Wood is described by P. J. E. Wilson as " that most conscientious of pedants".[2]
In his anonymous The Strait Gate (1881), Wood says of himself that he should not be classed with the High churchmen, the Evangelicals, or the Broad churchmen. He had "no faith whatsoever" in the first group, "no true conception" of the second, and "a measure of sympathy" with the third, but added "…yet there are drawbacks which make it impossible for me to hail their movement with any warmth."[3]
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In 1867, Wood's Stories from Greek Mythology was published in London.[4] Wood edited Nuttall's Standard Dictionary[5] and The Nuttall Encyclopaedia.[5] In 1881, he published anonymously The Strait Gate and Other Discourses, with a Lecture on Thomas Carlyle, by a Scotch Preacher,[6][7] and in 1882 made the authorized translation of Auguste Barth's Religions of India.[8] In 1893, after working on it for three years, he published his Dictionary of Quotations,[1] later renamed as Nuttall's Dictionary of Quotations.[9] He was also the author of Bagster & Sons' Helps to the Bible[1] and a Carlyle School Reader.[1]
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Stirling, Hutchison (1902). "Prefatory Note". Sartor Resartus. By Carlyle, Thomas. Wood, James (ed.). Vol. 1. London: J. M. Dent. pp. vii–xii. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^Wilson, P. J. E. (14 January 1984). "Points: Definition of scurvy". British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Edition). 288 (6411): 152. doi:10.1136/bmj.288.6411.152-g. PMC1443956.
^"The Strait Gate and other discourses; with a Lecture on Thomas Carlyle. By a Scotch Preacher" (review) in The Preacher's Monthly: a Storehouse of Homiletic Help, Vol. II (London: Lobb and Bertram, 1881), p. 399
^Rev. James Wood, Stories from Greek Mythology (London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1867)
^ abWood, James (1900). The Nuttall Encyclopaedia: Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge. London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co. p. iii. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^Auguste Barth, The Religions of India. Authorised Translation by Rev. J. Wood (London: Houghton Mifflin, 1882)
^Shipps, Anthony W. (1990). The Quote Sleuth: A Manual for the Tracer of Lost Quotations. University of Illinois Press. p. 26. ISBN9780252016950. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
james, wood, encyclopaedist, james, wood, october, 1820, march, 1901, scottish, writer, editor, free, church, minister, cover, title, page, nuttall, encyclopædia, wood, frederick, warne, 1901, contents, life, publications, references, sources, citations, exter. James Wood 12 October 1820 17 March 1901 was a Scottish writer editor and Free Church minister 1 Cover and title page of the Nuttall Encyclopaedia ed by Wood Frederick Warne and Co 1901 Contents 1 Life 2 Publications 3 References 3 1 Sources 3 2 Citations 4 External linksLife editBorn in Leith Wood studied at the University of Edinburgh and was ordained as a minister of the Free Church of Scotland following the Disruption of 1843 1 His admiration for Thomas Carlyle and John Ruskin may have contributed to his failure to secure the ministry of a congregation 1 Instead he earned a living as a writer and editor and spent most of his life in Edinburgh 1 Wood is described by P J E Wilson as that most conscientious of pedants 2 In his anonymous The Strait Gate 1881 Wood says of himself that he should not be classed with the High churchmen the Evangelicals or the Broad churchmen He had no faith whatsoever in the first group no true conception of the second and a measure of sympathy with the third but added yet there are drawbacks which make it impossible for me to hail their movement with any warmth 3 Publications editIn 1867 Wood s Stories from Greek Mythology was published in London 4 Wood edited Nuttall s Standard Dictionary 5 and The Nuttall Encyclopaedia 5 In 1881 he published anonymously The Strait Gate and Other Discourses with a Lecture on Thomas Carlyle by a Scotch Preacher 6 7 and in 1882 made the authorized translation of Auguste Barth s Religions of India 8 In 1893 after working on it for three years he published his Dictionary of Quotations 1 later renamed as Nuttall s Dictionary of Quotations 9 He was also the author of Bagster amp Sons Helps to the Bible 1 and a Carlyle School Reader 1 References editSources edit Stirling Hutchison 1902 Prefatory Note Sartor Resartus By Carlyle Thomas Wood James ed Vol 1 London J M Dent pp vii xii Retrieved 10 October 2016 Citations edit a b c d e f g Stirling 1902 pp vii viii Wilson P J E 14 January 1984 Points Definition of scurvy British Medical Journal Clinical Research Edition 288 6411 152 doi 10 1136 bmj 288 6411 152 g PMC 1443956 The Strait Gate and other discourses with a Lecture on Thomas Carlyle By a Scotch Preacher review in The Preacher s Monthly a Storehouse of Homiletic Help Vol II London Lobb and Bertram 1881 p 399 Rev James Wood Stories from Greek Mythology London Thomas Nelson and Sons 1867 a b Wood James 1900 The Nuttall Encyclopaedia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge London and New York Frederick Warne amp Co p iii Retrieved 10 October 2016 Stirling 1902 p ix OCLC 57460139 Auguste Barth The Religions of India Authorised Translation by Rev J Wood London Houghton Mifflin 1882 Shipps Anthony W 1990 The Quote Sleuth A Manual for the Tracer of Lost Quotations University of Illinois Press p 26 ISBN 9780252016950 Retrieved 10 October 2016 External links edit nbsp Works by or about James Wood at Wikisource Works by James Wood at Project Gutenberg Works by or about James Wood at Internet Archive nbsp nbsp This article about a translator from Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article about a print editor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Wood encyclopaedist amp oldid 1144468666, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
