Laurie R. KingI took to the Bodleian library as to a lover and ... would sit long hours in Bodley's arms to emerge, blinking and dazed with the smell and feel of all those books.
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The Bodleian Library (commonly known as the Bodleian) is a university library in Oxford, England. It is the primary research library of the University of Oxford and holds one of the largest collections in the world. The main collection is located on the Main Quadrangle of the Old University Building (Worcester College), while another branch is located at Walton Street, and a third on Broad Street.
Source: The Beekeepers Apprentice
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