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Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

“It may be whispered to those uninitiated people who are anxious to know the habits and make the acquaintance of men of letters, that there are no race of people who talk about books, or, perhaps, who read books, so little as literary men.”

Book:The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy

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The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy

This book is a biographical account of the protagonist Pendennis, chronicling his experiences, triumphs, and tribulations. It delves into his social connections and the pivotal figure who stands as his greatest adversary. more

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William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray was a prominent British novelist of the Victorian era, born on July 18, 1811, in India, and died on December 24, 1863. He is known for his satirical and humorous writing style and is considered one of the greatest novelists of the 19th century. His most famous work, 'Vanity Fair', is regarded as a classic of English literature. more

“Escapism sold books, to be sure, but not nearly as many as were sold by exposing America’s flaws and making the average American reader (and book club member) look closely at his or her most cherished social assumptions. Americans might not be eager to accept integration, feminism, homosexuality, juvenile delinquency, and the drug culture– or to shoulder the blame for the existence of these problems– but they were certainly willing to read about them.”

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Book:Making the List: A Cultural History of the American Bestseller, 1900-1999

Source: Making the List: A Cultural History of the American Bestseller, 1900-1999

“Back then I could not understand one word of what I read. Reading did, however, give me heart. Even if you cannot understand what you are reading you can get something from books.”

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Author:Peter Hoeg

“Books are like bacon for the mind.”

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Author:Thomas F. Shubnell

“I had to go back and reread the page a few times. As I read it, I kept drifting out of the book, out of the booth, and coasting on the green crest of the song, to the momentary idea that any point on Earth was mine for the visiting, that I'd lucked out living in the reality I was in. And I also got the feeling I was souring and damaging that luck by enjoying the contentment of pulling the shades on the sun, and shutting out my fellow employees and the world, and folding myself up in the construct of a brilliant novel like The Man in the High Castle, that all the reading I'd been doing up to this point hadn't enhanced my life, but rather had replaced and delayed it.”

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