DE WET'S WAR BOOK.
How De Wet came to part with the rights of his war book is not generally known (says the Capetown correspondent of the London Express). Like many an author, he wanted money, and at once. While in Bloemfontein he confided to a young Irish doctor exactly how he stood financially. But he had a book on the war that should prove popular and profitable. The doctor was a favourite with the Boer refugees, and with hundreds of prisoners of war who had passed through his hands. With sound business acumen he agreed to pay De Wet in the English language. Once more De Wet put his name to a precious document. To raise the sum the doctor took into partnership the Bloemfontein manager of a large meat supply company, who is, by the way, an Australian. The other day the doctor and the manager received a cable from De Wet to the effect that he had been offered in London £6000 for the English rights, and he trusted the holders would treat him liberally. No doubt, they will do so.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7628, 15 December 1902, Page 4
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184DE WET'S WAR BOOK. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7628, 15 December 1902, Page 4
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