Many of the books we love feature close friendships. This book explores literary friendships from a variety of authors over centuries, including Jane Austen, Margaret Atwood, Evelyn Waugh, Alice Walker, William Shakespeare, George Eliot, Charles Dickens, and more. The essays are sorted into topics such as childhood, student days, and hard times. Revisit your favorite literary friendships and perhaps become acquainted with those you do not yet know. Looking at them together like this, we begin to see that Holmes and Watson, Frodo and Sam, Anne Shirley and Diana Barry, and even that odd couple Jane Fairfax and Emma Woodhouse, help us understand our real-life friendships. A beautifully produced book with box stitching and ribbon place holder; a perfect gift for a special friend. Bodleian Library Publishing. 2022. Hb, Dj. NEW. $22.00