Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1886 — The Dickens Library. [ARTICLE]

The Dickens Library.

Tb'i huportanco (>t a good, well selevied Library in :v Public School cannot be over esiimated. It seems to be one of the requisites ,of a good school; it is the fountain from which so much pun-, sparkling water springs that tills the souls of young men and women. The nucleus of a library is found in our school: and, in time, wo trust, will develope into a grand, magnificent, useful library. Through the kindness and liberality of the good citizens of this e.iininunity we have'been enacted, from the money made by our Dick ens entertainment giver: last spring, to ptnehase' a collection of books numbering 212 volumes. And at our next effort, a Scott entertainment, which will be given sometime during the month of Much, we hope to be as successful as before: and trust the interest manifested by the citizens will be as hearty and liberal as before. The fallowing are the voliiun * now in the library TtickeiTs Complete Works. Xo. Volumes. l.j Scotts' complete works. Xo. volumes. 12 Thackeray's complete, works, Xo. volumes, H Cooper’s complete works. No. volumes, IQ Eliot's complete works, Xo. vol- _. tunes, 6 Irving's complete works, No. volumes,. •_ . p (liiiz-'t's History of Franee, No. volumes, ’ '• 7T Hume's History of England, No. . chimes. . 3 M .eaii’.uv s History of England, No: VoItTUX’S. 0 Crve ie’s Hist ry of E ’gl.’.’.d. No. volumes. , "> fl: -Ton's’Decllhe nnd EaT of RomIrri Empire, T>'o. Volumes, ’ ' 5” Carlyle's Fr adi Revolution, No. volumes, 2 llellin's Ancient History. Xo. volumes, 4 RambnUd's History of Russia. Xo. volumes, 2 i’rcsco:t's Ferdinand and Isabella, No. volumes. 2 volumes. ‘T Ruskins' complete Works. No. volumes, 14 Shakespeare's complete works. No. volumes, 40 Jacob A’.ihotl's Roll.i in Europe, No. volumes. 10 Hans Andersen's Stories, No. volumes. 1 Herbert's No. volumes, 1 volunies. 1 Morris'Pbtms, volumes, 1 Byron's Poems. No. volumes. r ' 1 Burn's Poems, No. vohmus. .1 Grimm'to Marchen, 1 L, M. Aicott's works, No. volumes, 1 Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag, >'o. volumes, 1 J<dionnet s works, No. volumes,.. W’ Kingsley's Winter Babies, No. volumes, ■. 1 -Esop's Fables, No. volumes. -1 ■ Hawtl orre's Bock. No. volumes. , 1 Whittier's Child Life iu Prose, No. volumes, 1 Whittier's Child Life in Poetry, No. volumes. 1 -- ‘ Dore's Paradise Lost, No. volumes. 1 Dore's Bible Stories, No. volumes i Fox's Book of Martyrs, No. volumes, 1

Burk s Sublime and Beautiful, No volumes, 1 Arnold's Poetical works. No. volumes, 1 Grimm's Fairy Tales, No. volumes. 1 Aunt Martha’s Corner Cupboard, No. volumes, ' . 1 Dickens' Little Folks, No. volumes, 1 « Eitpai the above list any one can see what books are already in the Library. If those in this community iand ? J trust there are; so liberally inclined as t.o donate a volume or two to the Library, their contributions will be very kindly received, and due notice will be given in our next catalogueof those who have presented volumes to the Library. For all past favors, Our sincere thanks, F . W. Recbelt, Supt.