Show an english pirate general lenia lems wallace late mi minister nister to turkey ind and author of sev ser crat popular novels was telling luc inc recently of some experiences in london illustrate illustrato illUs trat 0 the relations of publishers nad flu kliors lliors tit bf this country ind anil england england C what he be relates ia is a strong stron argument arpini cutin jn fior faor of international echop copy 1 I found on reselling london about ab outten ten am ago go s said aid general wallace that my novel of ben hurt was IN as advertised by V F warne el co nj aa from the presses tacy also advertise themselves agents of the beul tury lury company of his city and I 1 ond find by looking C at the magazine 0 thit they bey are arc to EO recognized recognised by the here of course I 1 know kitow I 1 lid had no legal rights in but I 1 ivas ins naturally rilly curious to know something of the astle in which tile the book was aa reproduced in En england glaud the char character RC of the house pr printing intino it and e about tile bucce success ss ilich it had met with abroad sol SO I 1 called at their place and asked a derk clerk if he h C had it a novel called ben llor lie handed me inc 1 a I copy price two tiro shillings and I 1 paid him for it I 1 asked several questions which uhic it led naturally rully to the inquiry its as to what ile tile t the ell english 0 lish odi edition tion had diet with mth tile the clerk cl berls told me inc that they lid it ad sold 2000 copies in ill tile past bortni fortnight glit a thousand a week that was haltering flattering antl and I 1 told ili hain I 1 was I 1 glad to hear it as I 1 was tile author indeed lie he exclaimed and at the samo same moment lie reached out find and ook look bk back k the volume lie hall sold me lie he then asked me if I 1 would not remain where I 1 was for a moment ile ho disappeared and returned in ili rt a moment mcciment nit lout my book but I 1 with ith i request that I 1 would sec ace the principals of the house I 1 was very glad 0 to do so 60 and d into aiuto tile the P private ri ate office I 1 act two tivo gentlemen who vilko were introduced t to 0 me e as a s members of the inn firm my bought bou it copy of stolen book lay IV on oil ilia hie table ami I 1 took it up in the course of the conversation which followed and ol glanced alved at it as wo talked it at first the colitti was IV w i pleasant cuoi igli 11 but blit glancing at 1 tile title page C I 1 found that the sub title luul had been ch chancell angell from A ig tale talc ot or the file cloist to the days of christ that WM annoying 3 ll 11 g ami fill I 1 naked aled ivino alio hill authorized authorize il elic ell the ille reply dav that the publisher ilij had done it to avoid hurting in tilt of religions nail I 1 ell cis in ill Eli england gland in other 1 I voida th ahry had 11 it 1 1 appropriated I I roli rioted Is my lay piol property pio perty werty all ibid chano 1 I it to suit their own vic views of w what bat its language anil tone should lit lie fifille yon N made any ol lierni of these chat I 1 asked well lvell we ire w e line lime two of ille lie tales toj td by 1110 of file ansue resl I 1 alie I 1 le of the finn you can ain it napue I 1 wu as getting Av alInell mue e up by I 1 aliis M time binl till I 1 spoke rather atron 9 IT lint bit th also next discovery eilla gei tile me mid fad litsi by they had wu a dually writ written tell up tip and inserted it a preface to the novel so 0 o not it a publishers lis liers preface it wai va wil without 6 big 1 nature ot of any sort and the of orji i nary reader must have real it as ag it il by bj the author I 1 have written no preface whatever I 1 deai to know of flient what they proposed to do in tile the way of remunerating me file for taking anti and tor for alleging kring al in my book they promised to give g ive the matter due con side ratio if That 1 1 wast ten tell months ago ind anti I 1 have never heard from them |