| 单词 | bookworm |
| 例句 | Let bookworms gnaw his entrails...and when at last he goeth to his last punishment, let the flames of hell consume him for ever. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In his own way, Gordy the bookworm was just as tough as Rowdy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Hold on. You’re not an androgynous bookworm?” she asks, and pulls out her phone. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “And don’t get any silly ideas: The boy will keep his knife pressed at your bookworm friend’s chest until you’re back here with us.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z What were they to him, Silvertongue and his daughter, the boy, the bookworm, and the woman who was another man’s wife once more? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I don’t remember when the blocks of words began to make sense, but by the end of that school year I’d gone from book hater to bookworm. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Yeah. She used to be cool. But like, she’s been saying stuff about you. Calling you Miss Goody Two-shoes and a snotty bookworm.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “Anyway, you’d have never known if I didn’t tell you in the first place. You’d think I was still an androgynous bookworm.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Merle Haggard's My House of Memories, the diaries of Alan Bennett, Treasure Island: If a person who constantly reads is labeled a bookworm, then I was quickly becoming what might be called a tapeworm. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Haley and Charles conked out, too. Guess it’s just us bookworms, huh?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Its brown icing was as full of holes as the binding of a book when bookworms have been gnawing at it for years. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Like I said before, Wes is our center, and he’s a bit of a bookworm. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bring me your best and brightest bookworms, research hounds, and gamers. Our first Library Olympiad shall commence on March twentieth. The ancient Greeks had their summer games, so we’ll take the first day of spring.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “I thought you were the loveliest bookworm I’d ever seen in my life.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She doesn’t say what she’d like you to get the Ph.D. in, but I assume Math rather than Greek, you dirty little bookworm. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z In the case Menzies-Pike, the former “gin-addled bookworm” used to eye runners with suspicion as she nursed her lattes and hangovers. Runner’s high: the well-trodden road of swapping drugs and alcohol for exercise 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z On any given day, bookworms of all ages can find their favorite activity in Bryant Park, Avenue of the Americas, at 40th Street. Spare Times Listings for July 25-31 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The series featured animated sequences of children's books narrated by celebrities like James Earl Jones, capsule reviews from young bookworms and Burton traveling to interesting and exotic locales. LeVar Burton revives 'Reading Rainbow' via Kickstarter campaign 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z It’s kid stuff for bookworms, a Classics comic book brought to fitfully vigorous life. Wrath of the Titans: The God-Fathers, Part II 2012-03-29T15:11:23Z We know that he’s not the harmless bookworm he appeared to be in the early going, when he seemed to drift passively through the nightmare of murder and incarceration. ‘The Night Of’ Season 1, Episode 6: The Cat or the Yarn? 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z This year, however, things are different: it is a bookworm's Cannes, with directors as likely to have had their noses buried in novels as dreaming up original ideas. Cannes film festival set to honour the bookworm 2012-05-18T17:11:09Z As far as I know, my self esteem never took a hit because there were no chubby, glasses wearing bookworms on screen. A Latina Disney Movie Princess? The Wait Isn’t Over 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z By the age of seven, she is a bookworm, lost in Dickens, Schiller, Shakespeare and other fare unusual for a child so young. Nowhere Ending Sky by Marlen Haushofer – review 2013-07-13T07:30:01Z His novella “The Uncommon Reader” — a comic tour de force — imagines the consequences of Queen Elizabeth suddenly becoming a bookworm. The voice of Winnie the Pooh is something of a teddy bear himself (with claws) 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z As a child, he was a hypochondriac, "a sickly little bookworm." The 6 most disturbing John Wayne Gacy moments from Netflix's "Conversations with a Killer" 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Alcott herself was the second of four daughters, a feminist and abolitionist, and it's said that the character of the headstrong bookworm is semi-autobiographical. Season's reading: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 2010-12-22T12:40:55Z They’re wallflowers at the school dance, or class clowns, or quiet bookworms. The rise of the only child: How America is coming around to the idea of ‘just one’ 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z There is an organic garden on site where earthworms meet bookworms. Hay book fest marks 25th at "Woodstock of the mind" 2012-05-24T15:07:35Z Belle is a brainy bookworm in a town of the narrow-minded; like Ariel in The Little Mermaid, she wants to escape, singing of “adventure in the great wide somewhere.” Beauty and the Beast in 3-D: Still an Enchantment 2012-01-12T17:33:27Z Various venues Serious bookworm action at this three-day event, which sees book lovers, collectors and traders swarm around centuries-old manuscripts. This week's new events 2013-06-08T05:00:21Z Despite being bookworms and film buffs, both also dropped out of high school. John Michael McDonagh Carves His Own Niche With ‘Calvary’ 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z As a bookworm growing up in a poor neighborhood in Jackson, Ms. Thomas didn’t have many literary role models. New Crop of Young Adult Novels Explores Race and Police Brutality 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Crops of social networking sites are popping up specifically for bookworms - electronic or otherwise - and library junkies. Libraries launch apps to sync with iPod generation 2010-09-29T16:32:00Z His first day on campus he met a precocious 16-year-old bookworm named Susan Sontag, with whom he became friends for life. Mike Nichols’s Brilliant Career 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z A self-confessed bookworm with a penchant for graphic novels, she named one of her latest songs after the I Kill Giants series, in which a young girl has to confront a terrible tragedy at home. The Naked and Famous: Making waves 2013-09-20T06:39:28Z Who would have thought bookworm Sam of all people would be the one to take down a White Walker? These Are the 24 Most Emmy-Worthy "Game of Thrones" Twists 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z He watches TV only occasionally, usually David Attenborough documentaries, and is a “huge bookworm”, preferring books on geology, world history or motivational titles. ‘I’m a human calculator’: what’s it like to be a child genius – or to raise one? 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z Purewow visits nine of the world’s most stunning libraries—paradise for bookworms. What We’re Reading This Week—July 10, 2015 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z I spent most of my adult life as a self-identified bookworm, a person with stacks of Penguin Classics with varyingly colored spines throughout her home. My phone helped me fall in love with books again 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z She went on to explain that she chooses being a bookworm over binge-watching. Shailene Woodley Says She Doesn't Watch TV at the 2017 Emmys 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z With “I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf,” Snider — an artist, writer and orthodontist — has gathered up a decade’s worth of his comics for boisterous bookworms into one convenient volume. Cartoonists Tackle the Big Stuff: O.C.D., Motherhood and Too Many Books 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z It goes on: “let bookworms gnaw his entrails”; “Let the flames of Hell consume him forever.” Books of The Times: ?The Swerve: How the World Became Modern,? by Stephen Greenblatt 2011-09-27T21:00:22Z A champion bookworm, I had made it through "Bridge to Terabithia" and "A Taste of Blackberries" unscathed. The Macauley Culkin movie that broke my silence 2011-04-29T01:01:00Z As fellow tech-averse bookworms with similar grievances, we e-mailed back and forth, eventually concluding that it would be easier to start our small press if we lived in the same place. Modern Love: Stepping Out From Behind the E-mail 2013-01-31T21:16:05Z “As any bookworm knows, readers can also seem antisocial and indolent. Novel reading is not a team sport.” Is Reading the New Therapy? 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z And Mr. Gorey’s work, in turn, has imprinted itself on the consciousness of generations of oddballs and bookworms, who have found in his offbeat world a measure of existential solace. Edward Gorey Was Eerily Prescient 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Romanians, along with Austrians and Italians, also spend less time reading each day than citizens of other EU countries, except for France, according to Eurostat - although many bookworms at Tuesday’s event might dispute that. Bucharest Open Books Night aims to get Romanians reading 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z These clamoring crowds of bookworms seem incongruous with the objects of their affection. The book is dead. Long live the book festival. 