<DIV><p>Why was publication of Huckleberry Fin delayed until February 18, 1885? Which great literary love affair came to a tragic end on February 11, 1963? What effect did March 19, 2007 have on Philip Roth's alter ego? Arranged by days of the year, <I>Love, Sex, Death & Words</I> provides an absorbing companion to literature's inspiring past.</p><p><B>John Sutherland </B>is a recently retired professor of English literature at University College London, and a past chairman of the Booker Prize panel.</p><p><B>Stephen Fender </B>was born in San Francisco and educated at Stanford and in the United Kingdom. He has taught in the United States at Santa Clara, Williams, and Dartmouth colleges.</p></DIV>