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60 of several volumes which form but one organic whole, as the sundry volumes of a novel, each of them is forbidden; otherwise only those are proscribed, which contain the objectionable matter. The volumes of a large history of the world or similar works treat of matters sufficiently different to make each an independent book. (Génicot, Theol. Mor. I., page 404.)

The phrase ALL WORKS includes each and every book on religion by the respective author, but only those other publications which either are forbidden by special decrees or evidently fall under one of the general decrees. (Vermeersch, De Prohib. et Cens. Libror. 45.) This explains the exceptions under Dumas and Zola.

Note 8. There is a kind of publications now perhaps more common than ever: the anthologies, which are made up of selections from various authors. They are arranged from a literary or historical or some other view-point, or simply alphabetically. Are such collections forbidden to the Catholic, if they contain writings from proscribed authors? The principles explained above will give the answer. Any volume of them is forbidden which contains at least one selection taken from one individual author in which the description of "book" given in Note 5 is verified, and as stated in Rule 1, the removal of the objectionable section would also remove the prohibition.

Note 9. Though not necessary, it is highly