- Paperback: 284 pages
- Publisher: OUP Oxford; New Ed edition (12 Feb 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0199269335
- ISBN-13: 978-0199269334
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 14 x 1.7 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 817,751 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A fascinating study of literary culture, which offers many intriguing tasters of the novels themselves. The bizarre characters and scenarios, and the conscious ironies of some of these 'good bad books' leave one curious to read more."--Times Literary Supplement
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