"The Book Lovers A Sequence Of Love-Scenes" 1976 GARFIELD, Leon
$125
GARFIELD, Leon
[136] pp.
Ward Lock Limited
1976
9 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Jacket design by Val Biro
Fine/ Fine
Leon Garfiled has compiled an outstanding collection of love scenes taken from the famous novels by writers of many different nationalities, from Dostoievsky to Jane Austin. Around these scenes Garfield has woven the story of a young man who, having fallen in love with a pretty librarian, is too shy to express himself coherently and turns to passages from the classics in an attempt to make her understand his feelings. All ends happily - with a little help from interested onlookers. Sixteen extracts from classic literature.
"Leon Garfield has woven the story of a young man who, having fallen in love with pretty librarian is too shy to express himself coherently and turns to passages from classics in an attempt to make her understand his feelings. She answers him in the same way, but they both find that it is all too easy to misinterpret the written word."