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The book in the film was purchased by Brandt, who gave it to her mother, who's a bookworm. The true story of J Lo's 'first edition Iliad' in 'The Boy Next Door' 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z I was a bookworm boring through whole stacks of public libraries. The Bonds Between Sex and Books 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z A lighter lift might spawn a true bookworm, as opposed to one who can’t wait to disappear back into the warm mud of her phone. Perspective | Stop killing the magic of books with required summer reading 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z This used to be the site of the Biography Bookshop, where bookworms crowded into one another as they reached for volumes by James Boswell or Robert Caro on the overstuffed shelves. Bleecker Street’s Swerve From Luxe Shops to Vacant Stores 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Speaking in his natural Scottish accent, Tennant initially gives off the air of a genial bookworm with whom you might discuss Goethe over a drink. A Studio Ghibli Classic Comes to the London Stage 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z She has just got a job in publishing and is a real bookworm, so her advice was valuable. Gill Hornby: 'We all go slighty bonkers when our children are little' 2013-05-19T06:00:25Z The title might sound mundane, but this show isn’t about bookworms: It follows a group of experts in various fields who maintain and protect the secret library where the world’s magical artifacts are kept. What’s on TV Wednesday: Golden Globes History and ‘The Fake News’ 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z All but one room opens onto a private terrace, and garden paths offer shady spots under olive and almond trees for bird-watchers and bookworms. Sweet Dreams in Seven Heavenly European Inns 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Even when singing about long division in his pinched, bookworm voice, Ben Gibbard swayed his body to the grooves that Nick Harmer fueled with his lumbering bass lines. At Hideout Block Party, a little twang, and little funk The line from "The Two Towers," which struck me as ominous even as a bookworm child, goes, "There is always smoke rising from Isengard these days." "The Rings of Power" are here to fight climate change 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z There’s something undeniably romantic about bookstores: the soft lighting, the inviting atmosphere, the smell of a new book, the chance you’ll bump into a like-minded bookworm who shares the same favorite author. On Love: Iliana Sanchez and Franklin Gonzales The bookworm with the glasses, reliable best friend to all the pretty girls. The year of no Halloween 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z Young bookworms can also make art and take pictures. Spare Times for Children for Nov. 14-20 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Stuart Murdoch's indie bookworms will return with a new LP Dust off your cardigans: Belle and Sebastian are releasing a new album. Belle and Sebastian announce new album 2010-08-12T11:09:00Z “Concordance” requires readers to channel their inner bookworm or hungry archivist, the tender scholar for whom typefaces, fonts, ink stains and marginalia create an ardent flutter. A Poet of Found Language Who Finds Her Language in Archives 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z These are not the first editions and other collectors’ items favored by the gallery’s other resident bookworm, Richard Prince. Art Review: Ed Ruscha at Gagosian Gallery in Chelsea 2012-12-27T23:01:26Z Box denies Chandra’s speculation that he, consciously or unconsciously, took the inhaler out of evidence because the image of an asthmatic bookworm stabbing a woman 22 times between shots of albuterol seemed less than convincing. ‘The Night Of’ Season 1, Episode 7: A Test of Faith 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z He promptly borrowed Rome's glorious scenery for his next book, 1860's The Marble Faun—today considered something of a Baedeker for bookworms. Movies: Italy Porn (For Ladies Only) 2010-06-05T01:57:00Z I was a bookworm, and eager to please. For the Love of Malt Shop Novels 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Ever the bookworm, Ms. Prada took two historical modes — 1960s minimalism and traditional Japanese dress —and collapsed them into shapes that looked completely new. Fashion Review: Milan Fashion Review: Prada, Versace, Etro, MaxMara 2012-09-21T23:37:54Z Snider’s love of reading shows in this collection of cartoons for boisterous bookworms, with odes to poetry, children in libraries and banned books as well as comic takes on writers from Murakami to Vonnegut. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Perhaps the first bookworm in the English language appears in the Exeter Book riddles: A moth eats words, gnawing through the pages as foodstuff but losing the sense. What Has One Eye and 1,200 Heads? An Old English Riddle, That’s What! 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z The majority of the 856 comments are honest and moving reflections from bookworms of all ages on their own dedication to this 131-word story of a small bunny getting ready to fall asleep. ‘A Concert of Parents Wrapped in Memories’: Readers on ‘Goodnight Moon’ 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z He was a Vietnamese refugee who spoke fluent English, a bookworm curious about his roots, a war buff like so many boys. Viet Thanh Nguyen, Prizewinning Author of ‘The Sympathizer,’ Still Wrestles With ‘Apocalypse Now’ 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z A sculptural representation of a bookworm — 140 feet of scripts and songbooks, twisted along a steel skeleton — corkscrews across the Drama Book Shop in Manhattan. How Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Made an Old Bookstore New 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z In the standard, self-righteous fashion of a bookworm, I thought the movie was terrible. I Know What I Read That Summer 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z You expect lots of little bookworms at an event celebrating children’s reading. Spare Times for Children for Sept. 18-24 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z He continues the family tradition of being an obsessive bookworm, sharing book reviews on his surprisingly popular Instagram account. Our family's "Dark Waters" story: How my son's first film role and my father's cancer are connected 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Over the past 10 years, Watson proudly played the bookworm whose affinity for the school library helped her scheme and save best friends Harry Potter and Ron Weasley time and time again. Harry Potter's Hermione is all grown up 2011-07-08T16:35:00Z Librarians and bookworms throughout time are the heroes of Anthony Doerr’s exceedingly busy new novel, “Cloud Cuckoo Land.” Review | Anthony Doerr’s ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ is a convoluted love letter to books 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Their frequent solution: cast her as a gorgeous bookworm, whose closest relationships are with father figures. Honey from the Forbidden Planet: Remembering Anne Francis (1930-2011) 2011-01-08T14:05:00Z Like any true bookworm, he understands that the magic happens in the white space. These Books Are Ready for Their Close-Up 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z He isn’t a bookworm, he’s a bookaholic, and in his latest memoir, “We Should Not Be Friends,” he seems to be admitting he has a problem. An Unlikely College Bromance That Has Lasted a Lifetime 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z As a self-described “bookworm”, James’s childhood was spent living a “transient life” between Japan, China and Australia, shooting school events and her own personal art films with a video camera. Relic: Australian director Natalie Erika James on dementia, horror and her Sundance hit 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z As an adolescent in Rialto, Calif., where her parents owned a drive-in theater, she was a devoted bookworm. dance: Tharp Is Back Where the Air Is Rarefied 2010-03-05T21:17:00Z The book “requires readers to channel their inner bookworm or hungry archivist, the tender scholar for whom typefaces, fonts, ink stains and marginalia create an ardent flutter,” Tess Taylor writes in her review. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z I’m a big bookworm and love to read. Succession star J Smith-Cameron: ‘Gerri is quite a badass but also relatable’ 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Guthrie, not formally educated but a well-read bookworm, used a hillbilly sense of humor patterned after a fellow Oklahoman he admired, said Guy Logsdon, who began researching Guthrie in 1957. 100 years after singer Guthrie's birth, this land is his 2012-07-14T14:42:51Z Well worth its price, bookworm Dr. Morris is a gem. Sally Gardner's top 10 books for children with dyslexia 2012-10-10T10:17:05Z A twerpy-looking bookworm, he disliked the outdoors, loved dance and theater and was afraid to fly. ‘Avid Reader’: Robert Gottlieb’s candid look inside the golden era of publishing 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z They just want to be around like-minded bookworms. 'Book people are my people': Why your next vacation should be a book retreat 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z But at the Hotel Sorrento, Seattle’s bookworms can, perhaps, step back in time for the night and enjoy both at once. Hotel Sorrento hosts Silent Reading parties — and perhaps a literary ghost 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Seattle is known for being home to a fair share of bookworms: It’s won UNESCO’s City of Literature designation, along with places such as Edinburgh, Scotland, and Dublin, Ireland. Seattle starter kit: What you need to thrive in the Emerald City 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z All three feature stereotypical bookworms — quiet loners who enjoy walking the streets of their city. Books about books are catnip for avid readers. This week there's a bumper crop 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z He was a lifelong bookworm who recalled taking out up to four novels a day from his local public library. Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Books about books sell very well at Moonraker, with Grant Snider’s collection of bookish cartoons, “I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf,” proving to be “a perfect gift for bookworms of all ages.” 50 years of bookselling adventures at Moonraker Books 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z She grew up a bookworm, became a high school English teacher, and filled both her classroom and home with her favorite literature. Banned book lesson thrusts Oklahoma teacher into campaign 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z Suffering from chronic asthma, he became a bookworm and excelled at school. How Gangsta's Paradise changed the course of hip-hop 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z But Raducanu is also a whip-smart bookworm who just over a year ago graduated from a British boarding school and was sitting for her A level exams in English and math. U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu is trying to recapture her magic 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z But instead, she’s written a novel that draws any curious reader into the pioneering days of a vast entertainment industry too often scorned by bookworms. Review | In Gabrielle Zevin’s novel, two video game designers chase love IRL 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z “I was a bookworm. Mother had to throw me out of the house” to play. Ronald Berman, humanities endowment chairman, dies at 91 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The son of a salesman and a primary school teacher, Wong describes himself as a "bookworm, guitar player and dog lover" in his Instagram profile. Factbox: Singapore's PM-in-waiting takes new step towards leadership 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z It was the bookworm equivalent of a gateway drug: Ms. Edwards now reads up to three romance novels a week. Forget Twitter. This Musk Is Into ‘Toe Curling Yumminess.’ 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z As a teenager, the voracious bookworm became frustrated with the cumbersome, inadequate technology available to blind and visually impaired readers. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z The Verge For bookworms For bookworms, plenty of major chains and independent bookstores offer gift cards, and there’s also a book of the month membership. Still on the hunt for the perfect gift? Here are some last-minute ideas 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Originally conceived as a book about a bookworm — called “A Week with Willi the Worm” — the hero, who eats through 26 different foods, was changed to a caterpillar on the advice of his editor. Eric Carle, author of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ dies at 91 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Originally conceived as a book about a bookworm — called "A Week with Willi the Worm" — the hero, who eats through 26 different foods, was changed to a caterpillar on the advice of his editor. ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ author Eric Carle dies at 91 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Many readers encouraged others to buy the book, taking advantage of the British initiative #buyastrangerabook, which encourages bookworms to do exactly that every Wednesday. Women's Prize stands by its nomination of trans author Torrey Peters after open letter 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z But at about 16, I went straight from bookworm to club kid, when my sister, my friends and I discovered nightclubs. ‘Stripes are my version of a warm bath’: a fashion editor’s hits and misses 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z A CIA bookworm reports mayhem to his boss, then hides out with a woman and sees a conspiracy. Movies on TV this week: 'An American in Paris'; 'Ben-Hur' 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z They complemented each other - he the bookworm, she outgoing and charismatic. Married 66 years, husband, wife die minutes apart of virus 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z They complemented each other — he the bookworm, she outgoing and charismatic. Married 66 years, husband, wife die minutes apart of virus 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z Like Richard Burton, he was an intrepid stage animal in public and a bookworm in private. Christopher Plummer, a reading actor, found divinity in Shakespeare's words 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z I do not consider myself a bookworm or in any way a literary academic. Matt Berninger webchat – follow it live 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z In the email, he implored bookworms and locals to buy from Vroman’s and encourage others to do the same. Two more beloved L.A. indie bookstores reach an existential crossroads 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z It was Enola herself who appealed to Paige Brown, the star’s older sister and a self-described “bookworm,” who helped start the journey for the film to get made after reading Springer’s “Enola Holmes Mysteries” series. Why 'Enola Holmes' was the perfect fit for Millie Bobby Brown to make her producing debut 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z For a lot of women, especially those who are more bookworm than rabble-rouser, Ginsburg embodied a kind of quiet power that felt both thrilling and accessible. Ruth Bader Ginsburg didn't solve sexism in America. But she died trying 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z As a schoolgirl, Justice Ginsburg — known to friends as “Kiki” — was smart, popular and competitive, both a bookworm and a baton twirler. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court justice and legal pioneer for gender equality, dies at 87 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z She vowed to make a contribution and she said she’d tell her bookworm friends to do the same. Diesel launches a GoFundMe to survive the pandemic as bookstores struggle 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z “They didn’t really want to go be gangsters, they didn’t want to play football. They were street intellectuals, bookworms and nerds. And this teacher created this safe space for them.” John Leguizamo wants to eradicate 'cultural apartheid' with positive Latinx stories 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Doolittle, a bookworm, hasn’t found the concentration level to do much reading, so — wisely or not — he delved into more video of himself pitching. Perspective | Baseball has never been so lonely, and players are feeling the strain 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z “My type is tall, redheaded, sophisticated, educated, bookworm, glasses,” he answered, “outdoorsy, but not, you know, too outdoorsy.” Convicted of Sex Crimes, but With No Victims 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Leyva grew up a bookworm in Boyle Heights, just blocks from the Robert Louis Stevenson Library. As COVID-19 cases surge, L.A. librarians join the ranks of contact tracers 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z The film stars a lanky Raymond Massey as the restless Kentucky bookworm whose political life is launched in Illinois, and whose ambitions to lead and emancipate enslaved people comes with a deep psychological toll. These memorable films (and a series) take us on the trail of U.S. presidential election campaigns 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z A high school bookworm immediately becomes the belle of the ball. The best sports movies to stream during your self-isolation - Golf Digest 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z "I love the outdoors. I love hunting, fishing and canoeing, all of that stuff. I love to read, I’m a bookworm, but I’d say that fishing is probably my favorite." Walker Montgomery: 5 things to know about the country crooner 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Flora’s behaviour seems entirely normal to me – perhaps because I was a bookworm myself, as a child in the 1980s. How I managed to raise a little bookworm in the age of smartphones and tablets 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z After the divorce was finalized in 2014, Ms. Li looked forward to a quiet life as a “bookworm,” she said. Stuck With an Ex-Husband’s Debt, a Journalist Fights for Divorced Women 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z A fashion photographer turns a Greenwich Village bookworm into a Paris cover girl. Movies on TV this week: 'Giant' on TCM 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Once I started being me — the surfer, the bookworm, the person telling silly jokes — the community opened up to me. Community engagement: a starter pack for scientists 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z He was a loner and a bookworm who shunned other children. Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's longtime president ruled through fear, has died 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z "I'm a bookworm, so it's been a massive shift for me. I've surprised myself by what I'm able to do." Why more women are becoming farmers 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z If, like me, you are a perfectionist and bookworm, you will understand the urge to want to do a ‘star’ project. My nine steps to success as a PhD student in Nigeria 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Michelle V. Rafter is a freelance writer covering business and technology, and a lifelong bookworm. How to use L.A. Library apps to read for free 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Wilson advises: "Start by reading aloud to them and then to find that really special book that will turn them into a bookworm for life." 'Children's books were being belittled' 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Molly Green, a technical writer from Torrance, describes herself as a “giant bookworm” who reads about four books a month, mostly science fiction and nonfiction — all on paper. Trump, immigration, dystopias are topics on last day of L.A. Times Festival of Books 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z They clearly were admitted based on their merit as ballers, if not bookworms. NCAA Tournament a nice distraction from admissions scandal, other issues 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z She claimed her parents doted on Jacqueline, who was four years older, a bookworm and a better equestrian, while Lee, who was once thrown from a horse and trampled, was afraid of the animals. Lee Radziwill, society grande dame and sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, dies at 85 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z But the awkward bookworm was spotted by a modelling scout, and ascended to become a muse to the designer Helmut Lang. Brigitte Nielsen on giving birth at 54: ‘I was trying until there were no embryos left’ 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z When bookworms first walk in they usually think there is a catch. The shop where all the books are free 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z But we paid homage to his literary genes by reading thousands of books to our gestating bookworm. I met my boyfriend 12 years after giving birth to his child 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z But there’s also a thriving — and growing — community of book lovers on Instagram who use the platform to share their love of reading, connect with other bookworms, and support their local independent stores. Independent bookstores are growing — and Instagram helped 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z We’re here for you with recommendations for bookworms of all stripes. The ultimate holiday gift guide The series profiled the contenders and let bookworms, famous and not, advocate for their pick. Rowling, Tolkien, Austen novels vie for bragging rights 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z “Everybody doesn’t have that. You can have a bookworm and he still doesn’t have a knack for the ball. That’s one of the things he had coming in.” Burfict back at practice with Bengals as suspension ends 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z But Kavanaugh has attempted to portray himself as a bookworm who studied whenever he wasn’t practicing basketball. Opinion | I, too, majored in beer at Yale 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Cox was a tattooed bookworm with a pensive side. War Without End 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z We’re here for you with recommendations for bookworms of all stripes. The ultimate holiday gift guide Online clubs defy the restraints of time and geography, accommodating voracious bookworms when and where they’re most comfortable. Too Busy for a Book Club? Join an Online Version 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Amlo isn’t just Mexico’s new president – he’s also a bookworm and author with no less than 14 titles to his name. Amlo: five things to know about Mexico's new president 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z You don’t necessarily want a student body made up entirely of bookworms — and I say that as a bookworm myself. Opinion | Of course Harvard doesn’t want a student body of only bookworms 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z As lovers of literal bookworms—they eat the moths and beetles... The Bats Help Preserve Old Books But They Drive Librarians, Well, Batty 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z I was a hugely obsessive reader, a real bookworm. Salman Rushdie: ‘I like black comedy in dark times’ 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z “Whether he wants to be a bookworm or he wants to be an athlete, or anything in between, we’ll be there for him.” ‘Baby New Year’ born 6 minutes after midnight 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z Finally, if you’re more of a bookworm, Google is offering up to 75 percent off selected titles. Google Play offers big discounts on apps, books, games, and movies for 12 days 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z He described Darren as a bookworm, who especially liked listening to audio books. American victims of New York attack had bright futures, those who knew them say 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Getting into schools like, say, Stanford is