Stories about writers

Stories about writers

Show notes

Ivan Wise discusses six things which he thinks should be better known, on the theme of Stories about Writers.

  1. The rehearsals for Pygmalion https://www.stuckinabook.com/the-truth-about-pygmalion-by-richard-huggett/
  2. Arrow in the Blue and The Invisible Writing by Arthur Koestler https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2000/02/10/the-afterlife-of-arthur-koestler/
  3. Writers' pseudonyms https://lithub.com/the-surprising-stories-behind-the-pen-names-of-10-famous-authors/
  4. The obscenity trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1960/11/19/the-lady-at-the-old-bailey
  5. Park Bench: Dorothy Parker and Robert Benchley https://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/robert-benchleys-legacy-in-an-era-of-fraught-comedy
  6. Literary collectors http://airshipdaily.com/blog/01162014-author-collections

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