Holbrook Jackson Quotes


A large, still book is a piece of quietness, succulent and nourishing in a noisy world, which I approach and imbibe with "a sort of greedy enjoyment," as Marcel Proust said of those rooms of his old home whose air was "saturated with the bouquet of silence."


Citations

Jackson, Holbrook. The Reading of Books. Faber and Faber, 1946, p. 23.

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Holbrook Jackson
Holbrook Jackson
  • Born: December 31, 1874
  • Died: June 16, 1948
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Writer

George Holbrook Jackson was a British journalist, writer and publisher. He was recognised as one of the leading bibliophiles of his time.