Bibliomania: The Modern Way to Read the Classics
August 13th 2007 08:30
Well-Read, Well-Written?
To become good--or at least better--writers, we are often told, we must be well-read. And while it is not my purpose here to be dogmatic about whether or not one who has a natural gift or talent for writing must absolutely have read a wide variety of literary works in order to become so, (among them, the so-called classics), there's little question that reading good literature can enlighten, inspire, and through a sort of osmosis, cause us to absorb many of the finer literary habits that can infuse new life into our prose.
In other words, when we have the good fortune to experience fine writing craftsmanship in action by seeing it modeled for us by authors whom we respect and admire, we naturally begin to imitate their techniques, often without even realizing it.
A Classic Site
Bibliomania is a website which contains literally "thousands of e-books, poems, articles, short stories and plays all of which are absolutely free." Categories under which a reader may find complete works that can be read in their entirety online are the following: Articles, Drama, Fiction, Interviews, Poetry, and Short Stories.
If you've never visited this site to see all it has to offer, you'll want to stop by soon and look over its extensive selection of quality reading. You're bound to find enough there to keep you enthralled--and inspired--for a very long time.
Classy "Companions"
We've all heard the saying that a man is known by the company he keeps. And this is so true. It's equally true that a man (or woman) is influenced by the company he or she keeps, whether for good or ill.
It follows, then, that the writer who remains in the company of great books, stories, poetry, plays, essays, and the like, will be widely regarded as intelligent, knowledgeable, creative, and intellectually credible. And this well-read writer, who has determined to become a companion of great literature, will not only literally become the wiser for it, but will also take on many of the finer traits of the well-known authors whose works he so values.
So, why not visit Bibliomania--and hang out with a few great books! Your readers will thank you!
Enjoy!
Jeanne
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Thanks for being the first to comment! I'm not lonely anymore!
Jeanne
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I see your point. It can be hard to read online for long periods. But, according to Bibliomania's FAQs, you are free to "download, print, or redistribute" their materials, as long as you won't be using them for commercial purposes. (For that, you'd need to get their permission, via their Comments board. So, that would be another option.)
I didn't actually notice a "Download" option, per se, though; so you might need to copy and paste. I'm not sure. You'd have to look into that.
Thanks for continuing our little chat! It's always a pleasure!
Jeanne
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Great to see you! And a big, hearty welcome to Orble! Hope you'll enjoy your time here!
Thanks so much for your kind words about Writer's Notes--and thanks for subscribing! Hope you'll find many resources here that will be of help to you! I'll certainly do my very best to provide them!
Hope you'll get many hours of reading pleasure from Bibliomania, too!
Take care, and have a wonderful day yourself!
Blog on!
Jeanne