Comments on: Daniel Heinsius’ solitary phoenix and the final words of the beastly bookseller of Barcelona http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2007/07/09/daniel-heinsius-unique-phoenix-and-the-final-words-of-the-beastly-bookseller-of-barcelona/ anythingarian bubbles and troubles from the land of the fretting nun Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:04:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Trevor ap Simon http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2007/07/09/daniel-heinsius-unique-phoenix-and-the-final-words-of-the-beastly-bookseller-of-barcelona/#comment-138299 Trevor ap Simon Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:09:32 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2007/07/09/daniel-heinsius-unique-phoenix-and-the-final-words-of-the-beastly-bookseller-of-barcelona/#comment-138299 Mein Gott, that's wonderful! Thankyou! (I'm always slightly disappointed when it is established beyond reasonable doubt that we've got to the bottom of something.) Mein Gott, that’s wonderful! Thankyou! (I’m always slightly disappointed when it is established beyond reasonable doubt that we’ve got to the bottom of something.)

]]> By: Anon http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2007/07/09/daniel-heinsius-unique-phoenix-and-the-final-words-of-the-beastly-bookseller-of-barcelona/#comment-138289 Anon Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:00:00 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2007/07/09/daniel-heinsius-unique-phoenix-and-the-final-words-of-the-beastly-bookseller-of-barcelona/#comment-138289 I found your blog the other day through the Sweeney Todd story. Since I'm in the NPL frequently, I thought I'd clear up the William Hone connection for you. The story appears in The Patriot on Thursday 10th November 1836 (Vol. V No. 262 p. 471) under the same title as in the Miscellany ("CRIMINAL LOVE OF BOOKS") and the text also appears to be absolutely identical ("BIBLIOMANIA, or "Book Madness" has been exemplified to its utmost extent by remarkable etc. etc. Vincente <em>coveted</em>."). So the Gazette version still looks like being the original version, and Hone its first plagiarist. I don't know how well (if at all) you know The patriot (there were lots of Patriots, this being the Eastcheap one, as you correctly identify). This dissenting journal was at that stage published Mondays and Thursdays. It included parliamentary and crime reports, theological controversy, and a rag-bag of other news, including the occasional celebration of the difficulties faced by the Jews in the German states. Material was lifted from a number of other sources, as was contemporary practice, and substantial quantities appears to have come from French publications such as the Gazette. 1836's crop includes a report of the opening on 31st January of the Infernal Machine Plot trial, which concerned the famous attempt on the life of Louis Philippe. You may be amused by the report on 31st October into the conversion into cash on the account of Don Carlos, the pretender to the Spanish throne, of bills of exchange paid by Andalusian towns to Gomez in return for not "entering and levying a personal contribution on them." This may confirm your apparent belief that politics in Spain has always been an excuse for theft. Good luck, and let me know when this all gets published. The Sweeney Todd find is a genuine revelation! I found your blog the other day through the Sweeney Todd story. Since I’m in the NPL frequently, I thought I’d clear up the William Hone connection for you.

The story appears in The Patriot on Thursday 10th November 1836 (Vol. V No. 262 p. 471) under the same title as in the Miscellany (”CRIMINAL LOVE OF BOOKS”) and the text also appears to be absolutely identical (”BIBLIOMANIA, or “Book Madness” has been exemplified to its utmost extent by remarkable etc. etc. Vincente coveted.”). So the Gazette version still looks like being the original version, and Hone its first plagiarist.

I don’t know how well (if at all) you know The patriot (there were lots of Patriots, this being the Eastcheap one, as you correctly identify). This dissenting journal was at that stage published Mondays and Thursdays. It included parliamentary and crime reports, theological controversy, and a rag-bag of other news, including the occasional celebration of the difficulties faced by the Jews in the German states.

Material was lifted from a number of other sources, as was contemporary practice, and substantial quantities appears to have come from French publications such as the Gazette. 1836’s crop includes a report of the opening on 31st January of the Infernal Machine Plot trial, which concerned the famous attempt on the life of Louis Philippe.

You may be amused by the report on 31st October into the conversion into cash on the account of Don Carlos, the pretender to the Spanish throne, of bills of exchange paid by Andalusian towns to Gomez in return for not “entering and levying a personal contribution on them.” This may confirm your apparent belief that politics in Spain has always been an excuse for theft.

Good luck, and let me know when this all gets published. The Sweeney Todd find is a genuine revelation!

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