The elusive art of the epigraph: some mislead us (the blatantly fabricated prelude to “The Great Gatsby”), others act as humorous disclaimers ("Huckleberry Finn" 's "persons attempting to find a ...

Rosemary Ahern set out to write “something that would be short and fun, and could submerge the reader in the world of books without the 30 hours it would take to reread Middlemarch" You can save this ...

Quite a few exceptional books begin with great epigraphs — an inspiring quote, a beautiful poem, a moving lyric, an iconic phrase — that'll ease you into the novel. Some books skip the epigraph while ...

I recently published a new book and agonized for some time over finding an epigraph. An epigraph is a short text, often a sentence or two, placed at the beginning of a book, featuring a quote or poem ...

Law Library Special Collections Rare Book Room Exhibits Epigraphs in Law Books Gordon’s work recounts instances in which government officials engaged in corrupt acts. One of the cases discussed is ...