Books!

I'm taking part in the Dicken's Challenge with a quote from Oliver Twist:-

“There are a good many books, are there not, my boy?” said Mr. Brownlow, observing the curiosity with which Oliver surveyed the shelves that reached from the floor to the ceiling.

“A great number, sir,” replied Oliver; “I never saw so many.”

“You shall read them if you behave well,” said the old gentleman kindly; “and you will like that, better than looking at the outsides, - that is, in some cases, because there are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.”

Yes, we have a lot of books, there's another layer below the crop and cookery books in the kitchen, photography books at the studio and novels upstairs. This alcove mainly contains reference books which were used regularly before Google and Wikipedia. There's still nothing like turning the pages in a real book, though!