Samuel Hollyer's 1875 engraving of Charles Dickens in his study, sitting at a desk, staring out a window, surrounded by bookcases.
https://static.mamot.fr/media_attachments/files/113/583/433/565/957/518/original/611f023b9f2802c4.jpg
I reviewed 26 books this year: 15 novels, 5 nonfiction books, and 6 graphic novels. Even though I feel perennially behind on my reading (and objectively, I do have 10 linear feet of "to be read" books on the shelf), I think this is a pretty good haul.
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