title: The Art of the Epigraph: How Great Books Begin
author: Rosemary Ahern
description: <b>Rosemary Ahern</b> is a writer and editor living in New Yorks Hudson Valley.
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  ## Nicola Moriarty
  
  
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  ### You Need To Know
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
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  ## Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Cover](kindle:embed:0003?mime=image/jpg)
  
  
  * [Title Page](part0001.html#UGI0-e4abd1ea2c574e919be4602ce78881e3)
  
  
  * [About the Author](part0003.html#2RHM0-e4abd1ea2c574e919be4602ce78881e3)
  
  
  * [Dedication](part0004.html#3Q280-e4abd1ea2c574e919be4602ce78881e3)
  
  
  * [Epigraph](part0005.html#4OIQ0-e4abd1ea2c574e919be4602ce78881e3)
  
  
  * [If Mimi …](part0006.html#5N3C0-e4abd1ea2c574e919be4602ce78881e3)
  
  
  * [Prologue: _Christmas Eve_](part0007_split_000.html#6LJU0-e4abd1ea2c574e919be4602ce78881e3)
  
  
  * [1: _Tuesday 1 December_](part0008_split_000.html#7K4G0-e4abd1ea2c574e919be4602ce78881e3)
  
  
  * [2: _Friday 4 December_](part0009_split_000.html#8IL20-e4abd1ea2c574e919be4602ce78881e3)
  
  
  * [3: _Saturday 5 December_](part0010_split_000.html#9H5K0-e4abd1ea2c574e919be4602ce78881e3)
  
  
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