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Literary
October 27, 1891
Daily Independent
Elko, Elko County, Nevada
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A column titled 'LITERARY LITTER' featuring short anecdotes and facts: a bookseller's joke on deluxe editions; rising book publications in India; English language evolution in biology; most requested books in the Capital library; phonetic spelling of a horse-starting sound; Thackeray's publication struggles with 'Vanity Fair'; and an Italian survey ranking top authors with Darwin first among foreigners.
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LITERARY LITTER.
A BOOK-SELLER was asked to describe an edition de luxe. He said: “You know what a rabbit is; well, a donkey is an edition de luxe of a rabbit.”
LITERATURE appears to be flourishing in India. Last year nearly 10,000 books and publications were registered—4 per cent. above the number of 1889.
The law of evolution works in language as well as in other things. Twenty thousand words have been added to the English language in the department of biology alone since Darwin's discoveries.
Mr. Spofford is credited with the statement that “Ivanhoe” is more frequently called for than any other book in the Capital library. Dickens' books come next, then those of George Eliot, Bulwer and Thackeray.
An author in a recent manual on horsemanship has succeeded in putting into print the peculiar cluck used in starting horses, which is made by thrusting the tongue against the roof of the mouth. He spells it “Klk.”
Thackeray's “Vanity Fair,” though written after its author had made a success as a novelist, was nevertheless refused by every reputable house in London, the writer finally being forced to bear half the expense of publication.
An Italian publisher got the opinions of one hundred writers and scholars as to who are the best authors. The replies placed Darwin at the head of foreign writers. Shakespeare next, and Schiller, Goethe and Humboldt following.
A BOOK-SELLER was asked to describe an edition de luxe. He said: “You know what a rabbit is; well, a donkey is an edition de luxe of a rabbit.”
LITERATURE appears to be flourishing in India. Last year nearly 10,000 books and publications were registered—4 per cent. above the number of 1889.
The law of evolution works in language as well as in other things. Twenty thousand words have been added to the English language in the department of biology alone since Darwin's discoveries.
Mr. Spofford is credited with the statement that “Ivanhoe” is more frequently called for than any other book in the Capital library. Dickens' books come next, then those of George Eliot, Bulwer and Thackeray.
An author in a recent manual on horsemanship has succeeded in putting into print the peculiar cluck used in starting horses, which is made by thrusting the tongue against the roof of the mouth. He spells it “Klk.”
Thackeray's “Vanity Fair,” though written after its author had made a success as a novelist, was nevertheless refused by every reputable house in London, the writer finally being forced to bear half the expense of publication.
An Italian publisher got the opinions of one hundred writers and scholars as to who are the best authors. The replies placed Darwin at the head of foreign writers. Shakespeare next, and Schiller, Goethe and Humboldt following.
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Essay
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Commerce Trade
Social Manners
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Literary Anecdotes
Book Publishing
English Language
Popular Novels
Thackeray Vanity Fair
Darwin Shakespeare
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A Book Seller Was Asked To Describe An Edition De Luxe. He Said: “You Know What A Rabbit Is; Well, A Donkey Is An Edition De Luxe Of A Rabbit.”
The Replies Placed Darwin At The Head Of Foreign Writers. Shakespeare Next, And Schiller, Goethe And Humboldt Following.