New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-25
phenomena made record OF by Won Humboldt VINO was
his Immediate predece ssOr in South American travel
A choice collection of standard books from

phenomena made record
his Immediate predece ssOr in South American travel
A choice collection of standard books from
private libraries will be sold at Clinton Hall next week.
beginning Monday evening. II includes reprint OF inc
original edition Of Boswelps Johnson" Claudes
"Lber vertatis :" DickeDss works In thirty Illustrate"
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folios and an octayO containing descriptive matter;
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In Balzac's correspondence just published
in English the first time some extraordinary hgures
are given illustrate the extent OF his labors ana EN-
barrassments Hts debts In 1925 amounted to l2o,ooo
francs and all be had pay them with was his PEN lie
went to work with industry seldom paralleied I'D
literary history. Between 1927 and lsis the number OF
books he published fewer than ninety AftcF
working years his debts had increased rather than
decreased Z" / am more than 100000 francs III debt'
he wrote TO friend, and. alludng 10 arrangements OF
his copyright he added: Belgium possesses the NIL
lions have made" And yet in some particulars ne was
chary of his expenditures, for in s27 he wrote Vat the
postage of letter and the fare OF an omnibus were ex
penses which lie dared not allow himself seldom go
out for fear OF wearing my clothes Is this plain
speaking or is IL not % asks. few years later
than this daily received three four letters from
women. They came not only from France, but " from
the depths Of Russia OF Germany etc. nave NOT nau
from England. 1t has become fatigung," ne says
writer in the January number OF me
Americo, catholic Quarterly Rer,v raises tho old ques-
ton "Was Shakespeare CathOc and cites the play OF
"nenry VIII" in particular TO illustrate his belief that
he was This writer that the character of Woisey
as drawn by Shakespeare, affords presumptiVe evil
deuce not a little convincing OF his Catholic prediiec-
tons" and thinks intelligent person who studies 1t
can believe it drawn by party adherent OF "the
sehsm originated by Henry VIII and continued ny
Elizabeth" Elizabeth Is declared to be the offspring
of a c0habtaton which Rome had pronounced adulter'
Gus and IL pointed out matter for wonder that
claimant OF dramatic fame should have ventured to
enbody such a theme in one OF his plays, unless ne
were prepared tomantain with Jealous postiveness, the
legitimacy OF the Queens BIRTH and t6paut the Holy
Sec in the blacklist coors for denying it," nconcuding
the article passage is quoted the only one " with
which we are acquainted which initiates with any force
against the alppOston that Shakespeare was believer
in the Catholic faith" 1t il from Romeo and Juliet
where in the interview with Fridr Laurence, Juttet
asks If he is at leisure now, II she shall come 10 you
at ersniAq mass" The writer Is unwilling to DePeNe
that Catholic those DAYS could have been so gnor
ant as to speak Of evening and intlmateS tnat
Shakespeare may have written the words, or Iat
1.-THE exgencies of his plot may nave seemed 10 nun
for the moment 10 require evening mass SO that nc
admitted 10 without caring much for us exact acCu
racy" Probably of the strongest arguments against
This supposOn at Shakespeare was Catholic, Is the
fact that he was buried with honors IN the STauOro
Church.