Re: what's the THRILL of collecting

"Francis A. Miniter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote 
> Read "Possession" by A.S. Byatt. She beautifully describes the emotional 
> underpinnings of owning something rare.
> Francis A. Miniter

Thanks for the recommendation.  I got the Author-Title-Etc.
information and I will be ordering it interlibrary loan.  I am looking
forward to this.  I have not read anything serious in about six
months.  That was THE SUN ALSO RISES.  I got bogged down in Moby Dick
and then in The Deerslayer.

The only character I can think of from popular literature whom I would
regard as a proud owner of anything is NERO WOLF.

Some hint of this runs through the works of Ayn Rand, of course.  I
think of Gail Wynand, for instance.

In any case, thanks again!