“As centuries of dictators have known, an illiterate crowd is the easiest to rule; since the craft of reading cannot be untaught once it has been acquired, the second-best recourse is to limit its scope.” — Alberto Manguel Reading has a history. But how can we recover it?’ Robert Darnton “For the desire to read, … Continue reading Review: Monkey Boy- Francisco Goldman-336pp. Grove Press. £14.99.