classic returns

摘要

"I RANSACK PUBLIC LIBRARIES and find them full of sunk treasure." Plucked from Virginia Woolf's diary of August 1921, this popular quote has always epitomized to me the pleasures and fascinations of a well- and variously stocked library. Yet as every good librarian (and dragon) knows, even treasure hoards must be carefully curated and refreshed. The goal of this newly revived column will be to highlight recent and forthcoming reprints and rediscoveries, with the aim of helping busy librarians replenish their stock of not merely treasured classics but also notable recoveries from the past, to populate the shelves with exciting, unexpected finds for readers and patrons for years to come.