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Gossip in a Library

by Edmund Gosse

Essays of 1891, each beginning with an old book from Gosse’s shelves and wandering off into its author’s life. Gosse was a critic, a librarian of the House of Lords and an indefatigable talker. The book is as friendly as its title.

The librarian

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Reading time

About 3 hr 35 min

Where to find it

On the Archive shelves

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #11628. In the public domain in the United States.