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Old English Libraries

by Ernest Albert Savage

A scholarly account of how English libraries were built, guarded, and occasionally destroyed across several centuries of upheaval. Savage traces the profession’s long, unglamorous struggle simply to keep its collections intact through fire, war, and neglect. It is a quieter kind of history than most, and no less hard-won for that.

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Reading time

About 6 hr 40 min

Where to find it

On the Archive shelves

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #1615. In the public domain in the United States.