War libraries and allied studies . hours. Each ward has a three or four shelf bookcase. Atyped and bound catalogue of the entire library isexhibited in three different parts of the hospital. The handy cheap editions favored by the menhave covers that possess limitations in wear and tear,writes Mr. W. Pett Ridge, who is honorary state of a ninepenny novel after a month ortwo of use is often a compliment to its author, anda reproach to the binder. I observe that Jack Lon-dons novels have a short life, and a busy one. Mere-dith Nicholsons works, by reason of their popularity,come at


War libraries and allied studies . hours. Each ward has a three or four shelf bookcase. Atyped and bound catalogue of the entire library isexhibited in three different parts of the hospital. The handy cheap editions favored by the menhave covers that possess limitations in wear and tear,writes Mr. W. Pett Ridge, who is honorary state of a ninepenny novel after a month ortwo of use is often a compliment to its author, anda reproach to the binder. I observe that Jack Lon-dons novels have a short life, and a busy one. Mere-dith Nicholsons works, by reason of their popularity,come at frequent intervals to be added to the moundof waste paper. The delightful novels by AliceHegan Rice go from hand to hand, strenuously recom-mended by the last borrower. I transferred (notwithout reluctance) my own collection of the booksby Mr. Dooley, and their present state may be de-scribed as war-worn. The men love Audrey andall the rest from the great pen of Mary to British authors, affection is given to those who. BCS3 3 ?J 2 bC O J J O a?a) — - a;>O » .— o cajo CD > Coo


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