The Lost Library

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It includes institutions such as the Bodleian, the British Library and the National Library of Scotland; and smaller organisations such as Abbotsford, the home of Walter Scott in Melrose; Jane Austen’s House in Chawton; the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth; and the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway. Its fate remains a mystery, with some arguing that it may have been sent elsewhere in Europe and dispersed into a number of different collections. It was the love for a library - be it in any form, even if it's in a garden, shepherded by a cat - it is so much appreciation and gratitude for those who continue to love books and spread the love of books forever more. Evan and his best friend Rafe quickly discover a link between one of the old books and a long-ago event that none of the grown-ups want to talk about.

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The Bibliotheca Corviniana also served as a valuable place of training for Johannes Muller von Konigsberg, a 15th-century astronomer and mathematician who would become best known under the name Regiomontanus. This was written for the part of me that is still a kid; it is wonderful to think others will feel the same. The Imperial Library of Constantinople was one of the last great libraries of the ancient world to be founded but one of the longest to endure. Charles Sebag-Montefiore, trustee and treasurer of FNL, described the charity’s plans as “a crucial national endeavour to raise enough funds to keep this unique treasure trove in Britain”. Booklovers and folks with deep seated connections to their own libraries - especially from when they were children - will find so much to love here.If you would like to take up this option, please do contact usahead of sending any replacement books, so that we can confirm the correct edition and make any other necessary arrangements with you. When a mysterious Little Free Library appears in Evan’s neighborhood, he plucks books that are connected to the past and a mystery unfolds. Told in alternating perspectives of the boy Evan, a cat, and a ghost— we get to learn their different stories and ultimately how everything connects. Through Al's storytelling, I was transported to a past era, uncovering the tragic fate of the library that was lost to flames. Being a Great Reader has nothing to with reading great sophisticated books, or reading great long books, or even with reading a great many books.

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If you are sure you have lost one of our books you can either pay a replacement charge or provide a "like for like" replacement copy. If you pay off the amounts owed your suspended status will be removed and you will then be able to use your library card again. unless you are lucky enough to be in leicester - they are haveing a book amnesty 20th - 26th October 2008.The following list will take a chronological look at 10 such lost book collections of the past and the uncertainties which surround their various fates.