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Call on the Library Angel, and check your sneakers
By
Robert Moss
The Library Angel. That was Arthur Koestler’s name for the shelf elf that arranges that a certain book appears (or disappears) in unusual ways at just the right moment. To get the attention of the Library Angel, pick any book, open it at random and see whether there is a clue for you on the page…
In praise of the shelf elf
By
Robert Moss
Arthur Koestler spoke of the Library Angel – that bookish spirit that makes texts appear at just the right time. I wish to speak now of a lesser, but highly active, spirit of stacks that we may call the Shelf Elf. His number is larger than the books available at your favorite bookshop, or even…
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