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Wordstruck
by MacNeil, Robert
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- Hardcover
- first
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Abingdon, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1989. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Includes a newspaper clipping from March 26, 1989, telling of the book and the author with a picture of him from 1939. In Wordstruck, Robert MacNeil hauntingly and poignantly re-creates hsi own youth, his own growing love of words, the world they opened up to him, the experiences they enriched. Delving into his past to unearth these treasured experiences, he recaptures the lost world of his childhood. MacNeil's delight infuses his own words with magic, with an incandescent vitality that reminds us of the power of words to evoke, to enthrall, to move. "Written with perception, candor, and humor, this memoir revolves around the premise that poetry is a fact of life." Eudora Welty. 230 pages..
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- Title
- Wordstruck
- Author
- MacNeil, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1989
- Keywords
- MACNEIL ROBERT 1931 BIOGRAPHY BOOKS AND READING CHILDHOOD YOUTH ENGLISH LANGUAGE JOURNALISTS MACNEIL, NONFICTION NOVA SCOTIA PHILOLOGISTS SOCIAL LIFE CUSTOMS STYLE UNITED STATES AUTOBIOGRAPHY 0670818712
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