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Our Podcast this week is an unusual one for The Book Collector, in that it is a piece of fiction. Written by Alan Noel Latimer Mumby for our Spring Issue in 1958, The Comte De Marnay is a short story about a passionate book collector and the lengths to which he goes to protect his treasures. It is an immersive tale, told by the former Librarian of Kings College, Cambridge, and delightfully read by Virginia Ferguson.

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'The Comte De Marnay' A Short Story by A N L Munby

The Book Collector's first podcast!

Percy Muir's article 'Ian Fleming: A Personal Memoir' from our Spring 1965 issue, read by Rupert Vansittart.

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'Ian Fleming: A Personal Memoir' by P.H. Muir, read by Rupert Vansittart

'Printing and the Mind of Man; The Inside Story' written by P. H. Muir for The Book Collector's Spring issue in 1967. Read here by James Fleming.

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'Printing and the Mind of Man' by Percy Muir

In this article from our Polar Special Issue from Autumn 2018, Bryan Oates reflects on the life, adventures and collections of his famous Great-Uncle, Captain Oates. The man who uttered the famous last words; "I'm just going outside, and I may be some time..."
The article is written, and read, by Prof. Bryan Oates.

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'Oates on Oates' by Bryan Oates

Read by Kate Rooksby, this is article from Donald and Mary Hyde, written for The Book Collector's Autumn 1955 issue. 
This was the sixth entry for our Contemporary Collections series and offers a lovely example of mid-twentieth-century book collecting.

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Contemporary Collectors VI: The Hyde Collection

Following the success of our podcast on the Hyde Collection, written by Donald and Mary Hyde and ready by Kate Rooksby, we have decided to follow it up with this; the obituary of Mary Hyde, who became Mary, Viscountess Eccles, following her second marriage. 

This obituary was written by Nicolas Barker in our Winter 2003 issue, and pays tribute to the incredible life of this legendary figure in the world of books.

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The Obituary of Mary, Viscountess Eccles, by Nicolas Barker

Published in our Summer issue for 2011, the obituary of Burton Weiss - the eccentric San Francisco bookseller -  was written by Ian Jackson and is read here by John Windle.

The Obituary of Burton Weiss, by Ian Jackson

'Reminiscences of a California Collector' by Ellen Shaffer is an article on Carrie Estelle Doheny, 1875-1958, who was one of America's greatest collectors and founder of the Edward Laurence Doheny Memorial Library at St. John's Seminary, Camarillo, California.

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Reminiscences of a California Collector: Mrs EL Doheny, by Ellen Shaffer

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