The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-05
THE POPULAR BOOKS.
Washington Librarian Tells What Folks
Are Reading Nowadays.
From the Washington Star


Judging from the variety of books that
are being drawn from the new Public Library
each day Neutrality-suspicious. are reading every
subj said the librarian in charge the
other day,
In the department of light literature the
novel which is in the greatest demand at
this time is Lady Roses Daughter. by Mrs.
Humphry Ward. One month ago The
yirginian received the greatest call, but
it's popularity now seems to be on the wane.
On account of the real fun and pleasure
which ia contained in the two books Of Alice
Caldwell Hogan, Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch and 'lovey Mary there has been
n great call for them. The demand ia so
great, in fact that we find IL almost impos-
sible to keep enough copies on the shelves.
The Two Vanrevels' is also read extensively,
"a are The Fortunes of Oliver Horn and the
short stories of Richard Harding Davis.
The works of Ralph Conner. particularly
Tho Sky Pilot The Man From Glengary'
and Rlack Rock are good books which seem
destined 10 live in the minds of tn" public.
"a ire demand lor them increases daily.
We notice ono rhipS in particular. and that
is that when there "a reproduction o! any
Of tho recently INnShcd novels At local
theatre there is ru Instant rush for me DOCKS
CI tic play that - to ne rr0dhccu' -
"ltooEe on mechanical drawing are IN IN"
gre ,ar demand ia the scientific depart
rncr.f. ard they are drawn ont hy stAgfhts
and others who are pcrfeCtinE Their 'clrh-
ton il0nK those lines. Works ON motors.
,,ud particularly hooks on automobiles, are
nrIng sought after probably hecalSc so
Dqny automobiles need r"pmrlnN. lTattt -
. ,yin"'s works on civil! engineering ana DOORS
Nv mont along the same lines are also IN
rrca, DEMAND Theological works are also
read extensively bv Washington people. me
most popular being iarbanks'S PHILOSOPHY
Of N'weli nY,Iht HilIis. ASIDE, from these
| kinr's Theology and the Social toHscipns-
ness ia road by great majority of thcoloS-
irI students and readers
"T!rrtricri works are also extensively
road by lec' aniCs and others. and II work
au et"nri boilers, "al"H Mains OF llElrnc-
tlar for Golier Rooms. ,s rGad very hrHo.y
,iarol MISS books, Tho Making, 2f an
Auc-icdn,' Hhttlo Of the Slnws,, and How
liz ,l.ncr Half ihrcs. ar" nlso three OF the
n cet popular books il the library IN"
! StfruuoH- !iEc,' IS President Roosevelt, Is
In" works ci Alfred l,usscli. tho Eng
U,u author. are rrad widely, because they
".rilIr portray the eM,, csses and Failures
OF Inc last century What is. termed The
r,il ire Of Vaccination In a fenture, OF ms
works conn rrc'aI students can for the
cool, being ~ the ~ eatost demand
Their. arc Also % hnN.hCr OF young men
con,ing in nearly every day inquirinR Tor
works on house plans cannot realize
,yh, they ask for those hooks unless 1t IA
because summer time and weddings go
lion are looking over the ground carefully
preparing in advance for any emergency
Thai may arise There are two or three OF
them al least that know intend to be mar
ried soon. and that Ia why think they are
drawing out the house planas