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A History of Reading

Manguel Alberto : History of Reading From clay tablets to CD-ROM, from book thieves to book burners, bibliophiles, book fools and saints, noted essayist Alberto Manguel follows the quirky and passionate 4,000-year-old history of the written work whose true hero is the reader. Photos & line drawings. Full description

Important places

Alexandria (266)

Regions

Al Iskandariyah (266)

Countries

Egypt (2,000)

Other geographical areas

Northern Africa (2,841)
Africa (5,755)