Deseret Evening News | 1905-12-09 | Page 5 | Jerome's Success

SUCCESS Came to Him After ChI n 11 of or Keen Disappointment Jerome K Jerome who Is to ghe his hili humorous recital In balt Luk on tho evening of Jan 4 has hUI achieved I hili success s only litter after an e whir whim 1 would have broken thu of ur many manya a stronger man Ills HIt hook book On the and Off art was vas written In a garret In WhItcomb street Russell Square London AH AI the tale eoj he tho author used usell to read It to it I of f his J 11 H Johnson J who had h In n his time with J dmund Kuti an Johnon hUll hud but one criticism criticism cism of or it Its beastly clever young un beastly clever 1 I I havo thought It of jou OU Despite e thin er praise editors would have hae none of nr It It was wall hawked about without ie IC n a commendatory word until thu manuscript Locarno worn und f rayed I Finally It t found a It home with Play Ilar un an and the nu au authol thor thol received for It the munificent f fe v of ot lle vo pounds A year car later Inter the world was II ringing with the tame fame of ot the nu au author thor hor of ur Idle Thoughts of ot An Idle Foi Jel tv und Men en In n a lont Th latter alter hook book passed Ila through h no lees than tha 1 HO 40 editions In three rea Ill ha has through as os many more editions since lInce