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.

640 pages, Hardcover

Published November 27, 1997

Reviews

[Peter Burton]

A book to dip into as the mood takes you.A good range of columnists,including even some Australians which pleased me.Well worth a read when you want to idle away some empty hours.

[Pat]

Excellent selection of the work of UK and USA columnists.