The Enemies of Books: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Enemies of Books by William Blades: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 10 original MP3 tracks, 2:32:39 running time and a link to listen.
The Enemies of Books, credited to William Blades, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of The Enemies of Books by William Blades. Read in English by Maria Kasper. The author, an avid book collector, calls for the better protection of books against the "enemies" which lead to their physical destruction. In a series of brief chapters, he details the losses caused by raging fire, floods of water, noxious gases, sheer neglect, ignorant bigotry, invasions of bookworms and other vermin, inept bookbinders, clueless book collectors, clumsy servants, and mishandling by children.
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Enemies of Books
- Author credits: William Blades
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 10
- Listed recording duration: 2:32:39
Catalogue topics
- books
- libraries
- book collectiong
- biblioclasm
- book destruction
- book preservation
Track guide
- 01 - Chapter 1 - Fire — 17:57
- 02 - Chapter 2 - Water — 10:14
- 03 - Chapter 3 - Gas and Heat — 7:50
- 04 - Chapter 4 - Dust and Neglect — 10:58
- 05 - Chapter 5 - Ignorance and Bigotry — 21:23
- 06 - Chapter 6 - The Bookworm — 28:02
- 07 - Chapter 7 - Other Vermin — 7:09
- 08 - Chapter 8 - Bookbinders — 14:23
- 09 - Chapter 9 - Collectors — 15:23
- 10 - Chapter 10 - Servants and Children — 19:19
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