ABSTRACT
This book, first published in 1986, contains a collection of remarkable essays analysing such topics as the nature of reading, the power of books, literary creation, libraries and technology, and the freedom to read.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section I|1 pages
The Nature of Reading: Joys, Pleasures, and Fears
part Section II|1 pages
Literary Creation and Types of Literature
part Section III|1 pages
Eleven Authors
part Section IV|1 pages
Book Collecting
part Section V|1 pages
Libraries, Librarianship, and the Freedom to Read