The Penguin Book of Columnists

by Christopher Silvester (Editor)

Writing in 1924, the critic Gilbert Seldes described the newspaper column as the 'most sophisticated' of the minor arts. In this extraordinarily comprehensive collection he has compiled pieces that cover gossip, sport, humour, politics and much else, including writing by Ambrose Bierce, George Ade, G.K. Chesterton, Frank Sullivan, Damon Runyon, Walter Winchell, O.O. McIntyre, Tom Driberg, Auberon Waugh, Jimmy Breslin, Shaun Johnson, Dave Barry, George F. Will, Ellen Goodman, George Frazier, IanMackay and Alan Watkins.

612 pages, Paperback

Published November 26, 1998

Reviews

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent selection of the work of UK and USA columnists.