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Book Worm: Derogative, Hummel, Bibliophile, Ornament, Villain, Sofa, Eyeglass, Comic-Character, Costume, Silverfish, Shoe.
The Profile of a Bookworm Courtesy of Wikipedia is: The classic bibliophile is one who loves to read, admire and collect books, often amassing a large and specialised collection. Bibliophiles do not necessarily want to possess the books they love; … Continue reading
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SUN STANDARD 2 The Sun Typewriter Co. N.Y., New York 1901 Serial #18040 From The Martin Howard Collection of Antique Typewriters: This was the first keyboard typewriter to have used sheet metal in the construction of the main frame, rather … Continue reading
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It’s National Bookmobile Day!
Finally. As a fan of libraries and their advocates, I recently wrote about pioneering Maryland Librarian Mary Titcomb – who developed the idea for the first mobile libraries back in 1905 – and provided a brief history of the bookmobile … Continue reading
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Maggie Tulliver, 150 Years Old.
On the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Mill on the Floss, Kathryn Hughes celebrates George Eliot’s most deeply autobiographical novel in the guardian uk,
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There’s a Bookstore in That Train Station.
The Philadelphia suburb of Mt. Airy, near where I grew up, has no lack of beautiful and unique train stations. But only one has a bookstore. Walk A Crooked Mile Books sells used books out of one the most historically … Continue reading
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The Singer Sewing Machine of Typewriters
From the Martin Howard Collection of Early Typewriters: The Underwood Typewriter was the first widely successful, modern typewriter. It pulled together the two main design elements that would be found on all later machines, a four-row keyboard with front strike … Continue reading
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The Afterword Reading Society
from the afterward: Here ye! Follow our new thrice-yearly Reading Society as we take on our first book: Daniel O’Thunder by B.C. writer Ian Weir. Our panel – Erin Balser, Craig Davidson, Brad Frenette, Ben Kaplan, Mark Medley and Ron … Continue reading
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Lola Leroy
A landmark account of the African American experience during the Civil War and its aftermath First published in 1892, this stirring novel by the great writer and activist Frances Harper tells the story of the young daughter of a wealthy … Continue reading
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