It's not up to librarians to tell people what they should read. Many of the classics are now dated, and primarily of interest in the context of English Literature or History as a whole.
For example, I love Malory's "Le Morte De Arthur", but if I wanted a teenage boy to read, I'd start him on Conan, or Warhammer tie-ins.
People who want to read Dickens can usually afford to buy their own copies secondhand, e.g. from library sales... :)
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Date: 2007-01-03 10:24 am (UTC)For example, I love Malory's "Le Morte De Arthur", but if I wanted a teenage boy to read, I'd start him on Conan, or Warhammer tie-ins.
People who want to read Dickens can usually afford to buy their own copies secondhand, e.g. from library sales... :)