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A Librarian of No Importance
James G. OlléWHILE SO MUCH remains to be done on the lives of librarians who were truly eminent, it may seem perverse to explore the career of a librarian who was in no way outstanding. But…
Hilaire Belloc's Centenary
Frances CollingwoodSIR JOHN SQUIRE once said, ‘The man who attempts to survey the writings of Belloc will think he is undertaking the literary history of a small nation’. And, with that wise comment…
The Importance of Dragons to Lady Librarians
Caroline E. WerkleyDRAGONS represent times far away and marvellous, where none of the ordinary work‐a‐day worries can torment mankind. In Dragon‐Land there are turreted castles, feasts of…
James Hogg and The Ettrick Shepherd
Douglas S. MackIN 1947 JAMES HOGG'S NOVEL The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner was republished with an enthusiastic introduction by André Gide. Gide wrote that he had read…
A New Newspaper Library
Geoffrey WhatmoreFOR MANY YEARS the editorial library has been something of a Cinderella of the profession. A little aside from the main stream of library development, preferring press cutting to…