"When we turn to secular literature it is impossible to name a list of books that will fit each individual need. Writers and educators have attempted to do so intermittently since Sir John Lubbock first published his list of “One Hundred Best Books.” Usually such a list is of little value except to reflect the writer’s personality."
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John D. Snider, I Love Books: A Guide Through Bookland (1942), p. 233 in the 1960 reprint.
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