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About the Author

About the Author

Nicholas Basbanes’ latest book has arrived.

American Book Covers

Curiosities of Literature

A Feast for Book Lovers
In the News

William Augustus Brewer Bookplate Collection

Sept. 7, 2010----The University of Delaware Library announces the availability of a new digital... read more

Huck Finn Manuscript on Exhibit

New York, NY, September 7, 2010—The Morgan Library & Museum announced today that original... read more

National Book Auctions August Sale

ITHACA, NY National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, held an August 29th auction... read more

Art Book Collection to UNL Library

Lincoln, Neb., August 10th, 2010 —University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries announced that it has received... read more

August 12 Auction To Include Mercator, Johnson And Lewis And Clark

(Chicago, Illinois) August 9, 2010 - Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ August 12 Fine Books and... read more

Digitization in the Real World

New Book Highlights Recent Digitization Projects Involving Historically Significant Collections at Leading Libraries and... read more

Multiplied Contemporary Editions Fair

New Fair to be Hosted by Christie's in Frieze WeekChristie’s is delighted to announce... read more

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December 2009
Contents49

SPECIAL REPORT

How A Christmas
Carol turned Dickens
from author to
dramatic performer
By Jonathan Shipley

On Stage with Charles Dickens
 

Departments

DIGEST

Henry D. Thoreau, tree-hugger and tree-burner

A highly acclaimed first novel about Thoreau’s role in a forest fire won The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. By Christopher Lancette

DIGEST

A History of New York

Washington Irving’s doddering Dutchman, Diedrich Knickerbocker, turns 200.By Rebecca Rego Barry

Dear Reader

Jolly Old St. Nick

Fine Books’ editor Rebecca Rego Barry reflects on the literary evolution of Christmas traditions.

Quotes & Comments

Neither Here nor There, or, What About Book Arts?

Marco Polo Manuscript

Calendar

Find book fairs and auctions in your area or around the world.

Featured Columns

Sold@Auction

Personality Abounds

Letters from a lascivious Lord Byron, Henry VIII’s fashion advice, and a surprising price for Emerson’s Essays. By Ian McKay

Fine Books Review

Buildings and Books

Unpacking My Library offers book-shelving insights from twelve world-famous architects. By Stevan Alburty

Fine Books Excerpt

Classic and Classy Penguins

Penguin By Illustrators is a collection of essays and images from Penguin’s top designers.