Injurious reading is a source of corruption to young people. It will be immediately perceived I mean to reckon that reading which has a tendency to foster rather than correct evil propensities.
Most young persons are excessively fond of novels and romances.
Of this our circulating libraries are full proof, and the rapidity with which a new tale is known to sell, while a book of religious, or some other useful topic, is but seldom enquired after. All novels are not equally injurious. Discrimination is just, but young people will not discriminate. They like any thing that moves their feelings, and that most which moves their feelings most. Novels are not the picture of real life, although they are usually designed to be such.