The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-23
THINGS I NEVER KNEW TIL
NOW ABOUT BOOKS

NOW ABOUT BOOKS
but which Clifton Faliman prob
ably knew all along)
The Bible Is still the worlds best
seller even in Germany. Ut out
sold "Mein Kampf" by 100000 copies
In Germany last year, The
title Of q book can't be copyrighted
Emil Ludwig, the biographer,
has q private library In his home
which consists just Of books he's
written himself. ct contains over
$50 editions In % languages) -.
'Miseries Of Human Life" was writ
ten by James Beresford who en-
joyed O life OF ease and comfort.
Comforts Of Human Life" was writ
ten by Robert Heron In a miserable
debtors prison In England :.
Thomas Wolfe was such stlckler
for realism that when he had 10
write about pigs In Look Home
ward Agel," he got into a pig-sty
and waddled around In 1t for sew
eral hours TO get the proper atmos-
phere Prof. Albert Einstein Is
one man who isn't interested in
reading about himself. On his six
tieth birthday, he received first
copy OF II Gordon Garbedian's
biography, albert Einstein." In
acknowledging the gift, Einstein
wrote, "Thank you very much. 1t
was very nice. doubt II III ever
have time 10 read IT,"
The best-seller since 20. W. r.
W." Is "All This, and Heaven too"
which has had so reprintings since
II was published In 1898. (Botn
books were published by the same
company, the lucky stiffsD :.
Daryl Zanuck, the filmogui. once
wrote book called Habit, which
plugged hair tonic. lie got u
hair tonic manufactures TO pub
fish the book by promising 10 boost
his product IN IT, :. George Jean
Nathan's "The World In Falseface"
contains this gem: "There ore two
kinds Of dramatic critics: destruc-
tive and constructive. am destruc-
tive. There are two kinds Of guns:
Krupp and pop"
Emilys Posts books OF etiquette
have crossed more than $i500,000
IN the past 10 years CT certainly
pays to know which Is the right
fork to uSe0 The book, Good
bye, Mr.. Chips" was q flop in Eng
land when II first came out CT
didn't click until Woollcott started
to plug II and made II an Ameri-
can best-seller) 1.-THE Frantic
Young Man" which was published
IN 1929 was dedicated by the author
to his mother. The dedication read;
ITO My Mother, Upon learning
that my first novel had been re.
jected by q distinguished publisher,
she asked What can be wrong with
the MANI" A mile OF type
Is used TO print the average book
Walt Whltmans first published
book was temperance novel that
sold 10000 copies. He celebrated the
books success by Inviting friends TO
drinking partyl
Enrol Flynns book, "Beam Ends
Is banned from Germany by the
Nasis, because II contains TOO much
lovity" When II. II. Lawrence
finished his "Seven Pillars OF Wis.
dom," q 40,000-word volume. he alb
sent-minGedly left the manuscript
at q railway station and had 10
write the book all over again i.
Sounds like her, When Dorothy
Thompson reads book, she scrib-
bles notes on the margins. Some
time ago, she entertained Andre
Siegfried, the English author, at her
home Seeing one of his books on
shelf, Siegfried picked II up and
opened 1t. The first things TO greet
his eye was Miss Thompsons mar
ginal comment-"Nonsense"
A books copyright notice must
be printed on the title page or The
one Immediately following tor II
has no legal value -. Kaiser Will
helm received less dough for his war
memoirs than Generals Pershing
and Foch did for theirs. (But even
at that he did all right he got
$250,000) :. The inside margin