The Secret Library: A Book Lover's Journey Through... - Tearle, Oliver

Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

A fascinating tour through the curious history of Western civilization told through its most emblematic invention \u2013 the book.\nAs well as leafing through the well-known titles that have helped shape the world in which we live, Oliver Tearle also dusts off some of the more neglected items to be found hidden among the bookshelves of the past.\nYou\u2019ll learn about the forgotten Victorian novelist who outsold Dickens, the woman who became the first published poet in America and the eccentric traveller who introduced the table-fork to England. Through exploring a variety of books \u2013 novels, plays, travel books, science books, cookbooks, joke books and sports almanacs \u2013 The Secret Library highlights some of the most fascinating aspects of our history. It also reveals the surprising connections between various works and historical figures. What links Homer\u2019s Iliad to Aesop\u2019s Fables? Or Wisden Cricketers\u2019 Almanack to the creator of Sherlock Holmes?\nThe Secre.