THE LATE PROFESSOR A. J. CHURCH. [To THE EDITOR Or
THE " SPECTATOR,"]
Sin,—I have read with pleasure your leader and Mr. Hudson's appreciative letter on the late Professor Church. Mr. Hudson concludes his letter thus : "I would like to ask whether his ' Stories from Homer,' &c., are as popular as they used to be. There used to be a great demand for them amongst boys and girls, and I am glad to see they are even stocked in our South London public libraries." I am sure Mr. Hudson and other readers will be delighted to know they are stocked in over ninety per cent. of the public libraries throughout Great Britain, and are as popular as ever, and for the simple reason that they reach a larger circle of juvenile readers. In my own district we have a complete set of his books for boys and girls in each of three libraries, and they are largely sought after. Were I asked to name the premier score of writers read by boys, as shown by their own choice, Professor Church would be included.—I am, Sir, &c.,
H. GLADSTONE STEELE.
Central Public Library, Leyton, N.E.
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