I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of books than a king who did not love reading.


Letter to his Niece (September 15, 1842).


I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of books than a king who did not love reading.

I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of books than a king who did not love reading.

I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of books than a king who did not love reading.

I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of books than a king who did not love reading.