Aloha,
On 11/14/2007 at 10:32 PM Christopher I. Lehrich wrote:
>Public librarians, well, that's quite a different thing, because it is
>very much a political matter what is and is not put into a public
>library, especially one owned by some governmental branch.
Yes, the holdings of public libraries may provoke all sorts of
controversies and outcries. But usually about books much more
popular than Brodie-Innes or other *old* occulty stuff.
Those old books are the ones that get sold off or thrown out
when money or shelf space is needed. At least, that's what I've
observed at various academic and public libraries in California
and Oregon, nearby where I lived. Booksales are a way to get
some funding for other programs.
Checking around about Brodie-Innes, I found an helpful site,
located in Great Britain--*A Guide To Supernatural Fiction.*
http://homepages.pavilion.co.uk/tartarus/database.htm
Daniel Harms suggested that it's possible the UW library didn't
acquire Brodie-Innes works at the outset. The site above provides
photos of one of the original books and lists Brodie-Innes' publishers
as the London firms of Redmon and William Rider. I can imagine how
a library in Washington state, USA, might not--in the 19 oughts and
teens--get books like those from England, considering them, maybe,
minor popular novels not needed by an academic institution.
Just curious, but has any list member actually read any Brodie-Innes?
I haven't. Is his stuff any good?
Musing University Librarians! Rose,
Pitch
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