Category: bibliophile
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I am a ghost who walks among you But is never seen. Who speaks But is never heard. Who writes But is never read. My words fall onto the paper But no ear hears the sound, My voice calls out to you But you don’t read my lips. My words are unworthy of your attention,…
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“This is a strange book […] it is wild, confused, disjointed and improbable.” Anon (Examiner 1848) “[I]t is quite impossible to lay it aside afterwards and say nothing about it.” Anon (Douglas Jarrods Newspaper 1848) The two contrasting reviews, printed in newspapers in the winter of 1848, illustrate well how opinion was varied when Emily…
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Please do not let the title mislead you, this is not a blog about marriage! But it is about the nature of books and how we consume them. I know this is not a new argument nor are my opinions original but considering the fact that book sales, whether print, digital or audio, have been…
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I have been using WordPress, on and off, for a few years now. I publish now and then but not consistent enough to build a satisfactory following. The problem I have had is what area to I want to focus on, to write about. I fear I have been too generic. But I believe I…