{"product_id":"an-uncommon-reader-a-life-of-edward-garnett-mentor-and-editor-of-literary-genius-paperback","title":"An Uncommon Reader: A Life of Edward Garnett, Mentor and Editor of Literary Genius - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e' (U.K.) Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGarnett's life will not need to be written again. --Andrew Morton, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA penetrating biography of the most important English-language editor of the early twentieth century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the course of a career spanning half a century, Edward Garnett--editor, critic, and reader for hire--would become one of the most influential men in twentieth-century English literature. Known for his incisive criticism and unwavering conviction in matters of taste, Garnett was responsible for identifying and nurturing the talents of a generation of the greatest writers in the English language, from Joseph Conrad to John Galsworthy, Henry Green to Edward Thomas, T. E. Lawrence to D. H. Lawrence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAn Uncommon Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, Helen Smith brings to life Garnett's intimate and at times stormy relationships with those writers. (\"I have always suffered a little from a sense of injustice at your hands,\" Galsworthy complained in a letter.) All turned to Garnett for advice and guidance at critical moments in their careers, and their letters and diaries--in which Garnett often features as a feared but deeply admired protagonist--tell us not only about their creative processes, but also about their hopes and fears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeyond his connections to some of the greatest minds in literary history, we also come to know Edward as the husband of Constance Garnett--the prolific translator responsible for introducingTolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov to an English language readership--and as the father of David \"Bunny\" Garnett, who would make a name for himself as a writer and publisher. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Mr. Edward Garnett occupies a unique position in the literary history of our age,\" E. M. Forster wrote. \"He has done more than any living writer to discover and encourage the genius of other writers, and he has done it without any desire for personal prestige.\" An absorbing and masterfully researched portrait of a man who was a defining influence on the modern literary landscape, \u003ci\u003eAn Uncommon \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eReader\u003c\/i\u003e asks us to consider the multifaceted meaning of literary genius.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Smith \u003c\/b\u003eis British writer and scholar. She earned her PhD in literature from the University of East Anglia, where she is a lecturer in modern literature and the director of the master's program in biography and creative nonfiction. She has won the Biographers' Club Prize and the RSL Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction, and lives in South Norfolk with her husband. \u003ci\u003eThe Uncommon Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45335840292966,"sku":"9780374537999","price":41.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TzNJam95LzBvMHFFTnlldGZNay9UQT09.webp?v=1774593996","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/an-uncommon-reader-a-life-of-edward-garnett-mentor-and-editor-of-literary-genius-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}