‘The overwhelming pleasure to be found in FIFTY FORGOTTEN BOOKS lies not so much in anything Russell has to say about any of the titles he includes, as in the way his evocations of particular bookshops, their owners and clientele, as well as his descriptions of the habits and peculiar practices of book collectors in pursuit of long sought-after novels or collections, will resonate with a certain kind of reader.’ // Mike O’Driscoll on FIFTY FORGOTTEN BOOKS, a new book by R.B. Russell
