The Secular Bookhouse by Thomas Merton, a manuscript originally drafted as "Me and the Secular Bookhouse" and published with revisions as "My Visits to the Secular Bookhouse"

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See also full text of the published version- Merton, Thomas. "My Visits to the Secular Bookhouse." The Merton Seasonal 22:2, pp. 3-4:
http://merton.org/ITMS/Seasonal/22/22-2Merton.pdf.
Title
The Secular Bookhouse by Thomas Merton, a manuscript originally drafted as "Me and the Secular Bookhouse" and published with revisions as "My Visits to the Secular Bookhouse"
Description
This draft of a piece later published as "My Visits to the Secular Bookhouse" was contributed by Merton to the Staff Log, an employee publication of the Louisville Free Public Library. Merton writes in gratitude for Louisville's library and librarians and in praise of librarians in general, also giving insights into some of his varied interests in literature and music.
Creator
Thomas Merton
Date
1959 November
Identifier
"Me and the Secular Bookhouse." Sub-Section E.1, Manuscripts, Thomas Merton Center Collection.
Rights
© The Merton Legacy Trust and the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University.
Subject
Louisville Free Public Library
Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
Libraries