book-room

The ceilings and walls stand at their original Georgian height and are painted a deep book-room red.

Independent bookshops in south-west of the UK 2011

He once, indeed, wished that they would amend the roof of his book-room, which “rained in” 23 in a very pluvious manner; but receiving no direct answer from our friend Meiklewham, who neither relished the proposal nor saw means of eluding it, the minister quietly made the necessary repairs at his own expense, and gave the heritors no farther trouble on the subject.

Saint Ronan's Well 2008

Warrington rode so constantly together; whilst George, retreating to his tents, read mathematics, and French, and Latin, and sulked in his book-room more and more lonely.

The Virginians 2006

Maria went to the book-room and got the History of Virginia, by

The Virginians 2006

“Is my brother in the book-room?”, she said to one of the maids; and then knocking at the door, went in unannounced.

The Small House at Allington 2004

Mr. Caldigate was in the house, — in his own book-room, as it used to be called, — and Hester went to him first.

John Caldigate 2004

He wandered into the drawing-room where was his daughter; but he could not speak to her now, so he left it, and went into the book-room.

The Warden 2004

In a few moments he found himself with Mr Melmotte in the chamber which had been dignified with the name of the book-room.

The Way We Live Now 2004

When Bold was ushered into the book-room, he found its owner standing with his back to the empty fire-place ready to receive him, and he could not but perceive that that expansive brow was elated with triumph, and that those full heavy lips bore more prominently than usual an appearance of arrogant success.

The Warden 2004

When this was done, and the new furniture had got into its place, and my little book-room was settled sufficiently for work, I began a novel, to the writing of which I was instigated by what I conceived to be the commercial profligacy of the age.

An Autobiography 2004