LITERARY MALAPROPISMS.
The Liverpool " Daily Post " vouches for the truth of the following literary malapropisms. They are aJI said to be the title* of books as asked for in booksellers' orders. Someone who wanted " Bog Myrtle and Peat " asked for " Boy, Muscle, anl i'eat." " Frondes Agrestes '' was described as "Foundi'ta and Heretics." Pharoah's '• Life of Christ " meant Farrcr's great work. " Boy Hero of Waithamstow " blood for " Hoy Hero." by Walsham How. The bookbuyer who wished to Ik; supplied with " lliiri) Stocklo's Masterphce " was not a v.iy creditable disciple of ArUtcttc, whose book ho really wauted. " Across the liuseiau's No«c " was tho titlo gU'en to " Across Russian Snows." That bookseller thoroiHily understood his busHicstr who, win n asked for " Imptovers Story." kßftw lluit " lmprovisatore ** was meant. And last but not least, it must have been soma aericiilluial body wlio asked for •'(Jod AMI us by a Kaniiei "- weaning " (jiaudeamu*, bj Faiiuar.
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Lake County Press, Issue 1064, 14 May 1903, Page 6
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150LITERARY MALAPROPISMS. Lake County Press, Issue 1064, 14 May 1903, Page 6
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