harder than most, whether you’re a bookworm or a bookend tackle. Josh Rosen’s point is not a diss of Alabama 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Borchard described his friend as a bookworm growing up, but still active in school and outgoing. Federal judge in South Texas honored for her achievements 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z I was intense and needy: half misfit, half disheveled bookworm. Cookie Season: The secret shame of being a failed Girl Scout Cookie seller 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z But judged on its own merits, this “Beauty” is quite enchanting, with winning performances by Emma Watson as a plucky bookworm and Dan Stevens as the furry prince cursed by his selfishness. New video: 'Beauty and the Beast' casts its own kind of enchanting spell 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z As a child, Stormzy was also quite a bookworm - he also told the programme how he used to collect badges from his school library for every book he read over the summer. Stormzy at number one: Seven things you need to know about the grime artist - BBC News 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Speaking of sites for bookworms, our latest 360 video features a bookstore in Portugal that is popular with Harry Potter fans. Donald Trump, Angela Merkel, Supreme Court: Your Wednesday Briefing 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z “They keep the bookworms out,” he said with a laugh. U. researcher awarded for decades of study and care 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z She was a self-confessed bookworm as a child reading poetry and classical literature. Obituary: Carrie Fisher - BBC News 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z “My family called me ‘the bookworm’ and they didn’t say it in a nice way. Carrie Fisher, 'Star Wars' actress, screenwriter and author, dies at 60 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z She went to school and lived the life of a bookworm. Ex-judge preparing to become Dallas County’s top prosecutor 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z This finding put to rest the stereotype of bookworms as social misfits who use fictional characters as avatars for real friends and romantic partners. Empathy by the Book: How Fiction Affects Behavior 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Trump could hardly be described as a culture vulture or bookworm. Washington wonders what kind of resident the new president will be 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z They knew, of course, that Arkansas had seen no first lady like Rodham, a Wellesley graduate who wore bookworm spectacles and a hairdo that was not blown out in the Southern manner. How Hillary Became ‘Hillary’ 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Based on the number of holds placed on them, “The Girls” and “Truly Madly Guilty” were intriguing to many local bookworms. What did we read this summer? Check out the libraries’ most-requested books 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z The two oldest girls, he said, “were bookworms.” Once Home, Now a Museum Display on Immigrant Life 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Unlike most literary reviews, which rely on freelancers, Amazon Book Review depends on content mostly churned out by the Amazon bookworms at the tune of a couple of posts a day. How Amazon’s team of old-school book reviewers influences what we read 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z Johnsen is an unabashed bookworm and word nerd who grew up with a dictionary on the dining room table. Nerdette: the podcast that's a brazen celebration of geekdom 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Here are twelve hotels sure to appeal to wandering bookworms: 5 Literary Hotels for Book Lovers 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z Reading on the way to games and in hotel rooms has been a big change for Griffin, who was hardly a bookworm before this summer. Blake Griffin's book list triggers a sharper performance for Clippers 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The most popular collections are those that coordinate with the four seasons, Amish themes and bookworm themes, Glanders said. Library lets cardholders take home prints of paintings 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z The Library of Congress’s behind-the-scenes tour is great for bookworms. The questions you were unafraid to ask about making plans in the D.C. area 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Winter, who plays bookworm Alex Dunphy on "Modern Family," complained of missing out on age-appropriate roles and revealed that her costumes were frequently altered on the ABC comedy to accommodate her large chest. 'Modern Family' star Ariel Winter explains why she decided to get a breast reduction 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z Bernie Sanders, a socialist Senator from Vermont, was the Brooklyn bookworm who blossomed into a winged voice for social justice. Mean Boys 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z The boy, a bookworm and an A student, easily became fluent. Can Dying Languages Be Saved? 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Over time, fire, flood, neglect, and bookworms—to say nothing of disapproving Church Fathers—took their devastating toll. How Gay Was Sappho? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z If you’re gift recipient is more of a bookworm, book streaming services like Oyster cost less than $10 per month and allow the subscriber to read as much as possible for one low rate. 7 Cheap Gifts You Can Buy on Christmas Eve 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z If your randomly assigned roommate is a bookworm, you’ll probably study more. People around you control your mind: The latest evidence I’ve been a bona fide bookworm for most of my life. When Library Time Means Screen Time 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Katlyn was a bookworm who did well in school, but that didn’t help her much when she was on her own. Abuse, demons haunted Ohio runaway found dead 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z On the whole, they are not mild-mannered, middle-age bookworms with apples on their desks. Mass kidnapping of students in Iguala, Mexico, brings outrage and protests And that’s when I became a bookworm and was watching every documentary, reading every biography, just went to work in trying to learn more about the time. Vincent Piazza reflects on his time on ‘Boardwalk’ 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z And that's when I became a bookworm and was watching every documentary, reading every biography, just went to work in trying to learn more about the time. Vincent Piazza reflects on his time on 'Boardwalk' 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Amazon.com is already a go-to destination for shoppers, bookworms, and music and movie fans. Amazon gains valuable entertainment asset with purchase of Twitch 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z “To speak frankly, I’m not won over by those bookworms who haven’t done honest work for years, taking it easy and being carefree,” Mr. Zhang wrote. Zhang Tiesheng: From Hero Under Mao to 'Hero of Wealth' 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z But I then I wanted to combine it with one of my passions, and since I’m a huge bookworm, adding the book club element was a no-brainer. A New Twist On Book Clubs 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z “Mats is a bookworm. He read a lot – even at a young age. He used to read comics in particular. He got his word play from Asterix.” Germany’s Mats Hummels would fit in at Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Chae will be treating young bookworms in Brighton and Hove to a series of free events in June as part of the Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour. Chae Strathie's top ten utterly zingbobulous nonsense words in children's books 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z She said, “Open the door, you bookworm punk blogger f*****.” James Franco wrote a short story about not sleeping with "Lindsay Lohan" 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z It was a satirical, screaming, intellectual punk, accessible to bookworms and cool types alike. RIP Rik Mayall, you changed my life forever 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Instead of helping Afghans, the sensitive bookworm found himself in a flailing counter-insurgency. Bob Bergdahl remains calm at centre of storm over son released by Taliban 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z “My father once built a bookcase for me. It was an important moment, for I had always believed that my father was not too happy about my being a bookworm.” Jack Agüeros, 79, a Champion of El Barrio, Dies 2014-05-06T05:11:22Z I was a little softy, a knock-kneed bookworm. Escape from the 'sink' estate 2014-02-20T02:20:22Z Growing up, I had always been an avid bookworm and a straight-A student. Well: Life, Interrupted: A Test of Faith 2013-08-22T19:24:50Z The only gleam of light, he suggests, is that the bookworms will continue to visit real bookshops. Kindle rival the Nook stumbles, but what is the next chapter for e-readers? 2013-07-12T18:20:25Z "Reading has become a way of life for me," he admits Known bookworm and one-time book reviewer for the Chicago Tribune. Obama and Xi: Meeting of minds 2013-06-06T11:18:17Z Based in San Francisco, Goodreads is a social network site that lets bookworms catalog and review books. Amazon plans to buy social network for book fans 2013-03-28T21:19:30Z Science And Nature Books – Go to Kirkus Reviews Have a reader on your list, but not sure what to get the bookworm? Eight Great Health And Fitness Holiday Gift Ideas (And Two Awesome But Not So Healthy Ones) 2012-12-11T18:36:43Z The offices are so cluttered with stacks of moldy books, newspapers and manuscripts that staff members say they spray insecticide regularly to kill bookworms. The Saturday Profile: Myanmar’s Chief Censor Is Closing His Office 2012-09-21T16:30:31Z She is an avid bookworm, a women’s empowerment enthusiast, and an international public relations expert. 4 Ways to Measure Your Social Media Success 2012-08-22T17:49:33Z Nine months later, the bookworms and the geeks are the best of friends. E-readers: Turning the page 2012-05-03T15:00:45Z In “Free Radicals,” physicist Michael Brooks tries to dispel the notion that scientists are stuffy, pen-protector-polishing bookworms. Physicist?s book tries to dispel the notion that scientists are stuffy bookworms 2012-04-30T18:46:24Z A strange kind of semi-recluse, but combining with bookworm habits a passion for speechifying and for using the penny post, was not likely to conciliate London, and he never did. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z Most of you Huguenots, I believe, are somewhat of bookworms, and when a man cannot find many of the living to talk to, he likes just as well to talk to the dead. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a bookworm as any there. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z At any rate, it was healthy, and my taste for all sorts of outdoor sport prevented my becoming a bookworm. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z But I never yet saw a bookworm that did not pale his fires before a soldier of fortune, nor a scholar that did not follow the courtier and the ruffler with eyes of envy. