August 1982 Issue [Books] Classics by the pound Download PDF Adjust Share The first four volumes in the Library of America are designed to sit on your bookshelf forever by Hugh Kenner, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century American literature Book design Book reviews History Library of America (Book series) Literature publishing Publishing United States More from Hugh Kenner The Reading Public I heard about a rejection letter recently that deserves preservation in these days of big-time word-merchandising. “I cannot recall reading,” it said without irony, “a novel as learned, as intelligent,… Out my computer window Travels in the land of BIX Ear culture Adjust Share