A deliciously witty and erudite collection which, as with a box of chocolate liqueurs, I had to discipline myself not to sonsume too quickly. Few writers have ever worn their learning as lightly as Gary Dexter.” ── Gilbert Adair

本書作家Gary Dexter多年來在《The Sunday Telegraph》上經營和撰寫專欄《Title Deed》，《Why Not Catch-21?》正是延伸這個專欄的一本書，從一個相當少見的角度深入探究文學界的經典名著。它不是光討論這些書名而已，而是放大看這些書名標題之下，我們可以從中端倪出一些奇特的創造。作者在書中利用每本著作的創始和構成，介紹文學歷史上的50本名著。從書中，你可以瞭解到：

What was Wordsworth’s Prelude a prelude to?
Why A Clockwork Orange and Not A Robotic Banana?
Who was the original Jeeves?
若是你對經典名著沒有太多的啟蒙閱讀，那麼《Why Not Catch-21》一書可以幫助妳找到答案。

Gary Dexter is a frequent contributor to the books pages of The Spectator,The Sunday Telegraph and The Guardian, and has written columns for The Times and The Erotic Review. He is also the editor of Chambers Concise Biographical Dictionary.