Quote by: Shelby Foote

If you want to study writing, read Dickens. That's how to study writing, or Faulkner, or D.H. Lawrence, or John Keats. They can teach you everything you need to know about writing.


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Author Bio


  • NameShelby Foote
  • DescriptionNovelist, historian
  • BornNovember 17, 1916
  • DiedJune 27, 2005
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionHistorian; Author; Novelist
  • WorksThe Civil War: A Narrative
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; National Humanities Medal