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"To understand a profound thought is to have, at the moment one understands it, a profound thought oneself; and this demands some effort, a genuine descent to the heart of oneself . . . Only desire and love give us the strength to make this effort. The only books that we truly... Read Full Overview

In these inspiring essays about why we read, Proust explores all the pleasures and trials that we take from books, as well as explaining the beauty of Ruskin and his work, and the joys of losing yourself in literature as a child. Throughout history, some books have changed the... Read Full Overview

Early in his career, Marcel Proust, who greatly admired John Ruskin, published translations of two works by the English critic - La Bible d'Amiens (1900) and S?same et les Lys (1906). He wrote a substantial preface to each book and provided discursive notes that... Read Full Overview

In these inspiring essays about why we read, Proust explores all the pleasures and trials that we take from books, as well as explaining the beauty of Ruskin and his work, and the joys of losing yourself in literature as a child.

This is a classic account of the reader which explores the ethics of reading and the place of reading in our lives. Collected in this volume are rare Proustian reflections on this most cherished of activities, together with the work he arguably held dearest, and which was to... Read Full Overview

In these inspiring essays about why we read, Proust explores all the pleasures and trials that we take from books, as well as explaining the beauty of Ruskin and his work, and the joys of losing yourself in literature as a child.

Sur la lecture n'est ni un texte m connu ni un introuvable. Sur la lecture, de Marcel Proust, republi plus tard sous le titre de Journ es de lecture, est l'origine une pr face destin e introduire en France un essai de John Ruskin, S same et les lys (1905), dont il assure... Read Full Overview

Sur la lecture n'est ni un texte m connu ni un introuvable. Sur la lecture, de Marcel Proust, republi plus tard sous le titre de Journ es de lecture, est l'origine une pr face destin e introduire en France un essai de John Ruskin, S same et les lys (1905), dont il assure la traduction... Read Full Overview