Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Petit Apple Pie
I just found that  actually addresses this point #Non-contemporary books|here. To quote: "From a pragmatic standpoint, the vast majority of books upon which articles are written which invite a notability judgment call and which find their way to articles for deletion, are from the modern era. Nevertheless, the notability of books written or published much earlier may occasionally be disputed and the criteria proposed above intended primarily for modern books may not be as suitable. We suggest instead a more common sense approach which considers whether the book has been widely cited or written about, whether it has been recently reprinted, the fame that the book enjoyed in the past and its place in the history of literature." So, a super-strict interpretation of the main points in  would seem to out of order in this case as this series is not contemporary and not in English, thereby making sources that much harder to find
— User:Nihonjoe, 02:59, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:BK||WP:BK (Wikipedia:Notability)