The Book-hunter at HomeP. Allan, 1922 - 275 páginas I. Adventures among books.--II. The library.--III. Books which form the library.--IV. Chivalry and romance.--V-VI. The care of books.--VII. Books of the collector.--VIII-IX. A plea for specialism.--Index |
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... acquire the important news and yet retain the serenity of one's mind is that of having such news only as she knows ... acquired the habit of ' glancing at ' a news- sheet or magazine whenever he has nothing to do for a few minutes : a ...
... acquire the important news and yet retain the serenity of one's mind is that of having such news only as she knows ... acquired the habit of ' glancing at ' a news- sheet or magazine whenever he has nothing to do for a few minutes : a ...
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... acquired by ' dipping into ' such and such an author to ascertain whether he be to his or her taste . Frankly , the great author is almost invariably not to the modern reader's taste ; but the scanty knowledge acquired by perusing the ...
... acquired by ' dipping into ' such and such an author to ascertain whether he be to his or her taste . Frankly , the great author is almost invariably not to the modern reader's taste ; but the scanty knowledge acquired by perusing the ...
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... acquired sufficient knowledge to enable him to explore the more famous works in French , it were profitless to devour ... acquire a correct and lasting knowledge of any subject , whether it be an event or an epoch of history , a science ...
... acquired sufficient knowledge to enable him to explore the more famous works in French , it were profitless to devour ... acquire a correct and lasting knowledge of any subject , whether it be an event or an epoch of history , a science ...
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CONTENTS CHAP PAGE I ADVENTURES AMONG BOOKS I | 25 |
THE LIBRARY | 31 |
BOOKS WHICH FORM THE LIBRARY | 58 |
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