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    J S& The Publishers' CSrcular Sept, iS ,...

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    m -\ m - ^1 188 Fleet Street, London, E.G. : September 15, 1884. I

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    I 1 1 fTYHE men elder of current Disrael...

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    J S& The Publishers' Csrcular Sept, Is ,...

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    M -\ M - ^1 188 Fleet Street, London, E.G. : September 15, 1884. I

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    I 1 1 Ftyhe Men Elder Of Current Disrael...

    I 1 1 fTYHE men elder of current Disraeli this in generation discoursed when , who Scribes on the seem Calamities arid to Pharisees have of imbibed Authors alikmet a , little but with it of somewhat has the been self reserved -righteous for spirit the If I I

    : to which enlarge was of upon the injuries , if days not alleged to invent to have the been phrase done , ' The to the Wrongs e men of of Authors the j > en . ' severe choose The handling would towrite -be I I I

    avengers anonymously , tout m ^ particular case which has attracted our notice the writer gives . a I certain definiteness to his attack by signing himself An Injured Scribe' and by giving wh ^ t 1

    ' are JfaW * " apparentl ' Gazette - _ _ _ J _ last 1 y circumstantial _ _ Saturday __ _ __ J _ . — . -I evening — —» I details . J _ J _ — is _¦ I ju a . strange The fill- . — . letter I — -. ^ one ^ L ^ v A ^ ; which w « and I— ^ « A . l" » the appeared * -fc «•— . scribe .. ^ V ^ -V 4 ^ k J-v ^~ , who in V " •^ -k the ^ E" ^ is j- ^ . columns at > - > . _*~ * I any m _ m ~ . A rate __ of _ . /* an the I Y adeDt PaU ^ PV k _ II II I' ^^^ l . . ¦¦ . i » e i ll « * should 1 Till take the ii classic 1 line " 1 < Ct- in " .. vul .. _ 1 i . * I ^ H

    as in the the motto art of for ' story his - escutcheon telling . ' . The nameless ' author ' * — Spargere for he boldl voces y claims that gum honourable ambiguas * II [ I

    which title ... » —sues at the in outset forma /• A would - pauperis be , scarcel and -1 his 1 y congenial appeal is to essentiall anyone i "II y whose ad .. 7 misericordiam . _ authorshi . . 7 p , was a mode of a of very m writing . high .. I I listen to his laintAsked bLondon

    with order a . But bi we nam will e let ' whether that pass he and ' would sell to him p the copyri . ght of y a * novel a which publisher had just I I

    passed very through ¦ g the columns of one of our highest class weekly journals , ' the aggrieved author not unnaturally jumped at the tempting offer and agreed to let the London publisher with II advanceedition of 400

    the * very big name' have , for a certain sum paid down in , an copies . The H bargain will will hold hold so that that far he he seems was was to very verv have well well been and and entirel liberallv liberally y in treated treated favour . . of iBut the 5 ut * the the Injured transaction transaction Scribe , ' had had and ! ¦ another another most people side side H H

    . * I was to receive a further instalment as soon as another edition should be issued , ' writes the H ¦ me me scribe . at at , one one * and --third third be likewise oi of the the published Dublished entitled to price nrice purchase . ' There There cop is is ies something something for my own decidedly decidedlv use , in odd odd addition about about to this this a few contract contract given | H H

    and given , especiall to him y , about but stranger the permission still is to the pay sequel one . -third When the the published scribe went price to for buy the some few cop cop ies ies | H H of his own book he was told that there were none on handand that Mudie had IH

    , been refused six extra copies which the popular librarian had ordered—a statement H which led the scribe to write to the head of ' fche firm with a very big name' expressing jH

    gratification at the success of his book and ' requesting an arrangement with regard to H future editions . ' Tlie publisherhoweverfailed to land hardened his heart to a IH

    consistency almost approaching to , that of Pharaoh , 's , for rep ' after y , writing five times and calling H thrice fhriee . bftino being - always alwavs denied denied an an interview interview' the the scribe scribe was was lavoured favoured with with a a letter letter saying savinsr that tnat IH h

    he could , then have as many copies as he , chose , that it had been ' all a mistake telling him H the On this first edition Injured had been Scribe sold ' proceeds out , and to th found at the by book imp had lication really if not not been bdire at all ct a niOBWMvw assertion success / H H

