After love, book collecting is the most exhilarating sport of all.

A.S.W. Rosenbach

A Book Hunter's Holiday

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Tsundoku Books

Author

A.S.W. Rosenbach

Source

A Book Hunter's Holiday

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Scholar

From

United States

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Citation

Rosenbach, A.S.W. A Book Lover's Holiday. Houghton Mifflin, 1936.

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Another quote from the 1930s

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential inaugural address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1933 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1933, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington DC, USA.

Another quote about Books

When you reread a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before.

Clifton Fadiman

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Power of literature Books

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Clifton Fadiman
Language
English
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Fadiman, Clifton. “War and Peace, Fifteen Years After.” Any Number Can Play, World Publishing, 1957.