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“Of
books I sing, but not of those
Which any book collector knows,
The priceless,
rare editions, not,
But volumes which the world forgot...”
Frank
Sherman in Century Magazine, 1889
Our thanks to sacklunch.net for bringing
Frank Sherman’s verse to light after 120 years. |
| "Of
books I sing"
is a column showcasing excerpts from “volumes of forgotten lore.” Rescued from
library sales, thrift store shelves and recycling dumpsters, if it’s amusing,
poignant or illustrates the somewhat overblown and colorful prose of yesteryear,
it can find a place here. Think of it as a home for unwed paragraphs or a museum
of resuscitated sentences. | |
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