Identifier: reviewofreviewsw42newy (find matches)
Title: Review of reviews and world's work
Year: 1890 (1890s)
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Publisher: New York Review of Reviews Corp
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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several other achievements to his credit in oddlydifferent fields: a duplex gearing fur bicycleday-refining sieve, and a smoke-consuming fire-grate-. Yet none of these things brought himgreat monetary reward. Although he had h<to prepare for the pre— hi- fathers last work and hi- mothers book of reminiscences, except foitain youthful attempt- at satirical writing, he seemsnever to have thought of turning hi- hand toauthorship until he was nearly a lustrum beyondthe deadline of Professor Osiers silh s< ison joke tils FIRST STORY, lew, m \ \\, 1 In 1004, while recovering fron ius sick ne-—, a dim notion of a -i e into this mans head. and. taking pen. more for pastime than w ith any idea of producing a novel, he- wrote thechapter ot Joseph Vance. It was a year laterhe touched it again, at his wifes solicitation;and when finished flu- stotr) was a \e-rv differentthing from the severe ami rcali-tie narrative he hadat first projected He says !. I not manage WILLIAM DE M ORG AX 253
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