Sixpenny Library

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Ernest Benn Limited’s Sixpenny Library is a complete series of reference books published in the late 1920s and early 1930s.{{Cite web|url=http://www.publishinghistory.com/benns-sixpenny-library.html|title=Benn's Sixpenny Library (Ernest Benn Limited) - Book Series List|website=www.publishinghistory.com|access-date=2018-02-08}} The library included over one hundred and eighty volumes. The series was edited by William Rose, who solicited current authorities in such areas as history, literature, religion, psychology, science, and economics. Some contributing authors were Hilaire Belloc, Maurice Baring, J.B. Priestley, Sir (later Lord) Robert Baden-Powell,{{cite web|url=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131820238627|title=Scouting and Youth Movements by Sir Robert Baden Powell 1929 Benn's Sixpenny - eBay|website=eBay}} Sir Oliver Lodge, S.V. Keeling{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14205637|title=Logic and reasoning|last=Keeling|first=S. V|date=1929|publisher=Ernest Benn Ltd.|location=London|oclc=14205637 |language=English}} and Sir Ernest Benn himself. The Spectator, in November 1927, after announcing some of the latest additions to "Messrs Benn's excellent Sixpenny Library"{{Cite news|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/5th-november-1927/21/messrs-benns-excellent-sixpenny-library-has-recent|title=Messrs. Benn's excellent Sixpenny Library has recently issued the following » 5 Nov 1927 » The Spectator Archive|work=The Spectator Archive|access-date=2018-02-08}} devoted a further paragraph to his contribution on Trade{{Cite news|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/5th-november-1927/21/what-does-a-normal-man-do-in-a-normal-day|title=What does a normal man do in a normal day » 5 Nov 1927 » The Spectator Archive|work=The Spectator Archive|access-date=2018-02-08}} (both of which are free to read online). Partial lists of the books published in the series can be found [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=se%3A%22Benn%27s+sixpenny+library%22&fq=&dblist=638&qt=sort&se=yr&sd=asc&qt=sort_yr_asc here] and [http://www.publishinghistory.com/benns-sixpenny-library.html here].

The books were praised by critics for their excellence, brevity, and inexpensive price.