Edward L. Shaughnessy

  • 8

    Catalog books

  • 3

    Works

  • 1992 to 2010

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Edward L. Shaughnessy has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 8 catalog-linked books across 1992 to 2010, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction, Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Ancient China and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1992 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Barnes & Noble, Inc and Duncan Baird Publishers, Ltd. | Distributed by Sterling Pub. Co., Inc.

Best Place To Start

Ancient China

Barnes & Noble, Inc • 2006 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Barnes & Noble, Inc and Duncan Baird Publishers, Ltd. | Distributed by Sterling Pub. Co., Inc.

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1992 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Barnes & Noble, Inc and Duncan Baird Publishers, Ltd. | Distributed by Sterling Pub. Co., Inc.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Ancient China

    Barnes & Noble, Inc • 2006 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 144 pages.

  2. Down the Nights and Down the Days: Eugene O'Neill's Catholic Sensibility

    Univ of Notre Dame Pr • 1996 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. Sources of Western Zhou History, Inscribed Bronze Vessels

    Univ of California Pr on Demand • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 312 pages.

  4. Down the Nights and Down the Days

    University of Notre Dame Press • standard commitment

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

  5. La Antigua China/the Old China (Vida, Mitologia Y Arte)

    N • quick commitment

    readers who want a faster first book

  6. Xing yu xiang

    Shanghai gu ji chu ban she • longer commitment

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  7. Confucian & Taoist wisdom

    Duncan Baird Publishers, Ltd. | Distributed by Sterling Pub. Co., Inc. • 2010 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2010.

  8. Exploring the life, myth, and art of ancient China

    Rosen • 2010 • commitment varies by edition

How The Picks Compare

  • Ancient China is the easier short commitment, while Down the Nights and Down the Days: Eugene O'Neill's Catholic Sensibility asks for more reading time up front.
  • Down the Nights and Down the Days: Eugene O'Neill's Catholic Sensibility gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Ancient China leans later in the catalog.
  • Sources of Western Zhou History, Inscribed Bronze Vessels is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Ancient China.

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