LITERATURE FOR THE BUSY MAN

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 191, 24 August 1901, Page 2

LITERATURE FOR THE BUSY MAN

One of . the most. unique tfforts «.n record is the " Library ol Famcus Lit riture," which has ju-t been c iitid hy Dr. Richard Garre tt, 0.8., in aHsi ci,tt on with M. Va!l6«. D Alois Brandl, ind Di Dotal J G. Mit-htll, and of wi.icli 19,000 sots <jf 20 octivo volumes each were "istribut.ed in England by tht Standard in a few months.

Th« proj-ot is nlmest unique of i*sl kitid. Though ambitious, it is practical, and foi' a small outlay anyone can p ace himself in piswsiion of a selection of the woiks of the gr*a'es masters cf literalu e, nied by critical ets.vs by rain who are accorded withjut qui stioa the right to hold the first place in the several depart men's of letters with which they deal Dr Garnett. is p rhaps the om man living sufficiently qmlifi.d to undertake this ta-»k Ha has just retind from the p I'ition of Keeper cf the Printed books at the British Museum, after •p. nrling n;arly fif y years within its wa'k. Duriiig thirf time his sdvioe ind assistance have be3n given to almost every man of letters who has made | use of the great national storehouse of books ; probably there is no man liv ing whose services base been thankfully acknowledged in so many prefaces ta books. His immediate assistants are no lets capabl-. For u shirt time Ojly, residents of New Zealand may secure this work upon the terms and prices that originally prevailed in London. Those who apply promptly will secure their sets at ones. Further particulars are printed etfewhere.