Show sermons as a on an investment what is ia the most paying form of literature era ture under certain circumstances apparently sermons the sermon which canon fleming recently preached at sandringham landringham Sand ringham has already realized a profit of 1300 considering the comparative para parit tive brevity of such a contribution to literature this must almost be a aare record in publishing profits thirteen hundred pounds is 4 no very axce excessive 8 IV 1 sum aum for a three volume novel but for a pamphlet not rauch much larger than a leading article in a newspaper it is a unique price but then the circumstances were unique the sermon was preached by command of tho the princess of wales and it had special reference to the premature death of the heir presumptive to ehg crown one is glad to know that the excellent gordon boys home has profited by the large sum realized by the sale which canon fleming has gener bously placed at its disposal st james jamee gazette |