson Pinchot, Roger Rees, Jean Smart, Michael Tucker, Simon Vance, David Warner, Alfre Woodard, Michael York, Efrem Zimbalist,Jr.]

Authors included are Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost and you'll never look at these literary giants the same way again.

They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown -- until now. In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed members of literature's elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches, Engel provides fascinating anecdotes.