The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-14
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In spite OF the general lament that the
Bible is no more read and studied as In
former times, the British and Foreign
Bible Society reports in May that 5000, 600
copies OF the Bible have been issued In
1905, showing an Increase OF 100000 over the
previous year. The complete Bible Is
now published In 100 languages, the New
Testament in o. and one book OF Scripture
in lss more Some $4,000 copies OF the
Russian and Japanese Scriptures have
been distributed among the belligerents
in the Far East.
Lady Mary Hamilton. who has just
taken over at her own expense the master
ship Of tho Hamilton Harriers from her
stepfather, Mr.. Camaby Foster, furnishes
a happy veriAcation Of the English hunting
novel, Miss Backworth. NJ. H." Like
her mother, Mary Duchess OF Hamilton
Lady Mary is devoted to sport and cares
nothing for society In the ordinary sense
Of the word. In this respect the Duchess
differs greatly from her mother, the Duchess
Of Devonshire, 30 we'll known as the double
duchess and her sisters, who are all MEM
bers Of the -smartest' social set.
The recent dinner Of the London Associa-
ton OF Correctors Of the Press, over which
Anthony Hope presided, calls attention to
the customs Of the old times when printers
chained copies OF their books outside their
offices, and if any passing scholar detected
an error he was rewarded according to It's
magnitude-a cup OF wine for broken
letter, a cup of wine and a plate Of beef for
a turned letter, DC Something of this old
custom Of giving rewards for the detection
Of errors still prevails in the English Bible
Society, which offers guinea for the de-
lection Of a misprint. Quite recently
London Journalist earned an honest guinea
in this way. There il an interesting story
told Of proofreader who corrected an
edition Of the New Testament in Greek
without allowing single mistake to escape
his vigilance, although he knew not word
Of the language.
The booksellers apprentice in 'Jorn Uhl,'
Fremssen's novel that is now focusing
literary attention. has some homely and
sound philosophy to offer on the subject
Of reading books which illustrate the style
and trend Of the aut hor's thought. What
get wise 10y reading book. | tell you,
you can grow stupid from many a book,
and there's books'll drive you crazy. 9th
ers'il make you sad, and some1l make
you laugh. perhaps And Others may
teach you this and that, it's true but as for
making you wise and rich-tush! Look
now, these hooks from the lowest to the
topmost shelf, row after row-you can
read 'em all through and be as stupid and
even stupicler after it than you we're before.
One doesn't grow wise from books, but
from the life one lives
The anonymous Publishers Confession
which has created such wide comment as
to its authorship will be published in
England within the next fortnight. The
general consensus OF literary opinion has
settled upon Walter Page as the author Of
the book.
The volume OF Julette Drouet's love
letters to Victor Hugo Is of important in
terest in that it demonstrates how much
Hugo's best work was inspired by the woman
he loved deeply. although his devotion had
many lapses. Juliette followed her gifted
lover in all his work, was the companion Of
his exile. and made "a little world Of gaiety
for him and his intimates on a quiet little
island" and when Nine. Hugo died in 1863
,Juliette Drouet became the poets constant
companion until her death. Three months
before it Victor Hugo wrote in her famous
Livre de l'Anniversaire: "Yes, this book con-
t,ins my life and thine l love thee,
nv beloved angel. Let lis commence the
fiftieth year with that divine word, I love
thee"
Mr.. Winston Churchill ia at DIRK on a
biography OF his father Lord Randolph
Churchill, and Mr.. Lulu Haroourt has COM
menced writing a life Of Sir William Har-
court Two other "lives" of interest to
those who enjoy the reading OF biographies
are those Of Lord Salisbury and Lord
Beaconsheld
Tho Book OF the Spiritual Life" is tho
life story of spiritual woman. the late
Lady Dixie. Few people are aware, per-
haps that Lady Dixie was the original of
Dorothea Casaubon In "Middlemarch.
Her life was a varied one and full of inter-
esting experience. She was above all things
a student of French art and intimately
versed in French literature. When wife
Of Mark Pattison shem Ruskin Mt Oxford
and became ono Of his ardent followers.
George Eliot and William Morris, too, were
her friends, and by the advice Of the latter
she undertook important work for the
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