Maxwell, William  (, 1908-2000) <br/><br/>
The outermost dream  : essays and reviews 
/ by William Maxwell 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York  : Knopf  , 1989. 
 - ix, 240 p.  ; 22 cm. 
<br/><br/> His 19 essays collected here discuss biographies, autobiographies, letters, diaries and memoirs, singling out such subjects as Colette's intense curiosity about the world and Byron's character as revealed in his financial accounts; Virginia Woolf's malicious tongue; and Giacometti's creative gloom. The ``outermost dream'' of the title refers to the published diary selections of the Reverend Francis Kilvert, an obscure 19th century English clergyman whose quiet life belied his startling dreams. Maxwell's scrupulously fair and gracefully written considerations of books offer a wealth of concise detail and an unerring sense of the influence of shaping events, patterns and character in life and literature. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780394574431 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>88026754 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Books----Reviews<br/>Essays
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS3525.A9464  / O87 1989 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>814 MAX