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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
121
Henry James
The Brandons (Angela Thirkell)
The Brandons
122
Angela Thirkell
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (Jerome K. Jerome)
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
123
Jerome K. Jerome
Along My Line (Gilbert Harding)
Along My Line
124
Gilbert Harding
Pamela (Samuel Richardson)
Pamela
125
Samuel Richardson
The Marceau Case (Harry Stephen Keeler)
The Marceau Case
126
Harry Stephen Keeler
Making Monstrous: Frankenstein, Criticism, Theory (Frank Botting)
Making Monstrous: Frankenstein, Criticism, Theory
127
Frank Botting
The Continental Philosophy Reader (Richard Kearney, Mara Rainwater)
The Continental Philosophy Reader
128
Richard Kearney, Mara Rainwater
The Typological Imaginary: Circumcision, Technology, History (Kathleen Biddick)
The Typological Imaginary: Circumcision, Technology, History
129
Kathleen Biddick
12 Views of Manet's Bar (Bradford R. Collins)
12 Views of Manet's Bar
130
Bradford R. Collins
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
131
Cynthia Baughman
Foundation: Matter the Body Itself (D.G. Leahy)
Foundation: Matter the Body Itself
132
D.G. Leahy
The Way of Shadows (Brent Weeks)
The Way of Shadows
133
Brent Weeks
The Intruders (Lionel Fanthorpe)
The Intruders
134
Lionel Fanthorpe
The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Radcliffe)
The Mysteries of Udolpho
135
Ann Radcliffe
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Elizabeth Peters)
Crocodile on the Sandbank
136
Elizabeth Peters
Endymion Spring (Matthew Skelton)
Endymion Spring
137
Matthew Skelton
The Silver Squire (Mary Brendan)
The Silver Squire
138
Mary Brendan
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
139
George Viereck, Paul Eldridge
The Corpse in the Snowman (Nicholas Blake)
The Corpse in the Snowman
140
Nicholas Blake
Digital Fortress (Dan Brown)
Digital Fortress
141
Dan Brown
Sexual Personae (Camille Paglia)
Sexual Personae
142
Camille Paglia
Eastern Standard Tribe (Cory Doctorow)
Eastern Standard Tribe
143
Cory Doctorow
Act of Revenge (Robert K. Tanenbaum)
Act of Revenge
144
Robert K. Tanenbaum
Hunter's Oath (Jaid Black)
Hunter's Oath
145
Jaid Black
The Bite Before Christmas (Heidi Betts)
The Bite Before Christmas
146
Heidi Betts
Hungry for You (Lynsay Sands)
Hungry for You
147
Lynsay Sands
When Crickets Cry (Charles Martin)
When Crickets Cry
148
Charles Martin
Bride of Terror (Jeanne Hines)
Bride of Terror
149
Jeanne Hines
The End of Sparta (Victor Davis Hanson)
The End of Sparta
150
Victor Davis Hanson
The Land of Painted Caves (Jean M. Auel)
The Land of Painted Caves
151
Jean M. Auel
Almuric (Robert E. Howard)
Almuric
152
Robert E. Howard
The Bewitched Viking (Sandra Hill)
The Bewitched Viking
153
Sandra Hill
Love, Cherish Me (Rebecca Brandewyne)
Love, Cherish Me
154
Rebecca Brandewyne
Sunrise Surrender (Vivian Vaughan)
Sunrise Surrender
155
Vivian Vaughan
Every Wish Fulfilled (Samantha James)
Every Wish Fulfilled
156
Samantha James
The Brazen Bride (Stephanie Laurens)
The Brazen Bride
157
Stephanie Laurens
Desired (Virginia Henley)
Desired
158
Virginia Henley
Eye of the Beholder (Jackie Weger)
Eye of the Beholder
159
Jackie Weger
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
160
Jane Austen
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