This I didn't know!!

…of the same name chronicles the roughly 25 years that her shop was the center of the literary world. Before delving into the particulars of this wonderful book, however, it is probably best to clear up any confusion over the store itself. The current Shakespeare and Company in Paris is not the store Sylvia Beach founded, but one that another expatriate American named George Whitman opened in 1951 and renamed Shakespeare and Company after Ms. Beach’s death. In what was either a double homage or a case of grand larceny (depending on your viewpoint), Whitm…
Meet Sylvia Beach, the One True Patron Saint of Booksellers
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Sarah Paris
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Aug 9, 2023
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This I didn't know!! I've been to the current, 80 year-old location, which is still pretty incredible
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Written by Sarah Paris5.4K Followers
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Author of Signs My Toddler Has a Drinking Problem (humor collection).Freelance writer of all things. Looper features writer. Believer. Adventurer. Semi- funny.
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