17458 Non-Fiction 2 vols of Romola and

2 vols of Romola and 1 vol Silas Marner bound together

new information also adds depth to people whose histories we thought we already knew

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Character Summaries

17458 Non-Fiction 2 vols of Romola andLynch, a professor of English at Harvard, explores the historical complexity of loving books, loving literature in the modern sense, a passion that emerged in the Romantic period. The private intimacy we experience when reading is transformative. Can literary critics study books from a distance, and also love them personally, and also inspire students to fall in love? This is very fun, funny, and scholarly, and provides a new window into the past 200