Literary Facts Only True Bookworms Would Know
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.” ―George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons
A bookworm is someone for whom books and reading are a lifestyle and not a hobby. Bookworms prefer to spend their time with a nose in a book.
They will stay up all night to finish a story, and they might forget to sleep or eat because they’re too busy reading. They’re seldom without a book in their hand, just in case they have time to read.
They make literary references that only other bookworms know. There is no number that can ever equal too many books, they are the go-to resource for book recommendations, and a week doesn’t go by without a visit to the local bookstore or library.
Below are 44 literary facts that only these true bookworms will know.
Literary Facts
44. Words to Know
If you are a true bookworm, chances are you’ve been called a bibliophile. A bibliophile is a book-lover, and the word first appeared in print in 1824. The word bookworm dates back to 1580, and was used by Ben Johnson in his satirical play Cynthia’s Revels, or The Fountain of Self-Love.
43. Books, Books, and More Books
According to Google, as of 2010, there were roughly 130 million books in print throughout the world.
While counting the exact number is virtually impossible, the estimate was generated through an advanced Google algorithm that analysed more than 150 pieces of metadata relating to the world’s books, and by discarding anything that was a duplicate or not by definition, a book.
42. Paid a Pretty Penny
In September, 2017, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased the printer’s manuscript of The Book of Mormon. The book is a handwritten copy of the original dictated manuscript, and reportedly sold for a record-setting $35 million.
