November 1996
Volume XXXVII (NS) Number 1
ISSN 0011-6750

Contents

The Study of American Literature: A View from the Hill
by William C. Spengemann

Casting Characters: An Introduction to the History of Juvenile Literature to 1900
by Suzanne Semmes Dennis

Thesis Topics: Ready-Made
Dear Diary . . . by Philip N. Cronenwett

Notes from the Special Collections
The First Librarian for Dartmouth Collegeby Dick Hoefnagel and Virginia L. Close

Journey's End
The Future of the Bookby Philip N. Cronenwett

About the Authors
Cover Art