He liked the smell of the place, of books and wood and people come in out of the
rain. Another time he’d have enjoyed just the being there. And though Gideon was
the keenest reader in the family, Malachi would have found pleasure in simply
choosing a book and settling down with it in this palace of literature.
Three Fates
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By NYC Wanderer (Kevin Eng) - originally posted to Flickr as Gutenberg Bible,
CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9914015
Science Finally Explains Why Books Smell So Darn Good
Ask an avid reader what their favorite scent in the world is, and the answer is almost immediate: the intoxicating smell of old books.
Whether you’re taking a good whiff in an indie bookstore or breathing in the delicate pages of an ancient volume at a local library, there’s no denying that old books smell damn good.
But why exactly is that?
Well, thanks to Andy Brunning, a Cambridge chemistry teacher who devotes his free time to debunking complicated chemistry, you don’t need a master’s degree to find out.
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The smell caught her instantly. Books, a world of books.
Key of Knowledge