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How a 19th-century convent in Portugal became a hotel with 85,000 books
The Literary Man in Obidos, Portugal, is widely regarded as the world's largest literary hotel, with 85,000 books filling a converted 19th-century convent.
Why it mattersBook-lovers now have an entire hotel designed around reading, with a private collection larger than many public libraries.
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