Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 75 Gosse, Edmund 1849 1928 Gosse, Edmund W. (Edmund William) Gosse, Edmund William, Sir Gossip in a Library Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Introductory -- Camden's "Britannia" -- A mirror for magistrates -- A poet in prison -- Death's duel -- Gerard's Herbal -- Pharamond -- A volume of old plays -- A censor of poets -- Lady Winchilsea's poems -- Amasia -- Love and business -- What Ann Lang read -- Cats -- Smart's poems -- Pompey the Little -- The life of John Buncle -- Beau Nash -- The natural history of Selborne -- The diary of a lover of literature -- Peter Bell and his tormentors -- The fancy -- Ultra-crepidarius -- The Duke of Rutland's poems -- Ionica -- The shaving of Shagpat. E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Gossip in a Library" by Edmund Gosse is a collection of reflections and essays written in the early 20th century. In this work, the author explores the intimate relationship between bibliophiles and their collections of books, providing a nostalgic and personal account of his own library and the literary treasures within it. The writing delves into themes of literature, the history of libraries, and the joy and complications of book collecting as a hobby. The opening of "Gossip in a Library" presents a contemplative piece on the nature of libraries, both public and private. Gosse reflects on the evolution of libraries as institutions and the deep personal significance of books for collectors. He introduces the idea that even small, private libraries can be treasure troves of history and emotion, filled with the remnants of past lives and aspirations contained within each volume. The author expresses a longing for an idealized personal library, one that harmonizes beauty and knowledge, while acknowledging the quirks and eccentricities of his own collection. This opening serves as an invitation to readers to join him in a literary journey that evokes both affection and reverence for the written word. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English literature -- History and criticism PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 372938 372803 2024-10-05T10:33:56.148221 2023-10-05T10:04:59.348297 text/html text/html 372931 372796 2024-10-05T10:33:56.440264 2023-10-05T10:04:59.545316 text/html text/html 217860 2024-10-05T10:34:04.140181 application/epub+zip 221681 2024-10-05T10:33:58.564243 application/epub+zip 221681 2024-10-05T10:33:57.269239 application/epub+zip 412139 2024-10-05T10:34:08.313164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378566 2024-10-05T10:34:03.255201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351377 2022-09-06T04:13:18.387505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340392 340332 2024-10-05T10:33:55.727225 2023-10-05T10:04:59.084282 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 341514 2020-12-26T00:52:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 140537 2020-12-26T00:52:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 341508 2020-12-26T00:52:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140407 2020-12-26T00:52:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21301 2024-10-05T10:34:08.446189 application/rdf+xml 14057 2024-10-05T10:33:57.845242 image/jpeg 3792 2024-10-05T10:33:57.562225 image/jpeg 214891 2024-10-05T10:33:56.474235 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia