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      ¦ — ¦ magniloquent by that man long , as home well prelude , as unknown the , Mr toiling , . often Paul hand long dwells and deferred on busy the , possession yet brain which which of surely insp made iration awaits it / on all After the which author this is somewhat ' s wrought part as _ c and writer needs

      the f . Vifi first -first- , essential essential tor for writing writinsr a a " true true book dook ; : ' ana even even a a practised practised writer needs , , in in hia hi « opinion r ™^;~ - the what brands , with another by fire dangerous as from heaven ' verging , some on the kindling poetical from , ' he a describes wind from as ' some without lighting . ' This of , ' inspiration ¦ / or brand — -li — ghting' being — grantedMr . Paul places a liberal — — — education *¦^^^ second

      ^ and on ^^^ 0 ^^ a ^^ * * ^^ his f ^ k of ^ b ^ " ^ . -..-- list . the - » - - ^^» - - ^» .-- ^•¦ — ^ ' of rules SMb ^ 7 " ^ BB ^ qualifications ^ ^^ p ^ ^^ bp of ^ bb ' metap ^^» ^™ ^ ^^ ^ p- *^" — ^ ^ ^ ^ p m ^ " - — hor - — t ^ i for ^— are ™ ~ — — the ^ ^^™~ % , (^^ 1 — * is — — . ~— true ) g also ^ 3 — . ~~ ^_ J book much ' writer , to be , desired and adds . When that i a he - ~ - ^ " ~ knowled ™ reaches ^" * ^ ^ *^ " ~ ^ ^ ^ Bpp - « - - - - ^^ « bjb ge ^^ . v ¦ a the ^^ a J ^ of ¦ ^ JJ ^ O ^^^ ^>\ logic next j 1 II b ^ fp ^ III J b and the book is writtenthe ist describes the modes of

      into stage print , and before the public , , and publisher here he -essay abandons picturesque possible and semi-poetic getting English it and ^^ j ^ u ^^_^^^ ^^ J ^^ becomes p ^^_ p ^^^^^ m ^^ f ^^^^ ^ fp ^^ AVS ^ g ^ p * ft ^ f practical V *^* ' v ^^ b ^ pP ^ p ^ Ibp ^» ^^ B ^ ^ f ^ pp ^^ ^ BJ and ^^^ p ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^ P" business b ^ bjbB" ^ pvp ^—^» ™™ —^ Baaa * ^ b ^ bp p ^ bp p ^ bp - ^ like ^ bp b ¦ ^^ ¦ . - ^ — Mr —~ . -p Paul — — '~ s ~~ vote p — — ¦ is — - — g ^ p ^~^ iven ^^^ ^^^ in ^^^ ^ favour ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ F ^^^^ i ^ of ^ . ^ r ^^^ b what ^ ^ ^^^ ¦ ^^^ ^^^ h ^^ j ^ is m ¦ ^ H ^¦ ^ H known v ^^¦ ^^ I ^ U ^ W I and he declareswithout hesitationthe

      profits as ment the for / ' as royalty the ' misleading royal so system t much y system and ' On ; each unsatisfactory runs thus : sold ' The , ' , and either author says from assi ' it should gns the the first never , book against or be after to the emp a publisher loyed certain system . ' His , reserved of taking argu ' half - , by agreement , copy ,

      arrangement number TTn defin rnVip ite specified of nf copies rv s , > rnfiS by , - manner which or or on on the / each fta . ch ( Mr publisher edition fiflition . Paul ; : overlooks but but takes these these the the moclincations modifications risk fact , and that the there do do profits not not may . anect aflfa are be rvfc no the f divided , hp > profits princi -rvri-n ™ in pal v in « a which case the publisher will have paid the author royalty in addition to all the other ,

      duction duction expenses nave have ; if nrst first the royalt been been y covered covered system .. ^ ) is to ' 'If it prevail the tne book boon it should : hav nav e e not any anv arise permanent permanent until the value value absolute , and ana costs is is likelv likel of pro to tn

      run to edition after edition , this is by far the fairest way . For take , a book , say y like a author a scientific lete sells revision treatise the copyri is or needed g a ht school , and . But after book without , a requirin couple a g of further revision years payment , on from a new time the edition to author time being , does of which required not care the ,

      to comp revise that on which he has now , no interest ; if the book sells , , the publishers' temptation is . great not to bring it up to the hihest standard ; thereforethe ideallexcellent

      merit is one by which both are interested g in making the book , always y complete by arrange fresh revisions . ' Havingas he considersestablished his case for the royaltsystemMr . Paul

