work, she finally sought publication. The publication costs ($4,000) were personally funded by Julia and her sister Abby Smith. The 1,000 copies printed were offered for $2.50 each, but her household auction in 1884 sold about 50 remaining copies. Importance The translation was one of only a few contemporary English translations out of the original languages available to English readers until the publication of the Revised Version in 1881–1894. This makes it an invaluable Bible for its period. The translation fell into obscurity as it was for the most part too literal and lacked any flow. See also Bible translations Kimberly Mansion Helen Barrett Montgomery References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20071007124106/http://www.polybiblio.com/pjbooks/9862.html - About Julia Smith's translation of the Bible and her family. http://www.bible-researcher.com/ - Overview of translations from the 19th Century Julia E. Smith Translation Online 1876 non-fiction books 19th-century Christian texts Bible translations into English