Leading writers and critics, including Margaret Drabble, Alan Sillitoe and Ferdinand Mount, share their passion for books and the joys of reading in an inspiring collection of essays and writings. A Passion for Books is both a celebration of the value and importance of reading and a spirited defence against the many gloomy voices in our so-called electronic age who say the book will soon be obsolete. This book, itself a joy to read, is written for anyone who cares at all about the past and future of books and reading.
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Preface Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors PART ONE: CONTEMPORARY TRENDS The Pleasure of Reading; J. Epstein Other Worlds to Inhabit; J. Bayley Casaabon's Syndrome, or Reader Rampant; F. Mount Books in My Life; G. T. Tanselle PART TWO: BOOKS OF OUR OWN Hooked. . . ; N. King Mountains and Caverns; A. Sillitoe Obsessed by Thomas Mann; J. Meyers Encountering Philip Larkin; D. Salwak Devouring of the Printed Page; A. Thwaite Discovering Jane Eyre ; C. Peters The Radiant Way and After; M. Drabble Reading My Father; M. Gordon Into Terra Nova: A Crossing with Books; L. L. Nagy Sine Qua Non; F. H. Bachelder The Performer and the Reader; M. Ellis PART THREE: FUTURE CONCERNS Literature Without Books? L. Lerner The Sad Demise of the Personal Library; J. Shapiro The Future of the Academic Book; G. Davies The End of the Book? Some Perspectives on Media Change; E. L. Eisenstein Related Works Index