      utters his anathema , on the i half profits , ' system without any argument , and y simp , ly declares ¦¦¦¦ ¦ jud ^^ H ^^ P ^^ B ^ F iciall ^¦¦¦ P ¦¦¦> ^ rVBBVBB" y V that ^ Bv * ¦¦> ¦¦¦* > VV ^> F ' ¦¦¦> it ^ BP is Bbi B 4 f misleading B . BBBi BBB » BBF V ^ BBiBP ^ B > ^ BP ^ P ' ¦ P ^ B ^^ v ^^ 4 B ^ a ^ Bh and ^^ ^^ BB BBB ^ Br ^ Bi unsatisfactory ¦ ^ BBF ^ Bi ¦ ^^^ »^ ^^ ^ V ^ B > ™ *^^ ^^^ . ^ ~— - ^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ W ^ B | VH , and ^^ ^ V —~ ^^^ - ^— - ^— v should ~ -r ^^^ «^^ ^ ^ B"w —^^~ ^ Br ^^ never ^^^ ¦ - ^ BBr ^ ^ BT BBI be *^ v > ^ bP emp ^ bbP * bBBi dBBI B . ^ B ^^^ loyed bB . ^^ b *^ . T ^ B ^^ T ^^^ Sfl . Bf ' This flVBB BBiBVB >^ BV ^^ B '

      mode of happy despatch may be sufficient for some minds , but as it is a very important matter , B ^ B *^^ B * fl ¦ "i ^^^ ^^^ BBV BBBBi largel ^^^ ^ BF ^ Br BBBBi ^ B ^ B ^ B ^ ^ BBr *^ y y affects Bj ^^ B ^ b ^ B . ^ BbT ^^^^ ^ BPF W ^ B Bk * ' the ^ BF BBB > ^^^ ^ BbBT arrangements ^ BBr ^ BT BBBBB BBBBB n BBBT ^ B ^ B ^ BB ^ B ^ B . bBBBBBBI ^ B ^ B . ^ b ^ B ^ B . B ^ ~^ b * of ^ Br BBBbB authors ^ P 1 ^ - ^ ^^ ^ B ^ ™ ^^ ^^^ flk ^^*^ V ^ BP ^ with * W ^^^ ^ ^^ v BV fll publishers | k ^ ^ BP ^ v V ^ B ^^ flVBaftBlBh ^—^ ^^^ BB P' ^ BBT ^— " ¦ ^ BbBT ""^ FBP , ^ y it 1 B ^ bIA « p Bf seems ^^ ^ B ^ p ^ BT bB > Bb > BBBi BBj ^ to B ^ Bp ^ bP us BbpB | BBj ^ to ^ Bjp ^ bT deserve ^^ P ^ bV ^ Vp ^ . BqpBP ^^ B ~ ^ B ^ B ^ ^ BP « Bla ^ V ^ . _ _ ^ . ^ ^ ^ _ _ . ^ >_

      little more consideration than our essayist gives to it . The royalty system may possibly be preferable condemn BBBBBBBBB B BBB -BP- BB WBB BBBP the « BP BBBiBBb in certain e half BBBB BBBl V BBBBJ profits F cases *! BbbB ¦ BB , ' but system BBP we BB bB ¦ BBP fail as PBP altogether an B ] > BB BB ^ BBT alternative W BPBB BBW W to BF BBI B see . On wh BBP BBI y his BB ~ BB Mr > ¦ own ¦ BP . Paul BB BPBP showing BJBjBT BBB should B | Bf % tfK ¦ the > B so > emp royalty haticall BP W lan y

      is A -- - ^ - to m be Bfffll ^ B- ^ ^ adopted ^ te - ^« p > _ BBB > > . V where ^ B 1 B 1 Bp ^^ " , * ' the _ ^ ^ m ^ publisher » ' ^ B ^ BBB ^ BP ^ BBBh . B ^ flfe , fltt ^ * is BBi willing ^ Bfc " bA " ^ BB 'Bp _ W - —— - to _ ^ ' ^ T take V flH ^ B ^ the _ ^ BM B * B ^ P risk - » ^ bIbI > 9 B & ; but ^ . Bi , > , p ^ ^^ there B «> ^ Bi , H V ^^ 'B ^ are «¦¦ ^ B * W obviousl « P flB . * B A p | V — * S y many BB- BB BB BJpB b * B . J book P ^ bT 1 ^ BpP ^ -P" Bb . ^ m * s WS ^ , H which W W BB > b » « Vp B * « H may ** * "V *^ B , >^ f W « , | perhap BbT 1 ^ p ^ BBB . BB BjB ^^ B ^ M s H T , Wf prove BvT B ^ ^| | T ^ . i ^ to * " ^^ be rVdT B . ^ ' tru B ^ IW ^ B ^ -B , e ^ f books > >!¦* ^ apf « . ' ^ BB ^ Bk B ^ M / ¦ where BJ ^ B , J ^ B ^ p ^ flafc ^ W the ~^ ^ B ^ b ~^^ T p ^^ ublisher ^^^ fk ^^ B ^ B » V ^^ tf « bW ^^ «^ would V * ^ BPP * ^^~> ' ^ ^ ¦ not ^^