    ¦ ¦ V words a / 1 JL most 1 US IUJ . J . O : . serious our VJ ' This U X llitt . ' XUJ charge p JJUUllOUCl ublisher U 1 CU of UU , , fraud who W UC 11 VJ UI had JLlCtU against UUCOUO . kept IVCp the t llKJ lj me . lt ' publisher lAllKA waitin Wclil , y Ulllg K JJ g lU with for J . KJ . L £ L three . IjIIJ \ j ( a - very C . KJUL VJ . weeks W bi CCiVO L g llKSLl name while W 11 y . ' he ± 1 These * 3 bound wwuuu are and «» his * ¦ , ^ ^ _

    ¦ circulated a second edition of the work , for which he paid me nothing , was not of course aware libraries that in tow a near and relative that of intimate my own was acquaintance holding an with appointment several of the in one official of the connected biggest H H

    with people smaller ' s books ones were n , enabied in large me my or small to know demand to an . absolute That the certaint former y was whether the case my with own s the or work other in H H question with for was the verified riht to by produce the fact in that popular another edition publisher 3 How immediatel far sucli y afterward infamous s negotiated inference H H

    is as justified this me —which "by the is , g narrative so long as as ' no it stands names a , are we fail given to , ' see a reflection . ; arid when on the the writer whole an , publishing in reference trade that to a , H H H suggestion of his friends that he could have demanded insiht into the booka

    particular * this could would have been le but but little slihtl help at , as having a man who bogus would an entry be in g capable his books of / dishonesty he . s , tii rgues to in us one at H H

    yjixh would once wuiuu tJAJ to . ixxttx not nut show wuum otherwise uincx the scrup aui jh cloven c upie belong uoi il u foot ug uub to tu . » xigiii it The g when wne . iy y p ublication cto it it iifctvuig la is atHiuiieu admitted a a of uugus . such into liitu viiLL a the Liie letter y jr Pall inii m acquires ilia jyL Mall CLiv uuuns Gazette vruzK an ui importance ' jio C ; , < and o seems * ^ n « < - » ., , * therefore « «*» ~ ^— wjucn , ^ H H ^ h ^

    grap when hs the , and same failing scribe to pay proceeds for them to charge , ] ie oug newspaper ht to be compelled editors with to give using names his . articles It ia difficult and para- H H steal artl

    his written believe epistl tjiat b e y in the * the a injured first Pall -class Mall scribe ladies Gazette unless ' newspaper the they publication contained , ' or one of of more which the common society is , perhaps journals sense , to than , be would exp is to lained be fow by p . } H H H

    exi ' Temp gencies lar , ' of in the which dull a season gratuitous . On , Friday legal adviser evening tells our the contemporary injured scribe inserted ¦ Mr that he a letter has 116 a H H remed t < rtrvi ^ "k /~ l ¦ »?¦ for i- /^ r » nearl TiflOnlm all « II his Ilia alleged r » 11 rk nc /^ rl grievances rrwimrnrt rmn . but V-v » - « 4- the 4-V » y-v question ^ . i -. / -v < - > 4 "i ^ -v » - « remains nm ^ ninn whether V » £ > T . llft ¥ * lie ftaf XI ** " ^^ H ^^^ B

    courage action y for to the go into charges y court which , or to he repeat has , freel in such made ; a form Perhap as would if in he turn would render si his him own liable nai ^ , M 1

    VUJ editor give . VUJ a clue V of * the UA to 1 . VJ the * first JLii . OK firm - -V class ^ J . C * O which » ladies JlCl > VAAV has - C < » ' newspaper AAV deceived / V so * « Jp t *|/ t 3 J . y ,, him ' who W JI , the , , . after OllllOl i publisher rejecting 1 CJ JOV s UllJ with ^ his 11 JLO a article Oil very U 1 VIV gn ) , bi printed J ^ g name it , o v ^ ^ ^ W ^ H ^

    ¦ difierent sold them like heading to other , or of papers the 4 editor , might of throw the society some li journals ght on the who matter never . paid As for it of oi stands his The P , ^ l W ^ tloc / ^ 01 > j * ^ * g fsr ^ H ^ B

    more more Authors Aiif . Viara nic / ' e and an a a case case w w © « are uta ot not - * The Xfte ot . surprised Fmrrvriftfirl Wro wrongs ngs to ir \ of or find finri Publishers J ^ u Mr TVTi blisiiers - R "R . " B and and Marston TVTni . Editors » Editors ftf . ^ Ti in in ' ' Saturday PSft than tha n nrdav ' ' s fl ' iss 18 x « ue " v * V ax j < jta : * _ > ™ H » '

    , teniporary , asking this very pertinent question . , * . Why . does not , the Scribe name tlie cU pr ^ m > . instead of branding all publishers and editors as rogues 1 ' ^^ B --= s = s

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 15, 1884, page 862, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15091884/page/2/