Bedside Companion for Book Lovers : An anthology of literary delights for every night of the year

Bedside Companion for Book Lovers : An anthology of literary delights for every night of the yearA glorious treasury of literary curiosities for every night of the year. Bedside Companion for Book Lovers contains an eclectic mix of fact and fiction, letters, diaries, essays and dedications, all suffused with the joys of books and reading. The perfect gift for the bibliophile in your life, it contains snippets from some of the greatest writers and book collectors from throughout history, including: Charles Dickens on the smell of booksMaya Angelou

being the source of all discord and unhappiness

at any cost

'A forceful novel by a writer of uncommon talent' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

featuring a wrap-around play scene and press-out characters to act out the story

angry and full of pain

Merricat must do everything in her power to protect the remaining family

due to the political and cultural dominance of a conservative

a young girl who longs to see fairies in her garden

and is thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror

Each classic story from authors including Oscar Wilde

Shirley Jackson's masterpiece: the deliciously dark and funny story of Merricat

author of How To Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live