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z If a man is perfect in manners and deportment, always civil and obliging, surely you may forgive the small drawbacks which go with the visionary and the bookworm. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z On Connect.me, which is in a private testing period, users vouch for one another, confirming that, for instance, someone is indeed a basketball player or a bookworm in an attempt to create a credible online reputation. Start-Ups Aim to Help Users Put a Price on Their Personal Data 2012-02-12T21:56:00Z He read more books than it was humanly possible to read and not become a pallid bookworm. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z I don't mean that I'm an example for any dear little lady to follow, for I never could abide a bookworm. The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z "This, gentlemen," says he, "is my cousin, Mr. Morrice Buckler, a very worthy--bookworm." The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z In quieter moments, colleagues say Yang is something of a bookworm and movie-buff. Iranian oil, arms, sanctions ... and "Crazy Yang" 2012-01-13T10:11:04Z As a child he was a shy bookworm embarrassed by his family's real estate fortune. The Death of the Playwright-President: Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) 2011-12-18T09:30:00Z I was a bookworm, but was also passionate about rugby and played on the college’s varsity rugby team my last two years. The Boss: Sean Devine of CourseSmart: Journey of a Bookworm 2011-12-17T22:34:55Z Here he lived the life of a recluse and a bookworm. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z Although it has been roughly estimated by his friend Mr. Bryce that Lord Acton read on an average an octavo volume a day, as often as not in German, he was never a bookworm. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z Hallam was a bookworm: he spent much of his time in reading. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z My work having been done in the midst of constant interruptions, I concede that, to accomplished bookworms, it must appear disjointed. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Despite the impact the war has had on Iraq’s learned classes, she said, “we are all bookworms.” Baghdad Journal: American Collection at Baghdad University Draws Few Visitors 2011-11-23T03:44:47Z He was not in any sense a bookworm, even though he read enormously, but he played as strenuously as he studied. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z The image of a Dryasdust, of a bookworm, of a walking Dictionary was excited by his name among those to whom he was a name, and nothing more. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z "Oh, you bookworms!" he said, when he had command of his breath. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z The women's club of Cripple Creek Soon held a kind of seminar To learn just what his message was— You know what bookworms women are. Chimneysmoke 2011-10-27T02:00:25.953Z It is no chimera of the recluse or the bookworm, but a potent reality. The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z The glowing melodies of spring penetrated to their scholastic, musty, bookworm hearts, their souls awoke from the mouldy, wintry sleep, they looked at one another in astonished ecstasy. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Mary, always a bookworm, began dipping her inquisitive little nose into these immediately. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z Mary, the bookworm of the family, began to fear that the land was only one of those precipitous crags of which she had read, inaccessible from the sea. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z But a novel-reader is a novel-reader, one can generally find him something; my difficulty was in coping with another type altogether—the real bookworm—who is far more particular about his food. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z His son, Hakam II., was a bookworm, and although bookworms are very useful in their proper place, they seldom make great rulers. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z She was a good deal of a bookworm, and did a great deal of beautiful embroidery, and never said much. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z Withal he was no pale bookworm, but a lusty and rollicking lad who in rough and tumble play could lay me on the broad of my back with scarce a minute’s striving. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z “I’m a bookworm,” she said, and described to me how she flies to Cairo whenever she can afford it and comes home with suitcases full of books in Arabic translation. Magazine Preview: Yemen on the Brink of Hell 2011-07-21T01:01:35Z And honourably did he fulfil this nudum pactum, for he became a most exemplary bookworm, burning his midnight candle at both ends in the endeavour to cram his mind with belles lettres. A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z “No; as a languid swell said when he was asked that same question, ‘I am no bookworm; I never see Punch.’” John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z Fortunately, Geoffry was something of a bookworm, and studious of temperament, or the bringing-up he had received, and the aimless life which it entailed upon him, would have sent the boy straight to the dogs. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z He has come to be a mollycoddle and a bookworm. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z She described her son as “very nonstandard” — a bookworm who as a toddler would pretend to read thick medical journals, tracing each line with his finger and babbling seriously to himself. Russian Woman Steps Up Inquiry Into Son?s Death 2011-07-02T16:30:40Z Who invented it is a question that may be left complacently to the bookworm of the future. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z Can the butterfly make a bookworm happy, much as she may love him? The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z You'll probably see Howes next Summer—I've persuaded him to go West and renounce the bookworm habit for some other folly. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z Yet the young girl was no mere bookworm, though at this stage of her career she seemed little else. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z This illustrates my typical vacation activity level.My inner bookworm thinks this is awesome. A Week at Surf Camp 2011-05-11T13:50:10.390Z I take it as exceedingly kind of them so to notice an old bookworm, and let me hope that you will offer my responsive acknowledgements. Time in the Play of Hamlet 2011-05-02T02:00:16.887Z A voice, that struck Mildred cold with a sudden anguish, railed playfully against bookworms who could not afford a blind-man's holiday. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Everybody at the Fort knew that Carl was what they termed a "bookworm" and at Christmas he was well remembered with the article he craved. The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z If, therefore, one tries to read all books, one would become a mere bookworm and a good-for-nothing fellow. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z There he stood, in the very midst of the coveted objects; and never did humble bookworm gaze on the rich titles of an ample library with more enthusiastic pleasure. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Not a bookworm, not simply a great intellect lost in his own pursuits, forgetting the world outside, but a strong, warm heart throbbing for humanity, must have been the genius of a room like this. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z A whole new world he opened to the young bookworm, who listened with his hands folded, and a keen but detached interest, to all these tales of action and happy-go-lucky wanderings. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z No one thinks it odd if you do any amount of work in your own room; of course they laugh at you as 'a bookworm,' but what does that signify? Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z An obituary in The Hartford Daily Times said, “A veritable bookworm, day after day, he would sit reading.” Box Seats: Debate Over Baseball?s Origins Spills Into Another Century 2011-03-12T20:27:04Z "I don't believe in making an old hermit or bookworm of myself for anybody." Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z He discovered other parts of himself, joining Alpha Phi Alpha, the African-American fraternity “recognized to be bookworms,” Walton said, noting past members like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Thurgood Marshall. Sports of The Times: Football and Donora, Pa., Helped Shape Clemens Jurist 2011-03-02T18:00:46Z Part of their logic is that 26 boomerangs is the equivalent of about one year for popular titles, assuming the average checkout time is two weeks per bookworm. Which Lasts Longer, E-Books or Chocolate Syrup? 2011-03-01T14:45:20Z Here the bookworm can mouse about, in more than twenty large public libraries, and spend weeks in the delightful exploration of countless book-stalls. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z "For heaven's sake, my dear Countess, do not take me, as your brother-in-law does, for a mere bookworm in uniform." The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z The students were not to be merely bookworms, but clever youths, manly, truthful, upright, and successful in outdoor sports. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z These arguments are not stopping the steady push toward earlier reading, with some preschools like Garden House and several Montessori programs specializing in producing tiny bookworms. Reading at Some Private Schools Is Delayed 2011-02-15T01:00:22Z Many bookworms, however, aren't pleased by this policy, and some are even trying to organize boycotts of the publisher until limits are removed completely. Which Lasts Longer, E-Books or Chocolate Syrup? 2011-03-01T14:45:20Z No information could be extracted from this simple bookworm. Under a Charm, Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.173Z But here in this 'infernal den' what else was there to do but play cards, unless one was a tiresome bookworm like Werner? The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z Naturally of a rather sedentary disposition, Archibald Chesney, on the death of the wife whom he adored, had become that most uninteresting and selfish of all things, a confirmed bookworm. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z The man who did not possess the strength and courage to rise to his proper place in life, might just as well sink into nothingness as a bookworm! A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z Early bookworm: Even as a little kid, I remember being obsessed with books. Entry Level: A Bookworm Finds His True Calling 2011-01-27T04:47:44Z The son of the prairies should know more of God than the bookworms. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z He appeared to be careless about his dress and appearance, and that, added to his confused manner, made me think he was a bookworm. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z Yes, yes, you gentlemen have little confidence in us bookworms for this sort of thing. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z "Housemistress" will be replaced by "teacher" and "school tunic" will become "uniform" and "awful swotter" will be rendered down into "bookworm". Crispin Blunt's push for comfy prisons makes him Tory Public Enemy No 1 2010-07-27T13:00:00Z The iPad also poses a threat to dedicated e-readers such as Amazon’s Kindle, though these will probably remain popular with the most voracious bookworms. 