The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac

This book is a collection of humorous essays that explore the author's passion for books and reading. The narrator recounts their experiences as a bibliophile, sharing stories about their love of literature, rare book hunting, and interactions with other book lovers. Through these anecdotes, the author pokes fun at themselves and the quirks of fellow book enthusiasts, celebrating the joy and obsession that comes with being a voracious reader.

By Eugene Field · First published 1896 · Genre: Autobiographical Fiction, Literary Criticism, Romanticism · 19 chapters

Contents

• MY FIRST LOVE
• THE BIRTH OF A NEW PASSION
• THE LUXURY OF READING IN BED
• THE MANIA OF COLLECTING SEIZES ME
• BALDNESS AND INTELLECTUALITY
• MY ROMANCE WITH FIAMMETTA
• THE DELIGHTS OF FENDER-FISHING
• BALLADS AND THEIR MAKERS
• BOOKSELLERS AND PRINTERS, OLD AND NEW
• WHEN FANCHONETTE BEWITCHED ME
• DIAGNOSIS OF THE BACILLUS LIBRORUM
• THE PLEASURES OF EXTRA-ILLUSTRATION
• ON THE ODORS WHICH MY BOOKS EXHALE
• ELZEVIRS AND DIVERS OTHER MATTERS
• A BOOK THAT BRINGS SOLACE AND CHEER
• THE MALADY CALLED CATALOGITIS
• THE NAPOLEONIC RENAISSANCE
• MY WORKSHOP AND OTHERS
• OUR DEBT TO MONKISH MEN

More by Eugene Field

• Jest 'fore Christmas (1895)
• The Werewolf (1895)
• The Mouse and The Moonbeam (1912)
• THE ROCK-A-BY LADY (1889)
• BOOH! (1899)
• GARDEN AND CRADLE (1896)
• THE NIGHT WIND (1892)
• KISSING TIME (1895)
• All works by Eugene Field