The Kalevala in the Bookshop

The Kalevala

"The germ of my attempt to write legends of my own to fit my private languages was the tragic tale of the hapless Kullervo in the Finnish Kalevala" - J R R Tolkien

 

Ghosts in the Bookshop

Little Book of Ghosts by Peter Underwood

"Thoughts and emotions that create bonds of attachment between us have no difficulty in crossing seas and decades, sometimes even centuries, tied to thin sheets of paper or dancing between the microchips of a computer." - Carlo Rovelli

 

The Kalevala in the Bookshop

The Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot

"It's the diary that makes the man." - George Grossmith