A Reader on Reading

Published with assistance from the Mary Cady Tew

Memorial Fund.

Copyright © 2010 Alberto Manguel.

All rights reserved.

This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part,

including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying

permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright

Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without

written permission from the publishers.

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Printed in the United States of America.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Manguel, Alberto.

A reader on reading / Alberto Manguel.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-300-15982-0 (alk. paper)

1. Books and reading. 2. Manguel, Alberto—

Books and reading. I. Title.

z1003.M2925 2010

028’.9—dc22

2009043719

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British

Library.

This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO z39.48-

1992 (Permanence of Paper).

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