The Lure of the North

Various authors, Various (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

96 Seiten

2016
Pushkin Press (Verlag)
978-1-78227-248-9 (ISBN)

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A nineteenth-century Scandinavian travelogue in three parts, celebrating the 175th anniversary of The London Library

"If you give anything to a Norwegian (old meat tins are always thankfully received), he will give your hand a silent grip more expressive than many words"

The Lure of the North is part of 'Found on the Shelves', published with The London Library. The books in this series have been chosen to give a fascinating insight into the treasures that can be found while browsing in The London Library. Now celebrating its 175th anniversary, with over 17 miles of shelving and more than a million books, The London Library has become an unrivalled archive of the modes, manners and thoughts of each generation which has helped to form it.

On the 24th June, 1840, the celebrated Scottish author, historian, and biographer, Thomas Carlyle, stood up at a meeting in a crowded hall in Covent Garden to proclaim the need for a new lending Library in the great metropolis of London. Carlyle's vision succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. What he called into existence that night has become, over the ensuing 175 years, the largest independent lending library in the world. Today its facade in St James's Square gives little indication that beyond it lie over a million books, covering more than 17 miles of open access bookshelves arranged within seven interlocking buildings.

Erscheinungsdatum	11.05.2016
Reihe/Serie	The London Library
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	111 x 178 mm
Themenwelt	Bildbände ► Europa ► Niederlande
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa
ISBN-10	1-78227-248-8 / 1782272488
ISBN-13	978-1-78227-248-9 / 9781782272489
Zustand	Neuware