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Bibliomania; or Book-MadnessThomas Frognall Dibdin

Bibliomania; or Book-Madness

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Original author: Thomas Frognall Dibdin

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"Bibliomania; or Book-Madness" by Thomas Frognall Dibdin is a satirical work first published in 1809. Written as fictional dialogues among book collectors, it playfully diagnoses a supposed disease afflicting wealthy bibliophiles of the Romantic era. Through mock-heroic conversations, Dibdin catalogs obsessive symptoms: coveting uncut copies, first editions, banned books, and rare bindings. This eccentric work gently mocks aristocratic collectors while simultaneously fueling the very collecting mania it pretends to cure, becoming Dibdin's bestselling production and inspiring legendary auction battles.

Bibliomania; or Book-Madness, by Thomas Frognall Dibdin. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #28540.

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46 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter1,952 words
  2. 2.Part I: The Evening Walk (1)8,137 words
  3. 3.Part I: The Evening Walk (2)8,087 words
  4. 4.Part I: The Evening Walk (3)6,348 words
  5. 5.Part I: =The Evening Walk.=6,099 words
  6. 6.Part II: =The Cabinet.= (1)7,948 words
  7. 7.Part II: =The Cabinet.= (2)7,929 words
  8. 8.Part II: =The Cabinet.= (3)7,882 words
  9. 9.Part II: =The Cabinet.= (4)6,581 words
  10. 10.Part II: =The Cabinet.= (5)4,911 words
  11. 11.Appendix: To the Preceding Note832 words
  12. 12.Part III: =The Auction Room.= (1)8,429 words
  13. 13.Part III: =The Auction Room.= (2)4,268 words
  14. 14.Part IV: =The Library.= (1)8,244 words
  15. 15.Part IV: =The Library.= (2)8,341 words
  16. 16.Part IV: =The Library.= (3)8,278 words
  17. 17.Part IV: =The Library.= (4)668 words
  18. 18.Part V: =The Drawing Room.= (1)8,258 words
  19. 19.Part V: =The Drawing Room.= (2)7,998 words
  20. 20.Part V: =The Drawing Room.= (3)7,807 words
  21. 21.Part V: =The Drawing Room.= (4)7,665 words
  22. 22.Part V: =The Drawing Room.= (5)8,199 words
  23. 23.Part V: =The Drawing Room.= (6)7,859 words
  1. 24.Part V: =The Drawing Room.= (7)6,881 words
  2. 25.Part V: =The Drawing Room.= (8)7,183 words
  3. 26.Part V: =The Drawing Room.= (9)8,202 words
  4. 27.Part V: =The Drawing Room.= (10)4,325 words
  5. 28.Preface8,185 words
  6. 29.Part II10,253 words
  7. 30.Part I134 words
  8. 31.Part III448 words
  9. 32.Part IV (1)7,992 words
  10. 33.Part IV (2)6,556 words
  11. 34.Part I: Late the property of ALEX. DALRYMPLE, Esq. F.R.S.,2,306 words
  12. 35.Part VI: =The Alcove.= (1)8,311 words
  13. 36.Part VI: =The Alcove.= (2)8,129 words
  14. 37.Part VI: =The Alcove.= (3)7,343 words
  15. 38.Part VI: =The Alcove.= (4)8,156 words
  16. 39.Part VI: =The Alcove.= (5)6,261 words
  17. 40.Part I: The Evening Walk672 words
  18. 41.Part II: The Cabinet639 words
  19. 42.Part III: The Auction-Room5,889 words
  20. 43.Part II2,579 words
  21. 44.Part IV: The Library749 words
  22. 45.Part V: The Drawing-Room136 words
  23. 46.Part VI: The Alcove9,116 words