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Child That Books Built

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3.1 out of 5
Based on 114 Ratings and 43 Reviews

Book Description
What would you find if you went back and reread all of your favourite books from childhood? Francis Spufford discovers both delight and sadness, in this memoir. Re-reading and re-living these books, and investigating their literary origins and rich histories, Francis Spufford reveals what it was like to be an obsessive reader as a child. As the book unfolds, so too he gradually uncovers his own ch... More
Book Information
PublisherFaber & Faber Children's Books
BindingPaperback (3 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages211
ISBN-100571214673
ISBN-13978-0571214679
Publication Date03/17/2003
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About Francis Spufford (Author) : Francis Spufford is a published author and an editor. Some of the published credits of Francis Spufford include The Child That Books Built: A Life in Reading, The Child That Books Built.
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