The Enemies of Books
Author(s): William Blades
Genre(s): Writing & Linguistics
Narrators: Maria Kasper
Number of Chapters: 10
Length: 02 hours and 32 minutes
Language: English
The author, an avid book collector, calls for the better protection of books against the "enemies" which lead to their physical destruction. In a series of brief chapters, he details the losses caused by raging fire, floods of water, noxious gases, sheer neglect, ignorant bigotry, invasions of bookworms and other vermin, inept bookbinders, clueless book collectors, clumsy servants, and mishandling by children.
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The audiobook The Enemies of Books falls under the genres of Writing & Linguistics. It is written by William Blades.