In Praise of Books is a collection of essays, quotes, and musings on the love of books and reading, compiled by various authors from Socrates to Emerson. The book serves as a vade mecum, or a handbook, for booklovers who seek to deepen their appreciation for literature and the written word. The authors included in this volume are some of the greatest minds in history, including Plato, Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Mark Twain, and Virginia Woolf, among others. Each author offers their unique perspective on the value and importance of books, from their ability to inspire, educate, and entertain, to their power to shape our understanding of the world and ourselves. This book is a must-read for anyone who loves books and wants to explore the many ways in which they enrich our lives.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.