James Vincent Murphy James Vincent Murphy James Vincent Murphy (7 July 1880 – 5 July 1946) was an Irish translator, writer, and journalist, who published one of the first complete English translations of "Mein Kampf" in 1939. James Murphy attended St. Patrick's College. He was ordained a priest at St. Patrick's College Chapel in 1905. He left clerical service. Before the Second World War he lived for some time in Italy and Germany. James Vincent Murphy has been accused of translating the German word "Hakenkreuz" (Hooked Cross) which Nazis called their symbol, as "Swastika", a Hindu religious symbol signifying prosperity and wellness. However,
What Men Live By What Men Live By "What Men Live By" is a short story written by Russian author Leo Tolstoy in 1885. It is one of the short stories included in his collection "What Men Live By, and Other Tales", published in 1885. The compilation also included the written pieces "The Three Questions", , and "How Much Land Does a Man Need?". Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn refers to the story in "Cancer Ward". Simon – A humble shoemaker Matrena – Wife of Simon Michael – Angel punished by God and is turned into a mortal A kind and humble shoemaker maker called Simon goes