Writers and Death:
Playwright Tennessee Williams choked to death on a bottle cap.
In 1849, Dostoevsky was sentenced to death by firing squad. At the very last minute the sentence was commuted to four years' hard labour.
Noel Coward claimed he began every day by checking the obituary column in The Times; if he wasn't listed there, he could get down to work.
Molière died after collapsing on stage while acting in one of his own plays – ironically, he was playing the role of the hypochondriac.
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Non-FictionSometimes- no, all the time- writers are weird. Sometimes, we're hungry, tired, inspired, productive, and unproductive. And sometimes, inevitably, we're bored. This book is for those times. We hope you enjoy this collection of book-related facts d...
