Buried in Books
A Reader's Anthology
Published on 7. October 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7112-2923-5 (ISBN)
Description
Following her highly successful Book Addict's Treasury, compiled with Lynda Murphy, Julie Rugg returns with a second anthology of literary extracts, quotations and bon mots concerning every aspect of bookish behaviour: reading, buying. borrowing, recommending, hunting, even defacing. This anthology includes diaries, memoirs, novels, plays and letters by authors from Samuel Pepys to Iain Sinclair, from Robert Louis Stevenson to Nick Hornby, from Laurence Sterne to Lucy Mangan. A perfect gift for the book obsessive in your life.
Reviews / Votes
'Buried in Books' would be a fruitful addition to any booklover's pile. Exploring this delightful anthology is akin to rummaging in the better sort of second-hand bookshop. Independent This is a book for people whose love of literature is much more than a nightly flick through the book closest to the bed. This fun and frothy homage will delight and enthral that member of your family who always has their head stuck in a book. Buried in Books is a wonderful way to spend a free afternoon. Suffolk If you're an obsessive reader, stroke this book lovingly, listen as you riffle through the pages and be proud that you are in good company. Yorkshire Riding A fabulous compendium of writing about literature... Anyone with half an interest in reading should invest at once. Sunday ExpressMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 192 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7112-2923-5 (9780711229235)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Julie Rugg lives in York with her husband and daughter.
Content
Introduction
1. 'A charming eccentricity': degrees of bibliomania
2. 'Rapt clean of ourselves': reading
3. 'Sometimes, profound epiphanies'
4. 'Treat personal book recommendations with the suspicion they deserve'
5. 'The pleasant thing isa EUR | ': the time and place for a book
6. 'The good practice of buying a book a day'
7. 'Muddling among old books'
8. 'He spoils every decent book on which he lays his hands'
9. 'A history of its own': a book's life
10. 'It was amazing really where the word librarian would get you'
11. 'An early taste for reading'
12. 'The books that you read were all I loved you for'
13. 'Tempted in so subtle a shape'
14. 'An intense grievance': having nothing to read
1. 'A charming eccentricity': degrees of bibliomania
2. 'Rapt clean of ourselves': reading
3. 'Sometimes, profound epiphanies'
4. 'Treat personal book recommendations with the suspicion they deserve'
5. 'The pleasant thing isa EUR | ': the time and place for a book
6. 'The good practice of buying a book a day'
7. 'Muddling among old books'
8. 'He spoils every decent book on which he lays his hands'
9. 'A history of its own': a book's life
10. 'It was amazing really where the word librarian would get you'
11. 'An early taste for reading'
12. 'The books that you read were all I loved you for'
13. 'Tempted in so subtle a shape'
14. 'An intense grievance': having nothing to read