Pleasure to Burn

Grandmasterof American Letters Ray Bradbury presents the 16 vintage stories and novellasthat informed and prefigured the creation of his dystopian classic <em>Fahrenheit451</em>. Collecting rare and unknown tales as well as notable early triumphs <em>A Pleasure to Burn </em>offers an unparalleled window into Bradbury's creativeprocess and a unique glimpse at the evolution of one of the greatest works of20<sup>th</sup> century American literature. Absolutely essential for fans ofBradbury books like <em>Dandelion Wine</em> <em>Something Wicked This Way Comes</em> <em>The Illustrated Man</em> and <em>The Martian Chronicles</em>--and for readersof William Golding George Orwell Aldous Huxley and other titans ofspeculative fiction--<em>A Pleasure to Burn</em> illuminates the unusual hiddencorners of Bradbury's expansive imagination revealing a creative force asvivid and powerful as the hottest burning flame.