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My First Book (Version 2)
by VARIOUS ( - )A Romance of Two Worlds by Marie Corelli
Have you ever wondered how your favorite author started on his or her writing career? Did they launch themselves wholeheartedly into literature? Did they slave away every evening after a hard day at the office? Did they devote their golden years to reflect on a life well-spent? Some faced rejection while others found almost instant success. In this volume, we learn from the authors themselves what launched their literary careers... Bret Harte, Arthur Conan Doyle, R.M. Ballantyne, H. Rider Haggard and many other favorites contributed their stories. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
Listen next episodes of My First Book (Version 2):
Californian Verse by Bret Harte , Cavalry Life by 'John Strange Winter' (Mrs. Arthur Stannard) , Dead Man's Rock by 'Q' , On the Stage and Off by Jerome K. Jerome , Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson , Undertones and Idylls and Legends of Inverburn by Robert Buchanan