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What the book-reading public in the United States turns to

is shown by the poll undertaken recently by the International Book Review of New York. This journal asked its readers to select the ten best books published since 1900. Here is the result ;- Votes.

563. The Outline of History. By H. G. Wells.

471. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. By V. Blasco lbaficz.

355. If Winter Comes. By A. S. M. Hutchinson.

346. Americanization of Edward Bok. By Edward Bok.

345. The Life of Christ. By Giovanni Papini. 302. The Crisis. By Winston Churchill.

286. Short Stories. By 0. Henry.

281. The Virginian.. By Owen Winter. 256. Life and Letters of Walter H. Page. By Burton J. Hendrick. 254. The Mind in the Making. By James Harvey Robinson.