So the not-so-secret secret is out... I'm a hoarder and my bookshelves prove it. I have to admit it... much to my mum's despair. I can't seem to contain my 'stuff' on my own shelves and so often have to sneak a couple of brick-like books onto the 'family' shelves... So this post isn't about any specific books, but about BOOKSHELVES. Wow, this is promising to be a wiiild post, no?
I, personally, love bookshelves and, if you're like me but haven't already spotted it on my recommended links list - you really need to see this website http://bookshelfporn.com. It's the most hilarious concept and simply just makes you want a mansion to yourself just so that you could, in some way, attempt to recreate all the amazing bookshelves in your own home.
Now it's not just average person's bookshelf I'm interested in. To be honest, my own bookshelves are pretty uninspiring... Lots of great books but, at the end of the day, they're just normal wooden bookshelves... What I love is finding out what authors sit on the shelves of other authors. The ever-growing Legacy Libraries project allows you to explore just that! The website has a huge database full of authors and other well-known figures and all the books that were found on their bookshelves.
A year or so ago I visited Virginia Woolf's Sussex home, Monk's House (which I will have to blog about shortly). One of my favourite things about that trip was being able to see the Woolf bookcases and the literary minds that lived there. Absolutely fascinating, so why not have a look at the Legacy Libraries yourself: http://www.librarything.com/legacylibraries/list/2
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