Quote by: Peter Ackroyd

So we may use our books to form a barricade against the world, interweaving their words with our own to ward off the heat of the day.


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Author Bio


  • NamePeter Ackroyd
  • DescriptionEnglish author
  • BornOctober 5, 1949
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPoet; Writer; Literary Historian; Historian; Novelist
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire; James Tait Black Memorial Prize