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The Book Review Digest, Volume 3, 1907 Complete in a single alphabet

By Various

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Step back in town to discover which books from the early 1900s were making headlines, all through the eyes of critics and readers of the time.

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2020-06-10
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"The Book Review Digest, Volume 3, 1907" by Various is a collection of writings that gives readers a look into the world of books during the early 1900s. Focusing on the year 1907, this group of writings brings together a large number of reviews, meant to help librarians and everyday readers figure out which books were important and what people thought about them. The collection gives a detailed summary of what was being written and read at the time, offering helpful thoughts from well-known critics in both England and America. The book begins by explaining that its main job is to list and sum up reviews of around 2,800 books from different magazines in English-speaking countries. It points out that putting together this digest was a team effort and explains how the information is sorted and how it can be especially useful for smaller libraries that might not have access to all the magazines. It also mentions that it includes reviews of books from the year before that have become important, adding to our understanding of the literary scene of that era.

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