{"product_id":"9780712355834","title":"When Books Go Bad : Tales of Literary Feuds, Publishing Errors and Withering Reviews","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Alex Johnson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLiterature: history \u0026amp; criticism\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 October 2025 by British Library Publishing in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 176 pages\u003cbr\u003e205 x 136 x 21mm | 408g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe literary life  isn't just about curling up with a good book and a cuppa, it's also a world  where Lord Byron calls John Keats' work 'p**s-a-bed poetry', spaniels  eat the first drafts of masterpieces and gung-ho Ben Jonson shows he's more than happy to prove the sword  is mightier than the pen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Book of Literary  Scandals  shows that behind the jaunty covers and feelgood memoirs is a dingier world  of personal insults, physical blows, and publishing errors. It's one where  books suffer bad endings and libraries impose bizarre sanctions. It's a story  of writers behaving badly since Sophocles clashed quills with Euripedes,  defacing books, abandoning spouses, and regretting choosing Dylan Thomas to  be the Best Man at their wedding. Elsewhere it looks  at hot take reviews, sniffy dedications, publishers' rejection letters,  literary friendships gone sour and why you should never lick a book  with a green cover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alex Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64839773094237,"sku":"9780712355834","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9780712355834.jpg?v=1780059750","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9780712355834","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}