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The love of books is a love which requires neither justification, apology, nor defense.

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The only true equalisers in the world are books; the only treasure-house open to all comers is a library; the only wealth which will not decay is knowledge; the only jewel which you can carry beyond the grave is wisdom.

John Alfred Langford

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John Alfred Langford

John Alfred Langford

Born: September 12, 1823
Died: January 24, 1903 (aged 79)
Bio: John Alfred Langford was an English journalist, poet and antiquary in Birmingham.
Known for:
  1. Poems Of The Fields And The Town.
  2. Modern Birmingham and Its Institutions
  3. Prison Books and Their Authors (1861)

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