The Calamities and Quarrels of Authors

Anyone who has ever romanticized the writing life should read this book. It's a kind of HOLLYWOOD BABYLON of its era. Disraeli pulls no punches, as seen in the excerpt below.

Find it at the Internet Archive.

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Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 16, 2024
Category: Literature | Nineteenth Century

Comments

Isaac Disraeli was the father of the British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli.

Posted by ges on 11/16/24 at 06:11 PM

And neither Isaac nor Benjamin were nice people.

Posted by Richard Bos on 11/23/24 at 07:19 AM