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Title: The Book-lover: A Guide to the Best Reading
Note: Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Produced by Charlene Taylor, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe,
Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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Summary: "The Book-lover: A Guide to the Best Reading" by James Baldwin is a guidebook on literature and reading written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive approach to the art of reading, focusing on the selection of meaningful literature and the importance of cultivating a love for good books. Baldwin draws from various literary sources to illustrate his points, aiming to inspire readers to enrich their intellectual lives through thoughtful reading choices. The beginning of the book introduces the author’s philosophy on the value and significance of books. It emphasizes that books are not merely static objects but living entities that serve as companions and mentors throughout one's life. Baldwin urges readers to make deliberate choices in their reading, advocating for the need to avoid poor literature and to seek out texts that nourish the mind and spirit. In this opening portion, Baldwin highlights the role of a scholar in making discerning choices and setting a foundation for a rich intellectual life through careful selection of reading material. He sets the stage for deeper discussions on how to read effectively and how libraries can serve as crucial resources for a scholar's development. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Baldwin, James, 1841-1925
EBook No.: 47013
Published: Oct 1, 2014
Downloads: 137
Language: English
Subject: Books and reading
Subject: Bibliography
Subject: Books and reading -- United States
Subject: Best books
Subject: Bibliography -- United States
LoCC: Bibliography, Library science
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Book-lover: A Guide to the Best Reading
Note: Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Charlene Taylor, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe,
Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was produced from images
generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "The Book-lover: A Guide to the Best Reading" by James Baldwin is a guidebook on literature and reading written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive approach to the art of reading, focusing on the selection of meaningful literature and the importance of cultivating a love for good books. Baldwin draws from various literary sources to illustrate his points, aiming to inspire readers to enrich their intellectual lives through thoughtful reading choices. The beginning of the book introduces the author’s philosophy on the value and significance of books. It emphasizes that books are not merely static objects but living entities that serve as companions and mentors throughout one's life. Baldwin urges readers to make deliberate choices in their reading, advocating for the need to avoid poor literature and to seek out texts that nourish the mind and spirit. In this opening portion, Baldwin highlights the role of a scholar in making discerning choices and setting a foundation for a rich intellectual life through careful selection of reading material. He sets the stage for deeper discussions on how to read effectively and how libraries can serve as crucial resources for a scholar's development. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Baldwin, James, 1841-1925
EBook No.: 47013
Published: Oct 1, 2014
Downloads: 137
Language: English
Subject: Books and reading
Subject: Bibliography
Subject: Books and reading -- United States
Subject: Best books
Subject: Bibliography -- United States
LoCC: Bibliography, Library science
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.