Project Gutenberg 2009-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 182 Dibdin, Thomas Frognall 1776 1847 Dibdin, T. F. (Thomas Frognall) Rusticus, Mercurius Wolfe, Reginalde Wolfe, Reginald 53000032 Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes, Linda Cantoni, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Bibliomania; or Book-Madness" by Thomas Frognall Dibdin is a bibliographical romance written in the early 19th century. This unique work explores the passionate obsession with book collecting, humorously framing the pursuit as a kind of "disease." Through his narrative, Dibdin aims to illuminate the complex interplay between literature, collectors, and the broader cultural implications of bibliomania. The opening portion of the text begins with an advertisement for its reprint, hinting at the extensive alterations and additions made compared to earlier versions. Dibdin reflects on the passage of time since the first publication, noting the many bibliomaniacs who have passed away since then. He outlines the intentions of the work: to provide a history of this "fatal disease" as well as to propose a remedy. Dibdin introduces the idea that bibliomania, characterized by an insatiable thirst for books, has afflicted notable historical figures, framing it as an affliction that thrives amid society's changing tastes and habits. This sets the stage for a deeper exploration into the lives and passions of bibliophiles throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Book collecting Bibliography Bibliomania Books -- Prices Z Text Bibliomania Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Literature 2534252 2534102 2024-09-12T09:30:00.840880 2023-09-12T12:36:41.823683 text/html text/html 2525661 2009-04-08T21:44:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7362456 2021-01-04T23:40:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 7288910 2024-09-12T09:31:01.898477 application/epub+zip 7335201 2024-09-12T09:30:14.845726 application/epub+zip 994555 2024-09-12T09:30:07.143847 application/epub+zip 8774652 2024-09-12T09:31:27.084378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8557869 2024-09-12T09:30:50.346560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1496325 2022-09-13T09:45:15.933134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2007838 2007728 2024-09-12T09:29:51.778359 2023-09-12T12:36:33.150614 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 2005633 2021-01-04T23:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 787178 2021-01-04T23:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2006314 2021-01-04T23:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 785632 2021-01-04T23:40:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21519 2024-09-12T09:31:27.366341 application/rdf+xml 12016 2024-09-12T09:30:07.620807 image/jpeg 1917 2024-09-12T09:30:07.387781 image/jpeg 7359123 2024-09-12T09:30:01.280783 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