Lost Leaders Essay 15 - Lending of Books

from The Andrew Lang Library · host Andrew Lang

In which the lamentations of book owners over lost, damaged, and unreturned volumes are gently explored, revealing a timeless truth about the perils of lending literary treasures to careless borrowers. With a touch of humour and a nod to venerable collectors, the narrative muses on the delicate nature of books and the melancholy gaps left on shelves by absent texts.

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