Tag: Life of Johnson

  • When a Book is a Cake with ‘Sublime Dumpiness’

    When a Book is a Cake with ‘Sublime Dumpiness’

    ‘Sublime Dumpiness’ is an aesthetic quality embodied in, among other things, pies, dogs, grandmothers…and books. It’s kind of rare, and you may never have seen it. You’ll know it when you’re confronted with it…as I did on Friday past, when my wife presented me with one of my favourite books…