2010-01-27T17:05:00Z Though happily saved from being a bookworm to the exclusion of sounder means for acquiring knowledge, he devoured and digested every scrap of literature which came in his way. Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine I hadn’t supposed that you were a bookworm and a student, and all that. Dolly's College Experiences No mere bookworm was he, dry, tedious and incomprehensible. Glories of Spain It is just here that we need to emulate our predecessors, the monks and the collectors and bookworms of the sixteenth and succeeding centuries. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses Phil, who lived exclusively in things of the mind, would have turned this sensitive child into a bemused scholar, a female bookworm. The Book of Susan A Novel No bookworm I, but fond of sports, Hockey or games of other sorts; At acting I can run the show, And play my part, as well you know. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days The Captain knew, that, bookworm and picture-maniac though he might be, Jacobus had managed to squander, in some unaccountable way, his own and his wife's fortune. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 That in Innsbruck it was not for the sake of a few pennies, you might have discovered from a man of my appearance, had you not been a short-sighted bookworm. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle The bookworm fills his corner, the chronic grumbler has his little say, the usual number of prize questions are answered. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses Your dreamy bookworm is too prone to delve in the earth, and not to coin the ore that he has discovered. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience But I sincerely hope that you will let me see more of you—er—that is, if I am not troublesome to you; such a wearisome old bookworm as I fear I must be. Blind Policy The man, nervous and fierce, that had been smothered in the unable bookworm so long, sprang up to cope with the sudden death that faced him. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 Student and bookworm was written all over his fine, intellectual countenance, and his eyes had that absent expression that had made the commandant’s wife call him a “dreamer.” The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn But P�re Michaux was no bookworm; his books were men. Anne The strangest thing is,--this warrior is also a bookworm, a delver into mystic lore; he has attended the lectures of Athenian philosophers. The Scarlet Banner Oh, no! they tread that other path, Which leads where torments roll, And worms, yes, bookworms, vent their wrath Upon the guilty soul. Second Book of Verse The Captain, in his disgust at the unknown bookworm, fretted under the whole affair. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 How the worthy, simple-hearted bookworm once walked straight from Lamb's parlour in Colebrooke Row into the New River, and was then fished out and restored with brandy-and-water, Lamb was never tired of telling. Old and New London Volume I He's no bookworm, for he seemeth Much too martial--nor a soldier Either, as he looks too modest; He may be a necromancer, An adept in all dark witchcraft, Alchemy, and other black arts. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. You are a bookworm, and the life seems to be to your liking.’ Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 Earlier ages, that had not reached this happy hopelessness, produced great bookworms. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 Lufflin fancied there was a change in the simple-hearted old bookworm's manner all day, a quiet composure, the dignity of a man who knew his place both with God and his brother man. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 For Lovecraft appeals to me as a bookworm—one of those lovable mortals whose very existence seems to hang on the numbered pages of a heavy, clumsy book! Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 “Because she has to live with old Vedder who is nothing but a bookworm.” An Orkney Maid He was something of a bookworm at college, I believe, and has developed a taste for literature. Against Odds A Detective Story I suppose I was meant for a bookworm, and yet I didn't like school. Miss Grantley's Girls And the Stories She Told Them I share the ordinary feelings of awful reverence with which the human bookworm looks up to the man of business. Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies And Lois would have developed into a bookworm, had not the piano exercised an almost equal charm upon her. Nobody Yes; but they lived for me only in the pages of history and romance, and it was not likely that I, a bookworm bachelor of forty-five, would ever meet the one to stir my heart. The Love Story of Abner Stone "Mamma isn't a bookworm!" said Ellen indignantly; "I don't know what you mean; and she never thinks herself above being useful; it's very strange you should say so when you don't know anything about her." The Wide, Wide World The idea of a bookworm riding the whirlwind of war! The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar He shrugs his shoulders; he is no bookworm; he wants autographs alone. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time It is frequently supposed that the insect, known as the bookworm, is a great enemy to books. The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books A bookworm made free of the Bodleian could not have been more exultant. Anthony Lyveden Dolly had become rather more talkative, without being less of a bookworm. The End of a Coil This bookworm had always one sure refuge in trouble—books. The Ghost Girl Any book that is found to contain bookworms should be isolated and at once treated. Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians Let every bookworm, when in any fragrant, scarce old tome he discovers a sentence, a story, an illustration, that does his heart good, hasten to give it.—Coleridge. Pearls of Thought Lucius Brady was a long-haired Irishman of letters, bard and bookworm, rebel and reviewer; in his ample leisure he was also the most enthusiastic criminologist in London. Stingaree But the young man was not only a bookworm and a copyist, he soon got to be looked upon as a prodigy. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 He was certainly no bookworm, and he was known rather for his love of sport and boisterous high spirits than for attention to his lessons or for a high place in his class. The Life of Gordon, Volume I In fact, like every great bishop of the time, he gathered his eruditi, his scholars, around him, and these were not looked upon as mere dreamers and impracticable bookworms. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England Forsooth, a first-class bookworm; by gad, I believe the first of our race! The Light of Scarthey A "bookworm" is sometimes a very inferior kind of a worm. Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings To tell the truth, a bookworm such as he is is one of the most irritating persons in existence. Girls of the Forest A little later on, when a number of guests had assembled in the Fairfields’ drawing-room, Patty looked like anything but a bookworm, 60 or a pale-faced student. Patty's Summer Days A scene follows in which the contrast is graphically depicted between this half lovable, half contemptible scientific bookworm and Faust's Titanic heaven-storming aspirations after absolute truth. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' "Oh!" and Bertha looked a little blank, being a bookworm herself. Peggy He was a lonely bachelor and a bookworm. The Goose Man You see, he's always looked on you as a—well, to put it mildly, a useless bookworm. All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War "Poor bookworm," he growled in a tone curiously soft for Glen Tiflin. The Planet Strappers There was already a look of slovenly age about his stooping bookworm's gait. Robert Elsmere Did Solomon or somebody affirm The early reed-bird catches the bookworm? A Phenomenal Fauna Floyd is attentive to her, and Prof. Freilgrath takes her to supper, promenades with her, and is quite delightful for an old bookworm. Floyd Grandon's Honor "That is—you see, you are always laughing at my desire to be 'a fusty bookworm,' as you call it, and—and, well, all that sort of thing." All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War "Moonie", as the girls called her, was a bookworm pure and simple. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life This was distressing news to bookworm Ernest who was never so happy as when lost in a book. Chicken Little Jane Mr. Winthrop Adams was two good inches taller and stood up very straight in spite of his being a bookworm. A Little Girl in Old Boston Benny Frank was something of a bookworm and student. A Little Girl in Old New York Not only in industrial workshops do things go on in this way; it happens everywhere, every day, on a scale that only bookworms have as yet no notion of. The Conquest of Bread He was among his books, for he was more of a bookworm than his folks, and standing in front of the fire as I entered. The McBrides A Romance of Arran Mrs. Morton always watched Chicken Little’s reading most carefully for the child bade fair to be 206as much of a bookworm as Ernest. Chicken Little Jane Uncle Win teaches some classes, and is a great Greek and Latin scholar, and translates from the poets, and reads and studies—is a regular bookworm. A Little Girl in Old Boston All this, of course, was merely pour passer le temps; the really important works of this bookworm being a lexicon and a number of books on theology. The Book-Hunter at Home And Fred the bookworm nearly tumbled off his perch, as an excited gesture emptied his pockets of the library books which served as ballast. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5 Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore, Etc. Mr. Morgan was a great bookworm and not at all practical. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Mentioning their names may serve to recall incidents connected with them: My two brothers, both graduates of Washington College; Berkeley Minor, a student at the University of Virginia, a perfect bookworm; Alex. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson They had all been significant: Alan Donn, his father, even Uncle Robin, whom he had thought only a bookworm in the fading sunshine. The Wind Bloweth May your 'finds' be frequent, cheap, clean, tall, perfect, and broad of margin, and may you never suffer from borrowers, bookworms, acid-tanned leathers, clumsy letterers and insecure shelf-fastenings. The Book-Hunter at Home Then his Majesty lit a cigar and took up a volume; he certainly was a sad bookworm. Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia being the adventures of Prince Prigio's son But he was not bookworm himself, and dwelt I suspect with greater fondness over his wealthy rent roll than on the pages of the fine volumes in the monastic library. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages The lads felt that their master was a boy who was making his way in life; they knew that he was no mere bookworm, but one of themselves, only stronger and abler. The Story of Garfield Farm-boy, Soldier, and President I am a bookworm, a naturalist, and I shall never marry.” The Rajah of Dah It is a change, however, that we bookworms and curious antiquaries in nowise relish. The Book-Hunter at Home Being a child bookworm means that time is spent indoors that should be spent playing games with one's fellows. Civics and Health But I must not dwell longer on the monastic bibliophiles of Evesham, other libraries and bookworms call for some notice from my pen. