Download or read book Counsel Upon the Reading of Books (Classic Reprint) written by H. Morse Stephens and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Counsel Upon the Reading of Books Readers existed before books were made. The first rude writings that were cut on the faces of smooth rocks, or inscribed on tablets of clay, or traced on bits of skin, implied the presence of people in the world who were able to decipher the letters and interpret their meaning. As the number of these people increased, and as they learned to read more easily, the importance of writing as a means of instructing them or deceiving them, of enlightening their minds or affecting their feelings, of influencing them in one way or another, emerged on the surface of affairs more and more clearly: an open door to power, or to usefulness, stood before those who were ambitious to rule, or willing to serve, the inner life of mankind. Because there were readers in the world, certain men became authors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.