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'''The Personal Library of Emma M. Lion''' contains all of the books in the possession of [[Emma M. Lion]]. | '''The Personal Library of Emma M. Lion''' contains all of the books in the possession of [[Emma M. Lion]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
At the beginning of ''[[{{b|The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion}}]]'', Emma does not own any books of her own. This is due to her being forced to sell all her parents' belongings in order to attend school{{Emma ref|e1|31 March 1883}} and because the library of Lapis Lazuli belongs to [[Archibald Flat]], it being the sole inheritance he received from his late | At the beginning of ''[[{{b|The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion}}]]'', Emma does not own any books of her own. This is due to her being forced to sell all her parents' belongings in order to attend school{{Emma ref|e1|31 March 1883}}{{Emma ref|e1|9 March 1883}} and because the library of Lapis Lazuli belongs to [[Archibald Flat]], it being the sole inheritance he received from his late wife, Emma's great aunt.{{Emma ref|e1|22 march 1883}} Thus, she is forced to rebuild her library from scratch. | ||
== Books in Emma's Library == | == Books in Emma's Library == | ||
The table below lists all the books in Emma's library. | The table below lists all the books in Emma's library, in the order she received them. | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" | ||
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! Acquisition | ! Acquisition | ||
! Diary Reference | ! Diary Reference | ||
! Notes | ! style="width: 25%; word-break: break-word; hyphens: auto;" | Notes | ||
! Link | ! Link | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[wikipedia:Paradise Lost|''Paradise Lost'']] | | [[wikipedia:Paradise Lost|''Paradise Lost'']] | ||
| [[wikipedia:John Milton|John Milton]] | | <span data-sort-value="Milton, John">[[wikipedia:John Milton|John Milton]]</span> | ||
| Found in the garret. | | Found in the garret. Later stolen back by Archibald.{{Emma ref|e1|5 April 1883}} | ||
|{{Emma ref|e1|5 march 1883| | |{{Emma ref|e1|5 march 1883|link=y}} | ||
| | | | ||
| [https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26/pg26-images.html Project Gutenberg] | | [https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26/pg26-images.html Project Gutenberg] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | <span data-sort-value="Complete Works of William Shakespeare">[[wikipedia:List of works by William Shakespeare|''The Complete Works of William Shakespeare'']]</span> | ||
| [[wikipedia:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]] | | <span data-sort-value="Shakespeare, William">[[wikipedia:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]]</span> | ||
| Owned and illustrated by Declan Lion. | | Owned and illustrated by Declan Lion. Saved from being sold due to Arabella's foresight. | ||
| {{Emma ref|e1|31 March 1883| | | {{Emma ref|e1|31 March 1883|link=y}} | ||
| | | | ||
| [https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/100/pg100-images.html Project Gutenberg] | | [https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/100/pg100-images.html Project Gutenberg] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | <span data-sort-value="Bible">[[wikipedia:Bible|''The Bible'']]</span> | ||
| Various | | Various | ||
| Owned by Emma's Mother. | | Owned by Emma's Mother. | ||
| {{Emma ref|e1|31 March 1883| | | {{Emma ref|e1|31 March 1883|link=y}} | ||
| Due to the period and location of the series, the edition is most likely a [[wikipedia:Modern English Bible translations|Modern Christian Translation]] of the [[wikipedia:King James Version|King James Version]] from the [[wikipedia:Late Modern Period|late modern period]] (c. 1800–1945). | | Due to the period and location of the series, the edition is most likely a [[wikipedia:Modern English Bible translations|Modern Christian Translation]] of the [[wikipedia:King James Version|King James Version]] from the [[wikipedia:Late Modern Period|late modern period]] (c. 1800–1945). | ||
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/10/pg10-images.html Project Gutenberg] | |[https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/10/pg10-images.html Project Gutenberg] | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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[[Category:Emma M. Lion (Series)]] | [[Category:Emma M. Lion (Series)]] | ||