House of Harper

An updated edition of this definitive history of Harpera fascinating look into the history of American letters from the unique perspective of one of the countrys most distinguished and enduring publishersnow with a new introduction that brings the book up to the present day. From Moby Dick to Huckleberry Finnbut not Alice in Wonderland, which was rejectedThe House of Harper is a sweeping trip through American letters, offering anecdotes and stories about authors from Charles Dickens, Herman Melville, and Mark Twain to Thomas Wolfe, Aldous Huxley, and Edna St. Vincent Millay.