A Magnificent Farce and Other Diversions of a Book-Collector (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

After the success of The Amenities of Book-Collecting, the author tried his hand at a more personal style. In this 1921 collection are “What Is the Matter with the Bookshop?” “A Slogan for Booksellers,” “‘ ’Tis Not for Mortals to Command Success,’” “Meditations on a Quarto Hamlet,” “Living Twenty-Five Hours a Day,” “A Sane View of William Blake,” and “My Old Lady, London,” among others. 

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A Magnificent Farce and Other Diversions of a Book-Collector (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

After the success of The Amenities of Book-Collecting, the author tried his hand at a more personal style. In this 1921 collection are “What Is the Matter with the Bookshop?” “A Slogan for Booksellers,” “‘ ’Tis Not for Mortals to Command Success,’” “Meditations on a Quarto Hamlet,” “Living Twenty-Five Hours a Day,” “A Sane View of William Blake,” and “My Old Lady, London,” among others. 

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A Magnificent Farce and Other Diversions of a Book-Collector (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

A Magnificent Farce and Other Diversions of a Book-Collector (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by A. Edward Newton
A Magnificent Farce and Other Diversions of a Book-Collector (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

A Magnificent Farce and Other Diversions of a Book-Collector (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by A. Edward Newton

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Overview

After the success of The Amenities of Book-Collecting, the author tried his hand at a more personal style. In this 1921 collection are “What Is the Matter with the Bookshop?” “A Slogan for Booksellers,” “‘ ’Tis Not for Mortals to Command Success,’” “Meditations on a Quarto Hamlet,” “Living Twenty-Five Hours a Day,” “A Sane View of William Blake,” and “My Old Lady, London,” among others. 


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781411456433
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Publication date: 10/18/2011
Series: Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 420
File size: 2 MB
Age Range: 3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Alfred Edward Newton (1864-1940) was a Philadelphia-based author, publisher, and book collector—owning more than 10,000 volumes. His works include The Greatest Book in the World (1926), This Book Collecting Game (1928), A Tourist in Spite of Himself (1929), and a play, Doctor Johnson (1923).

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