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Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes, or filled with bean bags and children's drawings -- the history of the library is rich, varied, and stuffed full of incident.
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Epic, classical in form, earnest and plot-driven.
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- First published
- 2021
- Pages
- 528
- Publisher
- Basic Books, Profile Books Limited, Blackstone Pub
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781788163422
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