...The first real book club was established in Germany in 1919, when books were difficult to obtain due to the war, and it is said that the Volksverband der Bücherfreunde, a national association of friends of the book, with about 100 members, reprinted and sold classical literature. In the United States, where there are vast areas without bookstores or libraries, Harry Scherman (1887-1969) established the Book-of-the-Month Club in 1926, and selected ST Warner's novel, Lolly Willows, as the first book to be read. The organization started with 4,000 members and grew to 900,000 by the 1940s. *Some of the terminology that refers to the "Book-of-the-Month Club" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…本格的ブッククラブは,戦禍により書籍の入手難がつづいた1919年のドイツに成立し,〈本の友国民協会Volksverband der Bücherfreunde〉が会員100名ほどで古典文学作品を復刻販売したのが最初といわれる。また書店や図書館のない広大な地域を有するアメリカでは,シャーマンHarry Scherman(1887‐1969)が26年に〈ブック・オブ・ザ・マンス・クラブBook‐of‐the‐Month Club〉を発足させ,最初の選定図書にS.T.ウォーナーの長編小説《ロリー・ウィローズ》を選んだ。この組織は当初4000人の会員からスタートして40年代には90万人を数えるまでに成長した。… ※「Book-of-the-Month Club」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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