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Wretched Writing: A Compendium of Crimes Against the English Language - Page 4

These are the books mentioned in "Wretched Writing" (2013) by Ross and Kathryn Petras. I did not include the stories, articles, poems, and movies quoted.
Nos. 37-52 (as well as #164) are included for their titles alone. 179-184 are there for their blurbs. Some classics are there merely for an unfortunate word (such as "ejaculated") that has changed meaning somewhat over the years.
My favorite entry:
"There are some sounds in nature which are anathema to man. For most people they are confined to the strangled screaming of a vixen in heat, hideous and unearthly in the black voids of a sleepless night. The question you have to ask yourself here is, 'Am I most people?' "—#242
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-A Study of Hospital Waiting Lists in Cardiff, 1953-1954
-Who's Who in Barbed Wire
-Simple Hints for Mothers on the Home Sex-Training of Boys
-Sloppy Dingle
-Lawless Guns
-Come On Mom
-Where the Big Gun Rides
-A Voyage of Discovery
-Wind in the Cypress
-A Noose for the Marshal
-Future Tense
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The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
122
The Brandons (Angela Thirkell)
The Brandons (Angela Thirkell)
123
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (Jerome K. Jerome)
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (Jerome K. Jerome)
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Along My Line (Gilbert Harding)
Along My Line (Gilbert Harding)
125
Pamela (Samuel Richardson)
Pamela (Samuel Richardson)
126
The Marceau Case (Harry Stephen Keeler)
The Marceau Case (Harry Stephen Keeler)
127
Making Monstrous: Frankenstein, Criticism, Theory (Frank Botting)
Making Monstrous: Frankenstein, Criticism, Theory (Frank Botting)
128
The Continental Philosophy Reader (Richard Kearney, Mara Rainwater)
The Continental Philosophy Reader (Richard Kearney, Mara Rainwater)
129
The Typological Imaginary: Circumcision, Technology, History (Kathleen Biddick)
The Typological Imaginary: Circumcision, Technology, History (Kathleen Biddick)
130
12 Views of Manet's Bar (Bradford R. Collins)
12 Views of Manet's Bar (Bradford R. Collins)
131
Women on Ice: Feminist Essays on the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan Spectacle (Cynthia Baughman)
Women on Ice: Feminist Essays on the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan Spectacle (Cynthia Baughman)
132
Foundation: Matter the Body Itself (D.G. Leahy)
Foundation: Matter the Body Itself (D.G. Leahy)
133
The Way of Shadows (Brent Weeks)
The Way of Shadows (Brent Weeks)
134
The Intruders (Lionel Fanthorpe)
The Intruders (Lionel Fanthorpe)
135
The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Radcliffe)
The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Radcliffe)
136
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Elizabeth Peters)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Elizabeth Peters)
137
Endymion Spring (Matthew Skelton)
Endymion Spring (Matthew Skelton)
138
The Silver Squire (Mary Brendan)
The Silver Squire (Mary Brendan)
139
Salome, the Wandering Jewess: My First Two Thousand Years of Love (George Viereck, Paul Eldridge)
Salome, the Wandering Jewess: My First Two Thousand Years of Love (George Viereck, Paul Eldridge)
140
The Corpse in the Snowman (Nicholas Blake)
The Corpse in the Snowman (Nicholas Blake)
141
Digital Fortress (Dan Brown)
Digital Fortress (Dan Brown)
142
Sexual Personae (Camille Paglia)
Sexual Personae (Camille Paglia)
143
Eastern Standard Tribe (Cory Doctorow)
Eastern Standard Tribe (Cory Doctorow)
144
Act of Revenge (Robert K. Tanenbaum)
Act of Revenge (Robert K. Tanenbaum)
145
Hunter's Oath (Jaid Black)
Hunter's Oath (Jaid Black)
146
The Bite Before Christmas (Heidi Betts)
The Bite Before Christmas (Heidi Betts)
147
Hungry for You (Lynsay Sands)
Hungry for You (Lynsay Sands)
148
When Crickets Cry (Charles Martin)
When Crickets Cry (Charles Martin)
149
Bride of Terror (Jeanne Hines)
Bride of Terror (Jeanne Hines)
150
The End of Sparta (Victor Davis Hanson)
The End of Sparta (Victor Davis Hanson)
151
The Land of Painted Caves (Jean M. Auel)
The Land of Painted Caves (Jean M. Auel)
152
Almuric (Robert E. Howard)
Almuric (Robert E. Howard)
153
The Bewitched Viking (Sandra Hill)
The Bewitched Viking (Sandra Hill)
154
Love, Cherish Me (Rebecca Brandewyne)
Love, Cherish Me (Rebecca Brandewyne)
155
Sunrise Surrender (Vivian Vaughan)
Sunrise Surrender (Vivian Vaughan)
156
Every Wish Fulfilled (Samantha James)
Every Wish Fulfilled (Samantha James)
157
The Brazen Bride (Stephanie Laurens)
The Brazen Bride (Stephanie Laurens)
158
Desired (Virginia Henley)
Desired (Virginia Henley)
159
Eye of the Beholder (Jackie Weger)
Eye of the Beholder (Jackie Weger)
160
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
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