Gladstone's Library
Novelist Melissa Harrison on the joy of 'sleeping with books' at Gladstone's Library.
The Essay · BBC Radio 3
January 2, 201813m 22s
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Show Notes
Novelist Melissa Harrison on the joy of 'sleeping with books' at Gladstone's Library in North Wales, the only residential library in the UK.
2/5 Melissa explains why the building allows her to sink into a state of uninterrupted concentration, allowing a thread of thought to persist not only over hours but days.
Producer Clare Walker.