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The Attitude Of The 'Society Of Authors:...
/ . . - ,., MMHi . ,. <; ^ 'I . r ^^ M ¦ : ^^ v . ^^^ gg TT ^^^^^ i ^^^^^^^^ : ^ l ^ l ^ r s ^^^^^ " T ^ l ^^^ : l ^^^^^^ iMlMMMHaJw ^ H i . there wiUin , gl are y instances offer them in Mr -which . Besant I would 's French willingly terms , fore and ; go by which the the is way generou proposed , but as s fee an to item of be not lent standing more to me temporaril than ( not in fifty hard y pounds to cash my , own credit in my own books , to be eventually ob-I : literated suit me exactl by my . profits I ) . Such term however s as these that would in dealings with y such authors may , say as , those I , have , in my my teering eye , I have a fifty generally -pound ( note Found as that a , guarantee instead of to volun me - , they have demanded a material and substantial fifties guarantee in hard from cash me . in the shape of a good many There are , I am sure , a great many ways in serviceable is which by so this many * to Society the illustrious community of Authors name of / authors strength s , mig . ht ened There be as very is it one way in particular , which Lord Lytton glanced and at , though that is , that I am the scurry Society to say should , rather have disparag a vigorous ingly , way staff Advice of of litera hel would ping ry th advisers young enof and co ; that urse innocent would be tendered be authors an admirabl to along them e . in in a the pleasant rude , fatherl and , rough y and fashion motherl ,, y which way , instead hardened of publishers liave of treating them . som I e mysel hundreds f would of MSS undertake . per annum to send , and ' The I would Societ ( y if ' a Society poor publisher of Authors mi / ght the ) subscribe only return liberall I -would y to ' The ask being the manuscri that the pts Society as their should censors re appro turn ved to me 'of , l such eaving of author me to . deal Old — as of I cours amI e think throug I h them then —wi reason th the - ably hope to see the beg , inning of may that authors' millennium I should which of Mr course . Besant head so all beautifull advertisements y dreams of . , , my and approved my title of - , pages and is thus urgentl : * This y recommended book has been by read the , mendation know Society , is of the as Authors public that ? ' that ; and Now could wh I er think resist e , I should that such would a like recom be to - really something practical , for both authors and that publishers I could . The discover only in other the practical probably suggestion too brief chi new ef sp duty aper henceforth reports of of the the procee Society dings of i Authors s that th is ! ledgers to examine — -a v publishers ery laudable ' accounts , worthy , and d pry praiseworth into their y servant occupation , of course . —I am , Sir , E your . M Alston obedien . t 198 Fl , Street , London , March 4 . To the Editor of the Times . that Sir Messrs , —In . a Longman leading articl have e written of yester to day Mr . y Besant ou say that in future they will give vouchers for the items will in their show accounts the auth wi or th au the thors recei —that pts o is f to the sa printer . y , they , binder explanations , and paper of the -maker expenditure , and ' will on even advertise offer - ments . ' that If in Messrs future . vouchers Longman will merel be y produced intend to b promise y them something when required of superfluity by an aut in hor this , the assurance re seem . They be j refuse are onl to y offering do , and what to do he what might no easil publisher y be compelled would ^ ' \ . other printer to do , payments not , binder only , in , incl an respect d uding paper of - the maker payments expenditure , but made also for of to ad the all - vertisements . JL that If in ,- however future with , Messrs . Longman account Tendered intend to b promise them every y
made to not inaker an also author , b it y furnish is them not they , easy to vouchers will the to enclose understand printer for vouchers , the binder why , for they and payments should paperexpenditure on advertisements .. The charge for ^ advertisements is the one the item author in is a publisher entirely ' dependent s account in on regard the hone to & which ty of of the printing publisher a . book The , the publisher paper on is which aware that it is printed the cost , and nearly of ascertained binding it , , can by inquiry easily be of i ascertained any printer , , or binder very , [ | which amount or paper no -maker charged inquiry . for can But advertisements be it made is not except so in , in regard of respect the to pub the of - assurance furnish lisher . authors If th Messrs at th whose . are Longman books not defra they deem ud publish , ed ft and necessary with to incur , an to some trouble in ey order to give that , assurance in regard to particular items of thefr accounts , it dpes \ more not seem trouble clear to wh make y ' they the should assurance not take complete a littl b ' y e a d iving vertisements vouchers ia , respect if that be of difficult the expendi , why ture in place , for I j vertisements of offering ' explanations , ' they should of not the furnish expenditure a comp on l ad ete - ! | list of advertisements with the exact cost of each | advertisement If Messrs . . Longman or any other firm of pub- j lishers think it worth while to endeavour to remove I sa from id to the exist minds , that of publishers authors make a susp dishonest icion , which gains is , I j or aut , hors to spea there k plainl is an y , easier render and fraudulent far less troubleso accounts me to j Let manner them , of render doing their so than accounts by furnishing in such a vouchers form and . ! g including ive such particulars the expenditure of all for payments advertisements made b , y as them will , ! sequences render them of liable direct * in fraud person —a for form the of legal rendering con- | \ could accoun be ts f adopted amiliar to without comme difficulty rcial men . , All and authors which 1 , must needs be satisfied with accounts rendered in i have press that i a ons chance nner of o ; p of inion an imprisoning d , the ju m dge ere these from fact publishers that some they recent would mig ex ht - \ ' ; ; Sir to some of faithful them be servants a vision of delight . —We are , \ , your , Smith , Ei / deb & Co . ) 15 Waterloo Place , March 11 . , ' i ! " To the Editor of the Daily Nbws . J corporated Sir , — Mr . Society Besant of , in Authors his paper , has fallen before i the nta the Inmistake which less informed persons than , he | frequentl connected y with make the —viz publication ., in taking of certain books as conditions applying ' As to a all matter instances of fact that there come are under so the modification same head s , j of customs and terms , between author many and publisher ; that it would take more than the space occupied by the value Mr tions . term Besant of come s the mutuall ' s into work paper y p offered lay agreed to state according to upon them the . b publisher y to These the the . author modifica supposed , and and on - > clearl fault publisher of y stated the . contracting All in these written variations parties agreements if are disagreements capabl , and e it of is being arise the , differences through tion of a the written can term onl agreement s y not arise being through being clearl the disregarded y common stated ; indeed precau , or by , -, , made an attempt . Some on of either Mr . Besant side to ' s depar calculation t from s » are it when yery j misleading , and some are quite' incorrect , notably author where can he obtain says 1 * on . % a d . book is the published highest at royalty 6 s » , Much an
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), March 15, 1887, page 284, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15031887/page/10/
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