'Fine thoughts and fine words make this a literary lucky dip with passages to amuse and entertain, confirm prejudices or provoke debate, all in good-natured, highly eloquent fashion.' The Good Book Guide ' Does the book have a future is a constant question, but 'The Book Lovers' Anthology', subtitled 'A Companion of Writing about Books, Readers and Libraries', has no doubts. The Bodleian anthology ... is a treasure trove of apt quotations from more than 250 authors, such as Shakespeare, Swift and Ruskin, in chapters covering Literary Worlds , The Joys of Reading and The Library . The whole still resonates as an essential anthology for bibliophiles .' Sydney Morning Herald