First I looked up stairs, in the "big kid" books, and it wasn't there. Then I looked downstairs in the "little kids" books, and it wasn't there. So then the librarian looked in the "West Storage" and... lo and behold... I have a copy of The Red Badge of Courage! I am now the proud borrower until the second of March :)
It's green, with a lively pattern that appears to incorporate Chinese characters, a print found on an African shield and a pinapple. It's hard back and it looks older than me. When I first opened it, a large plume of dust issued forth and the very edges of the book began to crumble. I only hope that I can get this read before it turns to dust. I feel as though I need some special "ancient scroll" handling gloves and a pair of tweezers with which to turn the pages.
Apparently at the time this copy of the American Classic was created, printing presses left a gap of about three inches at the bottoms of every page. While this book boasts a beefy 267 pages, one could easily imagine, with better utilization of space, barely reaching 150.
Tonight, I read :)
I went to bn.com, searched for The Red Badge of Courage, and purchased it for $0.99! It was on my Nook within minutes. Comfy couch here I come!
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