In books lies the soul of the whole Past Time; the articulate audible voice of the Past, when the body and material substance of it has altogether vanished like a dream.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Books preserve the voice and essence of the past when physical things are gone.
- In plain terms
- Books keep the memory of the past alive when its physical form is lost.
- What can you take from it?
- Reading books connects us to history and previous generations.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do books save us from forgetting?
- How do texts shape our view of history?
Another view
Books can also misrepresent the past or reflect biases of their time.
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