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Books in the 22nd Century
I've just read a book called "Written for Children" by John Rowe Townsend. It was published in 1974 and gives the history of writing for children (in English) up to that time. It was very interesting reading. What I'd like to comment on here is the final chapter, where the author talks about the future of books (p333 onwards):
Wisdom from the Dodecahedron
The Dodecahedron is a character from the book The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. He lives in the city of Digitopolis at the base of the Mountains of Ignorance. Here is his description from the book (page 145)