The Aftermath; Or, Gleanings from a Busy Life / Called upon the outer cover, for purposes of sale, Caliban's Guide to Letters

by Hilaire Belloc

VERSE.

(Prices in pence per line).

Bad Verse	No price can be given—very variable.
Good minor Verse.	3d. (much the same as last year).
Special Verse	1/- (a heavy fall).

READY RECKONER.

This Table does not profess any minute accuracy; it will, however, be found amply sufficient for all practical purposes.

PENCE	SHILLINGS PER			SHILLINGS PER			POUNDS PER
PER LINE.	LONG COLUMN.			SHORT COLUMN.			THOUSAND
	Pica.	Minion.[18]		Pica.	Minion.[18]		WORDS.
	Bourgeois.			Bourgeois.
¼d.	3/9	4/3	5/-	3/-	3/9	4/6	£0·16378.[19]
½d.	7/6	8/6	10/-	6/-	7/6	9/-	£0·32757.
¾d.	11/3	12/9	15/-	9/-	11/3	13/6	£0·49135.
1d.[20]	15/-	17/-	20/-	12/-	15/-	18/-	£0·65514.
1½d.	22/6	25/6	30/-	18/-	22/6	27/-	£0·98270.[21]
2d.[22]	30/-	34/-	40/-	24/-	30/-	36/-	£1·31028.
2½d.	37/6	42/6	50/-	30/-	37/6	45/-	£1·63705.

No prices superior to this last for Prose.

Verse up to 1/- a line. See preceding page, not reckoned in cols. or 1000 words.