The Scholar Adventurers [Paperback]

RICHARD ALTICK (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press (August 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081420435X
• ISBN-13: 978-0814204351
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #810,148 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Revisiting an old joy, December 22, 1999

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Jessica Myers (Illinois) - See all my reviews

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Altick's The Scholar Adventurers is a book full of adventure and detective work. When I first read it in the early 80's (the first edition), not only could I not put it down, but I immediately bought two more copies as gifts. Very soon thereafter, the book went out of print. Today I thought of The Scholar Adventurers again as I wondered if I could part with my copy: a scholar friend recently fell off his roof, breaking multiple bones. His hospitalization means a meager Christmas for his family, so I've been deciding what books I could pass along to make the holiday brighter. I decided I could not give up this book, however, even under these circumstances, unless I had some assured way of replacing my copy. Happily I do. So, after you've finished calling me selfish, check the book out for yourself. It's a great read.

4.0 out of 5 stars The Scholar Adventurers, December 28, 2011

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william callan (ireland) - See all my reviews

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Very enteraining, but not as fascinating, or as well written as the book Testaments of Time which is an amazing book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Pleasureable Read, February 11, 2008

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Book Worm (Fort Wayne, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews

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Richard Altick's book was required reading for a graduate school course I had in the mid 70's. This was my first introduction to the world of "detective" work within the framework of literature and I found all the stories fascinating. I kept the book for many years, loaning it out to friends for their enjoyment.

Not until a friend recently asked me about the world of the bibliographer (via reading John Dunning's books about the world of book collecting) that I remembered Altick's book and, when I looked for my copy, discovered that I had loaned it once too often and it hadn't been returned. I was delighted to find that the book is still in print and I look forward to re-reading it once again before I loan it out.