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages The bookworm loses his individuality; his head is filled with theories and saturated with other men's thoughts. Pushing to the Front Oh, if you cannot distinguish between becoming a bookworm and talking seriously once in a way, there is no more to be said! The Fortunes of the Farrells Rimbolt’s a bookworm, and doesn’t see what goes on under his nose, and her aunt, as she says, is an animated extinguisher. A Dog with a Bad Name Mr Sharpe, an amiable bookworm, made periodical mild expostulations, which were always most deferentially received, and most invariably neglected. Tom, Dick and Harry Modus, cousin of Helen; a “musty library, who loved Greek and Latin;” but cousin Helen loved the bookworm, and taught him how to love far better than Ovid could with his Art of Love. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Madeleine, who had developed into a veritable bookworm, had, after considerable hunting, found a story called "The Decision," which she had arranged as a play. Madge Morton's Secret For the rest, he was a bookworm and revelled in intellectual pursuits. A Little Girl in Old Salem I was called the little bookworm, the prodigy, the dream-girl, a name you have inherited, my darling Gabriella; and my father seemed proud of the reputation I had established. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Surely the green earth will be transformed into a wilderness of books, and man, reduced from the priest and interpreter of Nature to a bookworm, will be like the beasts which perish. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 The 'landlubber' might apply to other natives; but I fear they could hardly be called 'bookworm' with any degree of consistency. My New Curate But," she continued, "this man was not a mere bookworm nor a pedant, though Le Brun, whose voice was the voice of the Sorbonne then, prophesied a red hat for him. Orrain A Romance The unseen in that volume was revealed to us through that laugh of the old bookworm, and quite unseen we partook of his amusement. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 She always spoke of me as 'the child,' the 'little bookworm,' impressing upon the minds of all the idea of my extreme juvenility. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author That sanctified bookworm was the first to codify the laws, customs, habits, and idiosyncrasies of literary men. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics. A Flat Iron for a Farthing or Some Passages in the Life of an only Son Hundreds of times he had crossed this door-sill to have a chat with the studious and quiet bookworm within whose modest life was so great a contrast with his own. Cobwebs and Cables I remembered him as a sort of cut-and-dried school-man, bookworm and scientist, and, as I afterward learned, he was still all three of these. Branded There is little in the face to suggest the scholar or the bookworm. Correggio A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation He also had five hundred pounds in cash, with a reputation as a writer and traveler that no longer caused bookworms to sneeze. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists Everybody liked him in spite of his hot temper, he was so kind-hearted and generous and free with his money, and though never a bookworm, his mind was quick and thoughtful and his speech ready. The Red Book of Heroes You must talk of books to bookworms: you must be musical with musicians, scientific with savants. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 Such are the rather intolerant ideas of a bookworm who by no means grudges the pleasure which other readers receive from what does not please him to enthusiasm. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O Mr. Raffner of the firm next door says that the man who lives here is an odd sort of person whom nobody knows; a bookworm, I think they call him. The Circular Study So they miscalled him sore, saying he toyed only with the bookworms and spiders, and was tied to the apron-strings of Mistress Philosophia. The Well of Saint Clare In the village of Cooperstown he was known as a bookworm. The Story of Cooperstown Well, long ago I was a little bookworm, living in a lonely country house, and I had the run of some good shelves. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary We had nothing in common; he was just a bookworm, with a sarcastic tongue, who left me a beggar! The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma Indeed, he had always looked upon his tenant as a bookworm, absorbed in study and such scientific experiments as could be carried on with no other assistance than that of his deaf and dumb servant. The Circular Study He took his seat and, adjusting his spectacles, peered round the room; his eyesight was very bad, and he had, moreover, like so many bookworms, never trained his faculty of observation. The Jester of St. Timothy's A smallish, balding man of 41 who dresses purely for comfort and has a calm, refined speaking manner, Leonard looks precisely like the bookworm he is. 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s But I was never a bookworm, though the love of knowledge and the special love of those books I have named is with me yet. Carette of Sark Hence, instead of Man Thinking, we have the bookworm. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson To estimate the accuracy of its technical details the critic must be a secret service specialist, the mustiest of bookworms and a highly-trained expert in the science and language of the American advertising business. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 MacCarthy was a bookworm from Maynooth, who played the deuce with the diocese, allowing all the priests to run wild, and by his laxity becoming criminally responsible for much of the terrible condition of Kerry. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent At the end of the prescribed time, I graduated with the highest honors, for I had always been a most determined bookworm; and, with my diploma in my pocket, I returned home. The Fatal Glove He was not a bookworm, but he was a close student and possessed the happy faculty of assimilating knowledge from books and tutors far more easily and quickly than most of his fellows. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 1, October, 1884 "Is it?" cried Bart, in profound admiration of the old bookworm's system. Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent I'm a watch, clock and tool maker by trade and a bookworm by taste. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty It was a great gift, one of the first given for the intellectual food of future bookworms. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him So I, Roger Canby, bookworm, pedagogue and student of philosophy, now recite the history of the Great Experiment and what came of it. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment But the bookworm increased rather than allayed them. The Spinners A mighty bookish place," took up the other neighbor "they say they are all bookworms that live there, and that they are as dry as bits of parchment. The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls Mercy was a bookworm—nor did she like being asked questions about her studies. Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box When there is little energy for free and energetic play the children are apt to become great bookworms. The Nervous Child That is why in feminine regard the bookworm goes to the wall to make room for the athlete. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest Most of them are under the impression that it has been concocted by "bookworms," "jurists," "professors," or other "theorists," instead of, as is the fact, mainly by statesmen, diplomatists, prize courts, generals and admirals. Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920) One of the Penfolds had evidently been a bookworm, and had spared no pains and expense in carrying out his hobby. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo Here was Morton, almost in the front rank of his particular subject, and, besides, very far from being a bookworm; yet, when taken an inch out of his rut, he could do nothing but flounder. The Necromancers He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm. The Red Redmaynes A quiet, dull woman, his mother—taciturn, and something of a bookworm. Harvest Now first we had a right to read, for the very bookworms were driven out of doors whilst the war lasted. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II. "It is just the weather for bookworms," answered the vicar in cheerful tones. A Tale of a Lonely Parish Like many bookworms, he had entertained a humiliating opinion of the sex that makes the world move round; he was beginning to doubt, and he would retract it before long. The Son of Clemenceau And when I say 'good-bye' to the old bookworm I shall know that we are little likely to meet again. The Red Redmaynes After making some inquiries, his chance acquaintance subscribed to a library for him, and the story runs that in a short time the young bookworm had read "right through the catalogue." Selections from Five English Poets To keep the bookworms cedar-oil was rubbed upon them, giving them a yellowish tinge. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul Oh, no! they tread that other path Which leads where torments roll, And worms—yes bookworms—vent their wrath Upon the guilty soul! John Smith, U.S.A. Of course Dent Meredith was always noted for being a quiet little bookworm, near-sighted, and without any knowledge of girls. The Mettle of the Pasture To be a mere bookworm is to be a drone in the great hive. In the Days of My Youth By the side of these anthropoid apes, the genuine bookworm, the paper-eating insect, ravenous as he once was, has done comparatively little mischief. In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays Coleridge described himself as being from boyhood a bookworm and a day-dreamer. From Chaucer to Tennyson No, he had never written anything—never; he was only a bookworm, he said. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories Never mind, if we ever do get back to small clothes and silk stockings, Martin Cortright can show a rounded calf, if he has been esteemed little more than a crawling bookworm these many years. People of the Whirlpool Her father wanted her to marry Clodio, a coxcomb, but she preferred his elder brother Carlos, a bookworm, with whom she eloped. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook The energy of bookworms, like that of men, greatly varies. In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays In the present age we have bookworms, who wander from one bookstall to another, and there devour their daily store of knowledge. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 286, December 8, 1827 The excellent bookstore of the late Hezekiah Howe, one of the best in New England, and particularly rich in those rare and costly works which form a bookworm's delight, was one of Percival's best-loved lounging-places. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 His famulus Wagner, a type of the ardent and contented bookworm, comes in to get instruction on the art of public speaking, and Faust lays down the law to him. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. Carlos is a great bookworm, but when he falls in love with Angelina he throws off his diffidence and becomes bold, resolute, and manly. