hiː hˈɔːntᵻd sˈɛkəndhˈænd bˈʊkʃɑːps, ænd kəlˈɛktᵻd ɐ lˈaɪbɹɛɹi ʌv wˈɜːks baɪ lˈɛsɚnˈoʊn ænd nᵻɡlˈɛktᵻd ɹˈaɪɾɚz ʌvðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z.
He haunted second-hand bookshops, and collected a library of works by lesser-known and neglected writers of the 1890s.