Contents

Cover Page

About the Book

Title Page

Introduction

Part I

THE FIRST SEARCHERS

1. William the Conqueror

2. The Mystery

3. The Quarry

4. The Search Begins

5. The Master Investigator

6. The Bibliomaniac

7. The League of Radical Gentlemen

8. The Mystery Deepens 98

Part II

THE HERETICAL SEARCHERS

9. The Musikbibliothek

10. Alias William Jones

11. Emperor and Grand Lama

12. The Conspiracy

13. The Country Bumpkin

14. The Inbetweener

Part III

VISIONS OF SHAKESPEARE’S LIBRARY

15. Bibliotheca Mitchelliana

16. Bibliotheca Jonsoniana

17. Closet Games

18. All Perfect Things

19. A Writer’s Library

Epilogue

Further reading

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Praise for Stuart Kells and The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders

Copyright page