In the Web of Ideas: The Education of a Publisher

Contents: Introduction /; Charles Scribner III --; I.; A Publisher's Progress.; The Allure of Great Books.; Confessions of a Book Publisher.; The Secret of Being Ernest (and the Secret of Keeping Ernest) --; II.; Reflections on Reading and Writing.; Appreciating the English Language.; The Heuristic Power of Writing.; Books and the Life of the Mind.; The Joys of Learning --; III.; Then and Now.; Proustian Remembrances.; Afterthoughts.