NO LONGER IN DEMAND
Favourite Books Of Older . Generations Modern Youth’s Tastes NZPA—Special Correspondent Rec. 7 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 16. Books which were prime favourites in the youth of older generations, such as those of Scott and Fennimore Cooper, are no longer read by young people, said Mr Martin Parr, who, for the past seven years, has carried out a detailed survey of the reading habits of members of Youth Clubs in Shoreditch. There was also little demand for Kipling, with the exception of “ Stalky and Co” and “Jungle Tales,” and it seemed quite impossible to persuade the rising generation to read “Robinson Crusoe.” Ballantyne was no longer in great demand, but on the other hand Hently seemed as popular as he had ever been.
The most popular authors with boys now seemed to be Baroness Orczy, Conan Doyle, Jules Verne, John Buchan, “Sapper," Zane Grey, Agatha Christie, and Nevil Shute. There was a surprising demand for the modern book, Kravchenko’s “ I Chose Freedom.” Crime and detective stories had a great vogue, and among the books of this type, the Saint series by Leslie Charteris was foremost. Mr J. D. Stewart, librarian at Bermondsey, said that for the younger children there was a persistent demand for fairy stories, but purely picture books appeared to go out of favour at a very early age.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27317, 17 February 1950, Page 5
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