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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th March 1887, Edition 1 of 1, Page 281, the attitude of the 'society of authors:...

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      Bishop Fbaser.* Strai Few Ghtforward Men...

      into Mr two . Hug parts hes , of has which wisel th y « divided latter deals his work with the subject of his memoir after he had been chester offered . and No accepted line of the demarcation Bishopric could of Man be - was plainer entirel , for from altered this . time Translated James Fraser from ' s life his quiet rural y retreat . _ at Ufton Nervet to the public position at Manchester , where he sucwas ceeded a man a prelate of a , who , different if not . exactl mould y unpopular he now , entered upon an very existence where all his , actions w criticised ere closel and y and where not his always very utterance charitabl was y widely spread , through the every press . For a time he he despaired wished himself of succeeding back at , and peaceful how heart Ufton ily Nervet 4 Oh , Sal we e , have ' he writes in his , own * I would words g to ive a friend half I . possess to ! be I back can't think again how in my I let quiet country friends persuade parsonage me that I was fit to be my a bishop / But culties eventual , the nobility ly he bravel and courag y overcame e of his his charac diffi - - ter gained him friends wherever he went , and loved no bishop in his , we diocese may safel or more y assert respected , was ever by more men . of all creeds . more Unfortunatel fullon y his we have work not or space broad to -minded enlarge thoroughly y Christian character . To us such ^ The a task latter would be of trul his y life a labour were embittered of love . by the unfortunate years disputes at Miles Platting and St . John ' s , Cheetham Hill . Naturally , Mr to . these Hughes matters gives considerable and we see prominence in both instances , how reluctant , the Bishop , was to take action , and that he only did so when the his obstinacy back against of his the opponent wall . s How forced painful him with the and work perhaps was to we him should we can not well be understan far wrong d , from if we which said that he it never produced entirel an impression recovered . Shortly after this the end came , y and so died a tion man whose endeared innate him goodness to all his and happy lerich disposi and - poor , and whose loss will be peop lamented , for years . The highest compliment we can pay worth Mr . Hug y of hes his is subject to say . that the biographer is

      The Attitude Of The 'Society Of Authors:...

      the attitude of the ' society of authors : At the first of the series of conferences hel 4 Incorporated d on March Society , 2 , under of Authors the ausp , ' Mr ices . Walter of the Besant remarked that : favou The r owing system to of a half custom profits , which had fallen had gradual into dis ly - half pro Bprung duction profits up . , , of the Thus mt cost king , of in production a a aecret ddition profi to ir ^ t all the on its the leg branches itimat cost of e bean It —print was set ing difficult down , paper as " to greater , spea binding k than of , an that this d actuall advertising practice y incurred without -r-had .

      The Attitude Of The 'Society Of Authors:...

      lay using down hard words two clear . They and were well , therefore -established , enabled tules % > o I I there that founded , without should on common be pre no vious charge justice agreement oh the and cost with honesty of the productioni . au First thor , , , I I rece Next manner ipts , that exh common all ibited accounts , in number all should other of be books kinds open counted to of inspection business , in the . , roya t Every ion . lty It system y was , at first ; tha but t , was of he would one taken of g with ive the a the volumes sing idea le illustra of wh the ich - I ; are volume sold as for conta six shillings ined abou ap t iece the . amoun He mean t of t ^ such mat a - ter p per roduce haps of a , less s bind ing . le ing The volume and publisher novel all , . about got This 4 $ ei . book g a hteenpence copy cost . If to , copy he gave , . he If had h * he s for aut ve hor himsel his a author tenth f about roy 20 2 al s . ty profit , about cent on . which 7 every \ d . a copy was fabulous ga generosity , he paid per Is . 6 d . , for the pro for the duction himself publisher . , Is Suppose , . 2 on d . t to he that his 10 . auth per 10 , 000 or cent , an cop , d roy ies kept al were ty , Is sold . 4 d d . , a 20 profit per of cent £ 1 , , 000 plan to the the publish author er ' s ^ made 312 ; an a profit d on the of as £ 656 if , they and the were author better 6041 off . under It would the old almost -fashioned seem of half pub -profits lication system on commission . Lastly , there , by was which the the method pubal lisher l sales pro . fessed Ashowever simply it to was charge too 15 often per the cent case , on his that accounts he made to , use add of a handsom the , secrecy e profit and on immunity the cost of of this production method ^ the as to . same that objections of the half- mi profit ght be system made . to which Althoug has foll h owed we think Mr . T 3 esant that ' s the curious contro remarks versy has greatly exaggerated the importance of this subject is mainl , seeing y composed that the of * those Society who of are Authors com- ' parativel world of y , letters if not we entirel take y the , unknown opportunity in the of placing before our , rpaders some press opinions ' of upon publishers the question in , rep and ly also to the the correspondence charges made an against apology the trade or a . vindication These are , but not merely advanced as as a contribution to the annals of the trade . The Observer remarks : The authors of books in which there is no risk — terms albeit they this p is lease an uncertai , and if n they postulate become —can their get own any publishers absorb every sixpence of the profit . Ten these we publishers take elect leave lay of letters hold to question of are an to author whether be found of this very in the sort many incor ; but of - and porated one society of the of most which distinguis Mr . Besant hed members is the founder . On ousl the other indifferent hand , the one unknown in whose author books , or the there notor is i a - decide y d riskmust take , what he is offered . If he chants The appraises hance world , are th his is always , wide value believe , reai an hi d a g y the her to publishers , bi fi he t d is for can to a be , go good as mad elsewhere ke thing en e out , m , er of if - . percey pro it of . unsa They leable issu literature e books—t cannot he sentimental be too often cultivators or too of rudel man y kind remin , ded and — , above not for all glory , not , for or for the the sake good of s fanning o recently the told spark ns s mig of ht genius spring which from Mr University . Morley if extens these ion experienced instruction , but men simp of l business y to sell ate . And con- ' -j I

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    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), March 15, 1887, page 281, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15031887/page/7/