Curiouser and Curiouser

<div>A miscellany of sorts preeminent author and critic Nicholas Delbanco's <i>Curiouser and Curiouser </i>attests to a lifelong interest in music and the visual arts as well as both mere and sheer literature. With essays ranging from the restoration of his father-in-law's famed Stradivarius cello-known throughout the world as The Countess of Stanlein-to a reimagining of H. A. and Margaret Rey's lives and the creation of their most beloved character <i>Curious George</i> Delbanco examines what it means to live and love with the arts.<br>  <br>  <br> Whether exploring the history of personal viewing in the business of museum-going musing on the process of rewriting one's earliest published work or looking back on the twists and turns of a life that spans the greater part of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first Delbanco's <i>Curiouser and Curiouser </i>invites adventurous readers to follow him down the rabbit hole as he reflects on life as a student an observer a writer a lover a father a teacher and most importantly a participant in the everyday experiences of human life.<br>  </div>