Tuesday, November 16, 2010
This copy of 'Ulysses,' which belonged to T. E. Lawrence, has a sweet, smoky scent that reveals much about the book's history and its handlers.
Some books in the Ransom Center’s collections tell a story just by their smells. The Ransom Center’s Associate Director and Hobby Foundation Librarian Richard Oram and literary scholar Edward L. Bishop explain how a copy of
Ulysses, which belonged to T. E. Lawrence, has a sweet, smoky scent that reveals much about the book’s history and its handlers.
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Tags: association copies, Edward L. Bishop, Rich Oarm, T. E. Lawrence, Ulysses
by Jennifer Tisdale at 1:02 PM |
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