Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-22
WHAT GREAT PEOPLE READ.
Favorite Authors of Kings and
| Queens
From London TIT Bits

Si"h Lohnoh lli-bliS
1t Is not every sovereign. who. as the
King OF Sweden confessed In a recent re-
markable interview that he did. reads
authors in at least four different languages
every day of his life: but there is one royal
lady who IL she would. could easily eclipse
even this record.
The Queen OF Roumania reads largely I'm
several languages. ancient and modern. In
which she became proficient when quite n
girl Although she loves her native Ger
man authors. she prefers those Of France
especially Pierre Lott. her friend and
biographer The ex-Queen Regent OF
Spain also makes Lott her literary idol:
while the late Empress OF Austria wor-
SHIPPED at the shrine OF Heine
The car has a passion for French novels
and his iavorite author is Francois Coplee.
he also reads English novels and maga-
zines with avldity. The German emperor
confesses a weakness for French writer's
especially Georges Ohnet, the author OF
the famous ''ironmaster;" but he Is also "A
diiigent reader OF German and English au-
thors' and devotes part OF every evening 10
reading to the empress. He is a great ad-
mirer OF kipling. and has taken the great
, est delight In reading the Jungle Books 10
his children.
Almost all the French presidents have
been Industrious readers. The present
president. M LOubet, has an enormous H.
brary of books every one of which IL Ia
said. bears signs of much reading. Mr..
Faure was an inveterate reader, with a
preference for books of travel and cOloni-
cation. Immediately after his early morn
ing bath he would shut himself In his study
with his beloved books and spend from two
to three hours in reading and making
notes. Mr.. Carnot had a passion for his
tory, and devoured every book that had
any reference to the French revolution.
in which his grandfather prominent
figure.
our late queen, as the world knows, was
always a great reader and student In her
latter years she developed a great liking
for modern fiction and WIS familiar with
every novel of any note that appeared. Her
favorite author is said TO have been Marie
| Corelli, but she did most OF her reading
by deputy Il listener
Many of our statesmen find time amid all
their distractions to read largely. Since
Mr.. Gladstone's death, Mr.. Morley Is prob
ably the most industrious reader among
politicians. and his range is almost as wide
as that of his late chief Sir II. II. Fowler
is a 'gutton for books; but nearly all
his reading is OF ponderous type, with
a bias to theology and history. Mr. A. J.
Balfour Is a rapid and n great reader, and
varies theology and philosophy with the
latest novel of Doyle or Barrie; and Lord
Goschen pursues literature as hobby. the
only one he confesSes to.
The bishop of Ripon reads widely. and
can never resist book that concerns itself
with his favorite Dante. He has probably
the finest Dante library In England. Since
Lord Bowers death Lord Justice Sterling
is the greatest bookworm on the bench.
and Mr.. Fletcher Moulton, whose tastes are
similar to those OF Sir James Stirling, Is
probably the greatest reader at the bar
Lord Woseley Is greedy reader. espe-
cially of antiquarian books. and spends his
early hours reading or writing in his IL
brary; while among writers none perhaps
have read more than Mr.. Meredith. who
has an unrivaled knowledge OF French
literature. which he has for many years
| made his chief recreation.