Marion progress., 1948-12-02

Santa Claus and Christmas stories
lead all the other book requests by
the young people. With the adults
the library favorites are shifting
from such books as "The Naked and
the De a d" by Mailer, "Golden
Hawk" by Yerby, "Pilgrim's Inn"
by Goudge, and "The Bishops
Mantle" by Turnbull to books that
the public has been waiting for some
time to be published
We have several copies of the
more popular titles and will be glad
to add your name to the waiting list
of any title and to telephone or write
you when copy is available at the
library. Request lists are already be-
ing filed for Lloyd Douglas "The
Big Fisherman, and Leg t t e
Blythe's BOLD Galilean"
Among the new readers added to
our registrations at the library in
Marion are Amberse B arl owe,
Joseph G. Harklerode, Bernice
Eloise Hewitt, Bertha E. Hoyle, Mrs.
V. F. Jones, Robert Pearman, Jr., |
Charles Hal Silver, and Mrs. James !
M. Wilson.
Among the New Book. for Adults:
BOLD Galilean" by Legette Blythe
Novel of three Roman citizens in
Palestine during the second and third
years of Christ's ministry.
"The Hearth and Eagle" by Anya
Seton-The story of a girl through !
whose dramatic life the story is told
of town, of home, of Marblehead |
from its earliest days to the present,
and of family who settled and
stayed there. l
"The Big Fisherman" by Lloyd C.
Douglas-The story of Simon Peter,
that most lovable and human of the |
Apostles of Jesus.
"Bartlett's Familiar Quotations"
edited by Christopher Morley and
Louella Everett-A collection of
passages, phrases and prov S,
traced to their sources in ancient |
and modern literature; contains quo
tations by individuals who have been
much in the limelight during recent
years, as well as many quotations by
individuals not represented at all in
the 1887 edition. Includes quotations
by F. D. Roosevelt, Alfred Smith,
Albert Einstein, Admiral Halsey,
General Eisenhower, John P. Mar
quand, Noel Coward, James Hilton
Jan Sturther, John Steinback, Will !
liam Saroyan, Bill Mauldin, Robert
Frost, and many others.
Dinner at Antonine's" by Fran
ces Parkinson Keyes-The story of
eight people who dined together one
evening in the 1948 room of An
tones famed restaurant in New |
Orleans, the New Orleans of today,
through January of 1948. Among
lovely, tragic Odile St. Amant and
her husband, her beautiful mother,
AmeGe, with whom Foxworth is in
| love, and his niece Ruth Avery,
visiting New Orleans for the Carni-
val. Then, thirty hours later, Odile
is dead. How the death of this lovely
unhappy girl affects the lives of
all those present at Antoine's, plung-
ing the minto tragic turmoil, is the
essence of the authors newest ro-
nance.
Among The New Books For The
; Young People:
"Thidwick: The Big-H a t e |
Moose" written and illustrated by
DR.. Seuss-Picture-bo story of a |
moose who generously gave antler-
room to fantastic guests.
"The Invisible Island" by Dean
Marshall-The lively children of a !
charming pr n t-day American
family go camping on their own,
with adventures and myst teryI
solved.
''Patsy jefferson of Monticello"
by Marguerite Vance-Bigotry of
the lovely girl who as daughter of
famous Thomas jefferson had her
own full share of colorful exper-
fences.
''The Island Stallion" by Walter
Farley-Story Of an American boy
who finds, on Caribbean Sea island
the horse of his dreams. Battles Of
stations and an archaeological dis
covery of Spanish h conquistador
Il days are but two of many dramatic
| Incidents
"Fun for Boys and Girls" by
Cappy Dick; "The Stay-a Home
Book" and "Pastime Book" by
Cappy Dick-Three handicraft
books for children six to fourteen.
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