What are you in the mood to read now? Would you like to enter into the reading mindset of a New Yorker in 1882? I've put together a list based on references in Time and Again and information provided in a New York Times article from Januentitled, "What the People Read: The Demand for Fiction at the Circulating Libraries." (If you are reading this on site at any NYPL location, you can read read the article through the ProQuest Historical Newspapers database.)Īt the end of this post, you'll also find some suggestions for more historical fiction set in Gilded Age New York, as well as nonfiction exploring some of the people, places and mores of the time. I hope you enjoyed reading Time and Again by Jack Finney and taking a journey back to late 19th century New York with Simon Morley, advertising artist from 1970. "That is it exactly, so far as library patrons are concerned," replied the librarian. "Then you mean to say," persisted the reporter, "that the principal portion of the reading public of New York is composed of novel readers." "Among all classes of people, do you think?" What book do you think these elegant 19th century ladies are discussing at their reading club? NYPL Digital Gallery image."The great demand is for fiction!"
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