University Library

Excerpt from The University Library: Papers Contributed to the Cambridge University Gazette, 1869 A reprint of the slight sketch of the history of the Univer sity Library contributed to the Cambridge Universz'gr gazettef in February and March, 1869, has been so often asked for, that I have obtained leave to reproduce it. It is not what I should write now; but, seeing that it has been quoted and referred to by more than one writer, there is a certain con venience in having a verbatim reprint of what is extremely troublesome to consult, and almost impossible to procure, in its original condition. Where there are any positive errors in fact, I have made the necessary correction in a foot-note enclosed within brackets; otherwise I have made no altera tions. The account of the several rooms, in which the Library was contained in the early periods of its history, is, I am aware, more or less inaccurate; but I must leave this to be set right when Mr. J. W. Clark has brought out Professor Willis's exhaustive work on our University and College buildings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.