Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-03
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
ATTEMPT TO SUPPLY STANDARD
FICTIoN-NEw BOOKS.

Much time has recently been spent at the
District Public Library In replenishing the
stock OF standard fiction. The basis used
was "a list of a thousand OF the best
novels" compiled by the Newark Free
Public I.ibrary-one OF the most progressive
and successful libraries in the country. The
compilers say that they have not as
sumed to be judges, but have selected from
the old books those that seem best as
Judged by their more frequent use by peo-
pie Of taste and sense. and from the newer
books those which the best current criticism
points out as BEST worth while. It has been
selected by the best rule we could discover,
the rule OF experience.
A copy of this list IL posted on the bulie-
tin board In the open shelf room. and copies
may be purchased for home use at cost, D
cents each. The library contains all the
books on the list, and usually more than
one. in many cases q large number OF copies
of each book. In spite OF the demand TOT
the latest fiction. 1t Is matter OF satisiae-
standard novels. and that such works as
David Copperfield'' and THE Count OF
Monte Cristo'' are constantly wearing out
and have to be replaced again and again,
In addition to the current fiction Wnicn
Is regularly supplied to the people VINO
must have the 'Iast new novel; there are
fine editions Of the old books whose interest
never wears out. but which delight the
readers of today as they did their parents
and grandparents. For example, this library
has the beautiful Biographical edition" OF
Thackeray, with charming tntroductions by
Mrs. Richie, giving glimpses of her father
in his home and social life. and incluolns
letters and notes, with his inimitable pen
and-ink drawings. The Haworth edition or
the Brontes has an introduction to each vol
ume by Mrs. Humphry Ward, and the Illus
trations are photographers from the actuaI
scenes of the stories. The revived interest
in the Brontes, as evidenced IN the many
books that have appeared about that Won
derful family in the last few years, is also
duly represented in the library. The writ
ings of Dickens. Scott. Stevenson. Kipilng
and Barrie are also to be had at the library
in satisfactory editions
The following books have been recently
added to the library:
Art and Literature.
Impressions of Japanese Architecture and
the Allied Arts. R. A. Cram.-WFS1-
CS4Sim.
Examples for Elementary Practice in De-
lineation. C. H. Moore.-WM-M7S3e.
Old Masters and New; Essays in Art
Criticism. Kenyon Cox.-WP-Cs3so.
Meaning of Pictures. J. G. Van Dyke
WP-V2S9m.
Elisre dAmore a auattro mani. Gaetano
Donizetti.-VZPA-D71
George Bernard Shaw, his Plays. III. L.
The Question of Our Speech: The Lesson
OF Balzac Henry James.-Y- J2294q.
Certain Accepted Heroes. H. c. Lodge
Y-LS24c
Verses for Jock and Joan. Helen Hay
jYP- H32Sv
Philosophy and Religion.
The Endless Life S. McC. Crethers-
BSS- CSsSe.
History of Materialism. F. A. Lange-
BF,M-L262 E.
Ramakrishna. Max Muller.-BMDG- Mo-
13r
The Joy of Life. L. H. French.-BQ-F-
Ss6j.
A Treasury of Illustration ed. from his
Published Works. Henry Ward Beecher-
CY-6B3o2t.
Sermon Briefs. Henry Ward Beecher.-
CYS-B392s.
Biography.
Charlotte Bronte and her sisters c. K
Shorter.-E-B7Ssh.
Lord Randolph Churchill. w. S.
Churchill-E-C477c
John F'iske. T. s. Perry.-E-F 543p.
American Biography. Jared Sparks.-E-
aSp26S.
History and Travel.
The Jews in America. NJ. c. Peters,
Fe1zsa-P44sj
The Abolitionists ]. F. Hume.-Fssse-
HSS3ab.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Ala
bama. w. L. Fleming F626c.
Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil
War. A. H. Guernsey.-Fs34-G 93s2h.
Johnny Reb and Billy Yank. Alexander
Cities of Paul. w. B. Wright.-FF-Wo34
In Further Ardenne. T. H. Passmore.-
G39-P267I
A Wanderer in Holland. E. V. Lucas
G467-L962w.
Politics and Economics
The Distribution Of Wealth. J. R. Com
mons.-HC-CT36
Model Factories and Villages Budget
Meakin.-HF'Z- M462m
Railroad Transportation. A. T. HadIev
HJR-H113r.
Proposed Radical Railway Legislation.
II. T. Neweomb.-HJR-N 436p.
Facts About Railroad Rates. H 7. New
Bookkeeping self-taught P. C. Goodwin.
-HKB-GG35b..
Laws of the U. S. Relating to Currency.
HN-D913 1.
Frenzied Finance. T. w. Lawson-HR
L446f.
Collectivism and Industrial Evolution.
S1.E
The Social Revolution. Karl Kautsky.-
JAX-K16S e.
Rights and Privileges Guaranteed by the
Fourteenth Amendment. Henry Brannon.
--JTS3- B73St
Problem of the Immigrant ]. D. Whelp-
ley.-JS-W576p.
The Home Library of Law. A. s. BolIes.
XII B63oh.
Science and Useful Arts.
From the Greeks to Darwin; an Outline
of the Evolution Idea. H F. Osborn
MW-OS16Tf.
Guide to the Trees of North America and
to Their Uses and Cultivation. ]. e.
Rogers.-NX-R632t.
Sketch of the Evolution OF Our Native
Fruits. L. II. Bailey.-RHF- BLESS.
Reviewers and Retrieving. w G. Eley.-
RJZ-E1 Or.
Serving and Waiting; Modern Methods of
Table Preparation. Eleanor Marchant-
RY-M234s.
The Carpenters Guide. A. F. Barker
SH-B243c.
Hints to Students and Writers OF PIT
manic Photography. c. E. Walker. -ZDU-
W153s
Specimen Book of Type and Printing Ma.
terial. II. c. Observation-Disclosures.
Firfjon