'Every printed page is a swinging door,' David Gascoyne

‘Every printed page is a swinging door’ David Gascoyne

“While every printed page is a swinging door/ Through which one can pass in either of two directions/ On one’s way towards oblivion.” From David Gascoyne, “Elegiac Improvisations on the Death of Paul Eluard” quoted by James Fergusson for his catalogue of books from the library of David & Judy Gascoyne

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jul/03/david-gascoyne-poetry-kate-middleton

Blake Morrison on The Healing Power of Reading

There's a wonderful article by Blake Morrison published in The Guardian in 2008 on The Healing Power of Reading.

Florence Nightingale and Reading Rooms

Florence Nightingale introduced reading rooms into hospitals. As important as opening the windows.

http://www.superstock.com/stock-photos-images/995-103116

http://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/cms/index.php/visitor-info