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

John Alfred Langford

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

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:

Poems Of The Fields And The Town.
Modern Birmingham and Its Institutions
Prison Books and Their Authors (1861)

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