A Cambridge minister and essayist reflects on reading with Don Quixote’s faith in Dulcinea as his model for the gentle reader’s faith in books. Essays range over the pleasures of old books, the uses of history, the reader’s right to his own impressions, and the fun of literary allusion, with characters as obscure as the Girgashites making cameo appearances.
Graceful, humorous essays for anyone who loves books and the habit of reading. Download the free EPUB.