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook His outlook on the past and the present had always been that of a bookworm, but he understood enough to see that he had come upon a temperament novel enough to awaken curiosity. The Shuttle Anthony Magliabecchi, the notorious bookworm, was born at Florence in 1633; his passion for reading induced him to employ every moment of his time in improving his mind. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 286, December 8, 1827 She was a strange mixture of tomboy and bookworm, which was a mercifully kind arrangement for both body and mind. Fanny Herself With all his capacity for study he was a man of the world, and a man of affairs, not a bookworm. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 And I want to see the worms, bookworms you know. The Haunted Bookshop The man was a bookworm and a scholar, young Saltyre had a passion for knowledge. The Shuttle He is no pedant nor bookworm, so far I can answer. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 My dear sir," said I to the desperate bookworm, "is not nature better than a book? Earth's Holocaust (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") I was by no means a small bookworm, neither spent all my time in the enchanted ground of my uncle's study. The Flight of the Shadow There was already a look of slovenly age, about his stooping bookworm's gait. Robert Elsmere "Time enough yet—we don't want to make a bookworm of her!" A Little Bush Maid She was jealous of books somehow, and thought your bookworms dangerous folks, insinuating bad principles. The Virginians "O, my books, my books, my precious printed books!" reiterated the forlorn bookworm. Earth's Holocaust (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") Lover of the old, he had always an open heart for the new; and, bookish though he was, no one could be less a bookworm. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 But the little boy had too quick a spirit of life to be in danger of becoming a bookworm himself. Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance What had I--a man of thought, the bookworm of great libraries--to do with youth and beauty like thine own? The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction So I set a lot of bookworms looking up the archives of the English and Spanish governments and digging around in the libraries after material. Over the Pass This," remarked the sedate observer beside me, "is a bookworm,—one of those men who are born to gnaw dead thoughts. Earth's Holocaust (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") The pugilist may be a poltroon, and the bookworm a hero. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858 He is no pedant nor bookworm; so far I can answer. The Best Letters of Charles Lamb "Who would have ever thought of meeting you here, old bookworm?" exclaimed a happy-looking youth hailing from a shipper's office on the South Wharf. Marguerite Verne It was a little red story-and-a-half house on a lonely farm, and an old farmer, himself somewhat of a bookworm, dwelt in it with his family at the time it mysteriously took fire. Memories of Hawthorne Why did not that fool of a bookworm give over his chance to him, if he would not profit by it himself? Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 1 Ah! that is what you are about, Miss Elsie! a bookworm, just like your father, I see. Elsie Dinsmore If, instead of this, one aims to do nothing but collect facts, no matter how ardently, he has the spirit of a bookworm at best and stands on the same plane as the miser. How to Study and Teaching How to Study I never dreamed that you could care for an old, staid, broken-down bookworm like me. Kent Knowles: Quahaug I only claim the attendance of the whole party at my wedding, then I will disappear and spy out the ground for you long before you are ready to astonish the dreamy old bookworm. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story "And so I'm still just a bookworm to you!" he laughed. Love's Pilgrimage Though studious, he was not a bookworm, but was distinguished in athletic sports popular with boys of his age. Try and Trust But if we ever develop into a race of anaemic bookworms, we shall have to glorify sport and learn to shrug our shoulders at the soft and easy enjoyments of poetry. Problems of Conduct See here! you haven't gone and dug up another fossilized bookworm like yourself, have you? Kent Knowles: Quahaug "How hideously like my father, this old bookworm," murmured the frightened girl in a strange repulsion, as she fled away to her room. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story Johnson's father was a bookworm, like his son, rather than a tradesman. English Literature for Boys and Girls Charlotte is such an old bookworm that she won't know how to get on with any one who doesn't like to read. Glenloch Girls Then, for Montague's benefit, she explained, "Jack Audubon is the Major's nephew, and he's a bookworm, and spends all his time collecting scarabs." The Metropolis Whoever heard of Old Quin—What's-his-name, or cared, except, perhaps, a few bald-headed bookworms and withered litterateurs? The Broad Highway The old bookworm clung to the papers as if that "documentary evidence" was an absolute guaranty, and he held it ready to proffer in support of his theorem. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story Hasn't he been transformed from the lean and elderly bookworm into the gay, young gallant about the town? The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel He was a bookworm, and you are another. A Sweet Girl Graduate With all his hard study, reading, and thinking, Lincoln was not a bookworm, nor a dull companion to the humble, unschooled people among whom his youth was spent. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life No one was less likely to turn out a bookworm, yet in the study of Norse literature he found that combination of mental and muscular interests which was perchance what he had been seeking. Denzil Quarrier Old bookworm Fraser does not leave the 'Folly' once in six months. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story I do little in these gloomy days but read—am becoming quite a bookworm. The Whirlpool Quimbleton, who was something of a bookworm, ran his eye along the shelves. In the Sweet Dry and Dry Yet he was not, by any means, a serious bookworm. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life He was not a bookworm,—he was not, strictly speaking, a literary man,—and he was entirely indifferent to public praise or blame. Thelma He did not think much of the commonwealth attorney, a useless bookworm. Within an Inch of His Life But I will guarantee that the whole company of bookworms would end in paying tribute to that intelligent and very fascinating young woman from Holyrood, who still turns men’s heads across the stretch of centuries. Books and Bookmen Such an out-of-door temperament as hers could never belong to a bookworm or a recluse. A Spirit in Prison Ah, I can see you are a bookworm like myself. Dubliners Yes, but he is like other young men, while you are a dear old bookworm. Rose in Bloom Plain sense we most all have, let us use it, then, and we will have no further use for either the bookworm or the logic chopper. Confiscation; an outline Through speech after speech, strings of hollow abstractions are endlessly renewed as in a meeting of students in rhetoric for the purpose of practice, or in a society of old bookworms for their own amusement. The French Revolution - Volume 1 He could not be called a man of learning; he was only a great bookworm; for his reading lay all in the nebulous regions of history. Robert Falconer There may have been—let us hope there were—quiet bookworms who enjoyed these gifts, while the town and University were bubbling over with religious feuds. Oxford And Steve could not restrain a laugh at the idea of the bookworm a slave to the tender passion. Rose in Bloom The wife had been taught in a terrible school that she should never invent any inexpensive retorts concerning bookworms and so she yawed at once. Active Service They began to call me a "bookworm" at home. A New England girlhood, outlined from memory (Beverly, MA) And Florence scorned the bookworm vain, Who sword nor spear could raise; And Blanchflor scorned the unlettered brain Could sing no lady's praise. Crotchet Castle A few short ages have covered them with obscurity, and their merits can only be relished by the quaint taste of the bookworm. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon "Ah! that is like you bookworms," exclaimed Stephane with an angry gesture. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: French novels In this chair, from one year's end to another, sat that prodigious bookworm, Cotton Mather, sometimes devouring a great book, and sometimes scribbling one as big. Grandfather's Chair It was immediately answered by the "grave little bookworm" in person. Other Things Being Equal Why do men buy wine, run horses, sport actresses, become priests or bookworms? Michael, Brother of Jerry Sir," said the little tome, ruffling his leaves and looking big, "I was written for all the world, not for the bookworms of an abbey. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon He did not play the schoolmaster, like bookworms who get poor little lads in their grasp. The Egoist But, ever since the days of Paracelsus, half-initiated mystics and bookworm occultists, have endeavored to discover what this manna really was. The Light of Egypt; or, the science of the soul and the stars — Volume 2 "Not a bad berth for the grave little bookworm," he mused as he rang the bell. Other Things Being Equal I was a bookworm then, but when I came to know it, I woke among the butterflies. Lilith, a romance These provisions are specially interesting as an example of the care with which a fussy bookworm attempted to safeguard his treasures, and because they permit free lending of books outside the Hall. Old English Libraries How many acts of a love drama do you think an old bookworm like me capable of witnessing? Whirligigs He became an ardent bookworm, reading incessantly or rather at such times when his parents permitted, for they were simple folk who were rather alarmed at their boy's interests and zeal. The Foundations of Personality You are the bookworm, I remember, and filch romances and poems from the shelves. A Lady of Quality He was neither a bookworm nor a pedant. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 He had to keep them in repair: in some houses he was expected to examine all of them carefully several times a year, and to check, if possible, the ravages of bookworms and damp. Old English Libraries That was something to know—another fact for the entomologist; for my little gentleman had a hard, shiny, white head, and I never heard of a black-headed bookworm before or since. The Enemies of Books Always figured somebody'd come along with the brains to not leave education to a lot of bookworms and impractical theorists but make a big thing out of it. Babbitt Here, at starting, is a serious chameleon-like difficulty, for the bookworm offers to us, if we are guided by their words, as many varieties of size and shape as there are beholders. The Enemies of Books Your bookworm is a shy, lazy beast, and takes a day or two to recover his appetite after being "evicted." The Enemies of Books A most destructive Enemy of books has been the bookworm. The Enemies of Books In his account of the bookworm, his remarks, which are rather long and very minute, are absurdly blundering. The Enemies of Books |
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