Wednesday, February 09, 2011

The importance of books - a collector takes us inside his library

Below is a link to a rather lovely languid piece by Duncan Fallowell, novelist, travel writer and cultural commentator, where he meditates on the importance of books....

This was brought to my attention by Hawkes Bay-based author and film-maker Peter Wells who comments that "it does take ten minutes but if your readers have the time, it is well worth it..."

A taste of London for you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjl11bWVJhw&feature=related

2 comments:

  1. Renee3:18 pm

    What an interesting and thoughtful tour - and how I'd love to have the space to be able to accommodate all my books instead of having them stored in various places all over town ...

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