George Iles
20 June 1852 - 5 October 1942
Birthplace: Gibraltar, Spain [British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar]
English author, editor & science columnist
“A great book is a mine as well as a mint: it suggests and excites as much thought as it presents in finished form.”
~George Iles, American author
“Jottings from a Note-Book” (1918) Canadian Stories, New York, NY: Knickerbocker Press, p. 182; online via University of Michigan & Hathitrust, babel.hathitrust.org
Extended excerpt: [Maxim] – Full line cited. Included in list of separate observations & maxims.
“A great book is a mine as well as a mint: it suggests and excites as much thought as it presents in finished form.”
Source note: The Canadian Stories author’s note (20 June 1918) indicated that some portions of “Jottings from a Notebook” were published in the Century Magazine, New York. Specific works and earlier publication date(s) were provided.
Source link: Canadian Stories (1918) online via University of Michigan & Hathitrust: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015059405293;view=1up;seq=196
“Discovery begins by finding the discoverer.”
~George Iles, American author
“Jottings from a Note-Book” (1918) Canadian Stories, New York, NY: Knickerbocker Press, p. 169; online via University of Michigan & Hathitrust, babel.hathitrust.org
Extended excerpt: [Maxim] – Full line cited. Included in list of separate observations & maxims.
“Discovery begins by finding the discoverer.”
Source note: The Canadian Stories author’s note (20 June 1918) indicated that some portions of “Jottings from a Notebook” were published in the Century Magazine, New York. Specific works and earlier publication date(s) were not provided.
Source link: Canadian Stories (1918) online via University of Michigan & Hathitrust: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015059405293;view=1up;seq=183
“Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.”
~George Iles, American author
“Jottings from a Note-Book” (1918) Canadian Stories, New York, NY: Knickerbocker Press, p. 167; online via University of Michigan & Hathitrust, babel.hathitrust.org
Extended excerpt: [Maxim] – Full line cited. Included in list of separate observations & maxims.
“Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.”
Source note: The Canadian Stories author’s note (20 June 1918) indicated that some portions of “Jottings from a Notebook” were published in the Century Magazine, New York. Specific works and earlier publication date(s) were not provided.
Source link: Canadian Stories (1918) online via University of Michigan & HathiTrust: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015059405293;view=1up;seq=181
“Hope is faith holding out its hands in the dark.”
~George Iles, American author
“Jottings from a Note-Book” (1918) Canadian Stories, New York, NY: Knickerbocker Press, p. 167; online via University of Michigan & Hathitrust, babel.hathitrust.org
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Extended excerpt: [Maxim] – Full line cited. Included in list of separate observations & maxims.
“Hope is faith holding out its hands in the dark.”
Source note: The Canadian Stories author’s note (20 June 1918) indicated that some portions of “Jottings from a Notebook” were published in the Century Magazine, New York. Specific works and earlier publication date(s) were not provided.
Source link: Canadian Stories (1918) online via University of Michigan & HathiTrust: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015059405293;view=1up;seq=181
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