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By Esther Lombardi, About.com Guide to Classic Literature

Find out more about what literature is, why books are so important, and how you can make it relevant to your life... Read more about it!

  1. What is Literature? What is a classic?
  2. Literary Calendar - Days & Months
  3. Book Collecting & Care

What is Literature? What is a classic?

What is literature? What is a classic? Why is literature important? Read more about books, reading, and literature.

Literary Calendar - Days & Months

In literature, holidays are especially important: times of celebration and remembrance. Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, Valentine's Day--they are times of coming together, and of reliving memories of other days. We think of those precious moments in and with literature. Celebrate the important days, whether they be holidays or any of the other days in our literary experience. Take time to remember!

Book Collecting & Care

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Here's a collection of resources related to book collecting. Discover how to identify a first edition, how to protect your books, how to build your library, how to know what your book is worth, and how to live with books. Discover the world of book collecting at your fingertips.

    Esther Lombardi
    Guide since 2000

    Esther Lombardi
    Classic Literature Guide

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