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. Learn more.