DEEPING, Warwick. Bertrand of Brittany. -- Lame Englishman, The. -- Red Saint, The. -- Woman's war, A.
Under the author-entry the books are placed in alphabetical order by the word following the article. Some rules recommend that this be emphasised by the use of a capital initial to it, in this way
DEEPING, Warwick. Bertrand of Brittany. -- The Lame Englishman. -- The Red saint. -- A Woman's war.
This point is further referred to and illustrated in Chapter XII.
Every article when part of a title (apart from the initial one) is taken into account for alphabetising purposes, as
Story of a play. Story of Aline. Story of an African farm. Story of Leah. Story of the Gadsbys.
The historical biography yet remains for attention and requires a title-as-subject entry.
Anne of Brittany. A twice crowned queen. De la Warr, Countess. 1906
A title-entry may be given if desired, but it cannot be said to be of much use.
Twice crowned queen, A: Anne of Brittany. De la Warr, Countess. 1906
For the classified catalogue the works of fiction, in a "free library" at any rate, will hardly be marked 823 (Literature--English Fiction), but will be treated as a class apart; all the entries being arranged alphabetically by author's names, not by the periods in which the books were written, or the nationalities of the authors. It is true there are other possibilities in arranging works of fiction in the classified catalogue, though they introduce an element of obscurity and hinder ready reference. Historical fiction can be kept apart and arranged under the countries and periods, or the idea can be carried further and the books sub-divided under such headings as Human Careers, Adventures Abroad, America, English Life, Irish Life, Scottish Life, Short Stories and Sketches, Detectives and Crime. It is conceivable that there are people who would appreciate a division of this kind, though it would not suit the general convenience. To bring all the works of fiction together under a heading "Novels" in the dictionary catalogue, as said previously, is foreign to its nature, and should not be attempted.
The foregoing illustrations were examples of Anglicized foreign prefixes. When the prefixes are to genuine foreign names they require careful consideration and varying treatment according to their character. If "De" is part of a name undoubtedly French, it is not the entry word, but the name which follows or precedes it. If a prefix embodies the definite article in it, as "Du," then that is the entry-word, whether the name be English or French, so also is the definite article of "de la", as shown in the de la Brète item below. The above points are all illustrated in the following examples:--