      ¦ In take ¦¦ such M the «| cases risk VVFW , wh but should where 1 ¦ «& he the mi system rsaf ght ¦ be of willing ' half kk to profits f share 1 Bf ' be evenl sti kf gmatised y in ri sk as and misleading profit with and VWA the * V « l ¦ unsatis author fc . -

      I —— factory —»» - * p » -- _ r ^_ 9 1 ^ This -p" ~> - ~ » - . — . •— . y is W , KBaT * in ^ -- VpV effect ^ -p——> p- —W , ^^ the W * S ^ — practical _—^ < K ^^ —_ r . __ . _* issue « pV _ , _ , |_ p > _> raised —_^ -J . —*>_ V ^ b r ^ y «— ' *_ Mr W * W » — . fc * . — Paul W , ~^ ~ b * ^ W ^ ' s -- ~ - Vk article -Vft-I' T K from ^ - — ~ ta- > 1 b > 1 I > - >^ b ¦* -fc the -A ^^ publishers * - ~—> | point t- ' -V * -- B .-h .-. - _• of V-r-L . view T J . V 1 B IT , 4 and WM . M .-KJ % . in _ JvA- b BV the VJ . AV BS face XLWVV of X ^ A BL . the \/ J . JLh \ pf recent JL "" fc- / " ta / ^ - / JL A . V controversies ViVIA A A « - •__ , \__ F T VJL K > f -L ^/ K-f flfe in JLA » .-L the WAAW * BAthenaeum - «[ . ^ - l / f % /\ j > g V \* KS \ AS I f % / and -VlAVIi B ffl elsewhere -tar' - b » k- > 'w - ' - —— , - *^ | ¦ ^ . ^^^^

      \ duction on AUV / the VJ 1 V /^ 1 deah which ¥ » A . IJL ' ngs . \ JXM . largel JLtMM of ^^ publishers JJLJf y prevails £ * ^ * l *» " * with K > ¦ ^ is » - » J authors adjud CUVA «^« . \ -4 ged . ^ Kj , \ JL . it by KJJf is important a publisher L / \ JL KS JlXOXM . that \ JJL to UV , before ^^ be * J \ S unworth UUII a method UJLl y f of VJl adop C of ** - * . > - » book J- » tion V * . ^ - pro , we •• -

      should have some good reasons for so describing it . The remaining pages of Mr . Paul ' s lecture—for his pleasant gossip on printers' corrections , authors rather ' fancies than , and for rmblication the rest , was in

      evidently eviden a grave tlv and intended intended serious tor for magazine plattorm r > latfor : lik m e delivery delivfirv the Fortni to to a a ghtl popular T > y orm Review 1 a . r audience an — flien contain ^ f * , rather little than matter for on publication which there m can be any difference of opinion .

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      326 The Publishers' Circular April n > ^ ,

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      Book b Messrs jls of Dreams . Kegan ' b Paul Mrs , Trench Hamilton , & Co King . will author publish of immediatel ' The Disci y les a new ' fcc poem library , entitled edition 'A

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      lectures Poverty' recentl ; the long y delivered -promised by ' the Glossary late Mr of . Terms Toynbee and in Phrases reply to / edited Mr . George by the ' s Rev Progress . H- Percy Smi ii th + Lord / iva Ronald Gower'' Reminiscences / in two volumes Sir John Hennessy s

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      poems D . G . an by . E . Pater . , Mr . F . jlju Low G . Heath Marston xuaiotuu ' s little & Co volume in , l Where edition to find and Ferns in / is about form to be reissued This ixio han by dy Mess booK rs , .

      which Sampson Kjopijujjo ^ ought to , , be very , , usefu « . v v / u l .. , , to fern a a . new new -hunters tJUJLtioxi , besides anci in descriptions aa cheaper ciitsaptJi : iurm of all . x British j * c *** ferna «^ ~ an

      fern habitats , contains not only a list of fern stations throughout the British Islands , du " special Hurditch ^ Footsteps list , and of fern of published Truth localities is by the in Messrs the title nei . of J g . hbourhood F a . new Shaw monthl & of Co London . y journal . , edited by Mr . C . R 1188 « _

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 16, 1883, page 326, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16041883/page/2/