Book Madness - A Story of Book Collectors in America

The fascinating history of American bookishness as told through the sale of Charles Lamb's library in 1848

About the author

Denise Gigante is the Sadie Dernham Patek Professor in the Humanities at Stanford University. She is the author of The Keats Brothers: The Life of John and George and Taste: A Literary History.

Summary

The fascinating history of American bookishness as told through the sale of Charles Lamb’s library in 1848

Product details

• Authors: Denise Gigante
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9780300248487
• ISBN: 978-0-300-24848-7
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, Literature: history & criticism, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Literature: history and criticism