[Tax-chick]

... men and women who wrote books of general intellectual interest and had names known outside the academy—Perry Miller, Aileen Ward, Walter Jackson Bate, Marjorie Hope Nicolson, Joseph Wood Krutch, Lionel Trilling, one could name a dozen or so others

Bwahahahaha! I've heard of Lionel Trilling, although the only works of his I have read are some collected essays.

And I come from generations of readers and collectors. None of these writers was on the shelf in my parents' or grandparents' houses.

[Anoreth]

I have no idea who any of those people are. But I do have the midde part of John Locke's An Essay on Human Understanding, which is absolutely fascinating. The other two parts are out of print, so I have to hope I run into them at another used bookstore one day.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

And I come from generations of readers and collectors. None of these writers was on the shelf in my parents' or grandparents' houses

Oh thank goodness! I was reading through the list and going "Who? Who?" so often that hubby asked me if I wanted a mouse.