Yes, the Abb\'e would have memorized the books in question, and communicated them orally, paper and ink being used for the book which he himself was writing (an

Yes, the Abb\'e would have memorized the books in question, and communicated them orally, paper and ink being used for the book which he himself was writing (and which was later found by Edmund). Anyway, books which list books have been a fascination of mine since first reading _The Count of Monte Cristo_ (really enjoyed Louis L'Amour's _Education of a Wandering Man_, as well as Holly Ordway's _Tolkien's Modern Reading_).