WHAT W.H.AUDEN CAN DO FOR YOU

When facing a moral dilemma, Isabel Dalhousie--Edinburgh philosopher, amateur detective, and title character of a series of novels b y best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith--often refers to the great twentieth-century poet W. H. Auden. This is no accident: McC all Smith has long been fascinated by Auden. Indeed, the novelist, best known for his No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, calls th e poet not only the greatest literary discovery of his life but also the best of guides on how to live. In this book, McCall Smith h as writt...[Read more]