Project Gutenberg 2007-12-24 Public domain in the USA. 74 Egan, Maurice Francis 1852 1924 Confessions of a Book-Lover Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. My boyhood reading: Early recollections; The Bible; Essays and essayists -- Poets and poetry: France, of Maurice de Guérin; Dante; English and American verse -- Certain novelists -- Letters, biographies, and memoirs -- Books at random. Produced by Elaine Walker, Janet Kegg and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Confessions of a Book-Lover" by Maurice Francis Egan is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The work explores the author's literary journey and personal reflections on books and reading during his formative years, highlighting the profound impact literature had on his understanding of the world. Through a mixture of anecdote and critique, Egan discusses the authors and books that shaped his childhood, providing insight into both his personal experiences and broader cultural attitudes. The opening of the memoir delves into Egan's early interactions with literature, emphasizing the importance of instilling a love for reading from a young age. He recounts a range of books that he encountered—some deemed improper by the adults in his life—which sparked his imagination and curiosity. Through these recollections, Egan reflects on the evolving nature of reading, the value of various literary styles, and the formative power of storytelling in shaping moral and ethical perspectives. This section sets a nostalgic tone for the memoir, inviting readers to reflect on their own literary awakenings while providing a snapshot of a bygone era in literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Books and reading Z Text Bibliomania Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Other 366406 366405 2024-10-10T10:50:07.631479 2023-09-11T03:30:51.836967 text/html text/html 370235 2007-12-24T05:04:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 179278 2007-12-24T05:05:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 195370 2024-10-10T10:50:13.240407 application/epub+zip 198949 2024-10-10T10:50:08.658470 application/epub+zip 198949 2024-10-10T10:50:08.136436 application/epub+zip 282732 2024-10-10T10:50:16.787384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266452 2024-10-10T10:50:12.526428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266638 2022-09-11T08:01:45.504607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330956 2024-10-10T10:50:07.051475 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 330810 2007-12-24T05:04:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 131782 2007-12-24T05:05:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 330705 2007-12-24T05:04:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 131669 2007-12-24T05:05:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 331526 2007-12-24T05:05:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131921 2007-12-24T05:05:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22968 2024-10-10T10:50:16.922384 application/rdf+xml 9790 2024-10-10T10:50:08.218443 image/jpeg 2169 2024-10-10T10:50:08.176543 image/jpeg 178608 2024-10-10T10:50:07.664467 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