Literary St. Louis: A Guide

by Lorin Cuoco (Editor), William H. Gass (Editor)

A descriptive and informative guide to more than 100 sites of literary significance in the greater St. Louis area, Literary St. Louis: A Guide includes historical and biographical information, maps, literary anecdotes, and photographs. Edited by William H. Gass and Lorin Cuoco, the volume includes selections by T. S. Eliot, Mark Twain, Sara Teasdale, Fannie Hurst, William S. Burroughs, Tennessee Williams, Kate Chopin, Thomas Wolfe, and many others who have helped define American literature over the past 150 years. This book is indispensable for understanding the region's rich literary landscape.

272 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

Reviews

[Steve Schoenbeck · Rating 3 out of 5]

Distinctly mixed feelings on this one. A few of the St. Louis connections for the giants of American literature were surprising (who knew about Peter Taylor?), but I thought Ms. Cuoco's tone, when she wasn't bowing down in worship to her Washington U colleagues, was rather flip and snarky.