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Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World

By Irene Vallejo
Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
Unabridged — 17 hours, 30 minutes
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By Irene Vallejo
Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
Unabridged — 17 hours, 30 minutes
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A "masterly" (Economist), prize-winning, internationally bestselling history of books in the ancient world

"Exquisite. . . . Beautifully translated into English by Charlotte Whittle, who is able to convey both Vallejo's passionate narrative presence and her synthesising intelligence.” -The Guardian


Long before books were mass-produced, hand-copied scrolls made from Nile River reeds were the treasures of the ancient world. Emperors and pharaohs, determined to possess them, dispatched emissarie...