New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
Young BOSweU
mterUiewS
4. Edword Newton

BECAUSE Ne is prominent burners
mar Of Pkladslphia.
~ IL a tUen known book collector,
Ne vrois "Amsniiics of Book Collect
irg,"
hs hss four fr,, editions Of BosvslFs
Life Of Johnson"
Ne oprs ihe lsst portruil Reynolds
painted Of Dr.. JOhHsor.
Young BosprH dsscendsd from ths
froin az DaRiesioni or0 woikcd up ths
rr0ic-corered driUe 20 Wids, rambling
house on a knoll Upon beinp admitted
he found Mrs.. kswton ia fAc music
room. from ighicA had como the familiar
phrasss of "Rnddigore." I'VE rcre
just playing over some Gilbert and Sui
liran." ale expiained. "MR. NEWTON
has been writing on article on ihs
Gilbert and Sullircn SEASON ~ London
last vsar. Lets 90 into tho library.
thiAk he has fnished tvpewnHne."
The library. long room ,eiik fire.
proof boOkshsivss, prints Of GOldnlith,
JoLrson. Bosicsu. Letters from Thomas
Hardy GNd cighfcoHth-csntury cE0rur-
iAGs oa thc ralls, bespoke ne scholar,
but 4. EDWARD NEWTON. irith he
eruying hair. rose eiasscs end sack
suit. emerged from a stack Of books on
his deck. a business nor A business
uldn until 10 talked on he fovorito sab
textbook
A. EDWARD NEWT0N-Thls is my
most valuable Boswell. (Fondiy tokino
dowH four huge volumes bound ~
leatAer.) A presentation copy Of "The
Life Of DR.. Johnson" Read the inscrip-
tion.
Young Bos1eu read, in tke ionilior
handwriting Of his literary ancestor,
ITO James Bosrcu, Junior. from he
o6ectioHatc father, the autk0ur." Nc
teh a sudden thrill. whieh MR. NEW
TON noted.
A. EDWARD NEwToN-And you
have really interviewed Hugh Walpole
and Jcritza and the otheB7
Young Boswell-Ycs. You see, I'm
trying TO do for 1922 what Bowel did
for his age. Only have no DR.. John
son. 20 ! have 10 hunt celebrities.
A. EDWARD NEWT0N-This copy
was originally In the library OF Heber.
lie was the man who said that every
one should have three copies OF every
book-ono 10 read, one 20 display and
one 20 lend 90 ones friends. lie died
in 1888 and this copy shifted 20 John
Murray. who had it extra-lllustrated
and extended Il from two volumes 10
four. have threc-yolume edition,
another uncut in boards and one in
town. am responsible for having
raised the price Of BoswellS Johnson
from five pounds 20 nifty pounds, un-
consciously, OF course.
As they moved about from case 70
coso Young Bosreu asked him hoiU Ia
became interested IN books.
A. EDWARD NEWTON--When / was
nfteen | fell under the influence Of a
Mr. Nell, and he directed M reading
lie told me 90 read Charles Reade's
"CloiEter and tho Hearth" There was
certain incident in the book which
fascinated me. I was told that Reade
took it from the life Of Bonyenuto
/ Cellini, so | read that, and got inter
ested in the Renaissance. By the time
was seventeen | was working All day
and reading all night Then, when ]
was twenty, ] went 10 London and fell
under the influence OF the works OF DIT.
Johnson and Charles Lamb. When
had succeeded In business ] began col
lecting books as hobby. think FOR
Lnht reason 1 nave pttu hAppltI AhAi'
mos. business men. And ! have always
believed that n you can't have what
YOU want, van. what you have, and
whatever you do. do Il hard.
he pointed 70 a. Empty space on the
north fcdl.
! A. EDWARD NEWToN-There i
where the portrait Of Johnson hangs
but i. has been taken away 20 be pho.
/ togTaphed Sir Joshua Reynolds painted
Il Just before Johnson died, for DR.
( Taylor. Of Ashburn. DR.. Taylor held a
very rich clerical Office and was The
owner Of the biggest and most oxpen'
sive bull In England. He alsp read Or
Johnson's funeral service.
Ard so they possed from slelf q
sLoif. examining the fHest ediiion IN
Ameriea Of .Siorre's "Seniimeatal Jour
ney." fke manuscripts Of Lambs "DrsoM
| Children" and Thomas Hardy's "Wood-
icndsrs." ord hod not Tea time sudden
~ ended Young BosireR irould b.
broicfing there noic. As he iCalked dorf
10 thc station again ho cherished youth
f,ii kopes thos some daV he 'ooWid t1rit'
n book about fonous people and hdl
i(p NEWTON trouH eolfsef H.