Of books I sing. (original) (raw)

Columns "Of books I sing" is a column showcasing excerpts from �volumes of forgotten lore.� Rescued from library sales, thrift store shelves and recycling dumpsters, if it�s amusing, poignant or illustrates the somewhat overblown and colorful prose of yesteryear, it can find a place here. Think of it as a home for unwed paragraphs or a museum of resuscitated sentences.

�Of books I sing, but not of those
Which any book collector knows,
The priceless, rare editions, not,
But volumes which the world forgot...� - Frank Sherman in Century Magazine, 1889
Our thanks to sacklunch.net for bringing Frank Sherman�s verse to light after 120 years.