Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1905 — A Novelist’s Memory. [ARTICLE]

A Novelist’s Memory.

A characteristic of the late William Black was his ignorance of his own books, and it was very difficult to get him to talk about his novels. It seemed that as soon as the proof sheets were returned to the printers Mr. Black forgot all about his own creations. “In talking to my husband the other day.” Mrs. Black once said to a visitor. “I suddenly remembered an anecdote in one of his novels which illustrated what I was saying. Mr. Black laughed heartily at the story and then turned eagerly to me ’But where did you hear so good a story? My husband wouldn't believe it was in one of his own hooks until I found it for him. ”