Show GREAT MES READING Beethoven was fond of history and novels Cowper read only his Bible and his prayer book Hallam said that Llvy was the model historian Chopin rarely read anything heavier than a French novel Auber hated reading and never read save under compulsion Caesar Borgia had a library of works relating mostly to art Titian read his prayer book and the Metamorphoses of Ovid Voltaires favorite classical author was Juvenal the satfrist Rossini for nearly thirty years read nothing but French novels Jean Paul Richter had only five or six books all philosophical Paul Veronese thought there was no book equal to the Eneid Lord dive said that Robinson Crusoe beat any book he ever read Franklin read all he could find relating to political economy and finance Michael Angelo was fondest of the books of Moses and the psalms of David |