THE LITERARY SHOP
AND OTHER TALES
BY
JAMES L. FORD
AUTHOR of “HYPNOTIC TALES,” “DR. DODD’S SCHOOL,”“THE THIRD ALARM,” ETC.
NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION
NEW-YORK
THE CHELSEA COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1894,
By Geo. H. Richmond & Co.
Copyright, 1899,
By The Chelsea Company.
PREFACE TO NEW EDITION.
The Literary Shop was first printed inbook form in the fall of 1894, nearly fiveyears ago. Some of its constituent papershad already appeared in the pages ofTruth and Puck. To the present editionhave been added the sketches thatdeal with life and letters in the McClurevillage of Syndicate. This model literarycommunity was established about fouryears ago, on a convenient and healthfulrise of ground overlooking the Hackensack River,which is navigable at thatpoint. It has a population of severalhundred poets and prose hands, all ofwhom are regularly employed on themagazine and the newspaper syndicatecontrolled by Mr. S. S. McClure. Thesesketches are reprinted by permission fromthe New York Journal and the Criterion.
New York, March 8, 1899.
J. L. F.
AUTHOR’S NOTE.
Many of these papers are new. Othersare reprinted by permission from Puckand Truth.
CONTENTS.
THE LITERARY SHOP.
| CHAPTER I. | |
| PAGE | |
| In an Old Garret | 1 |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| The “Ledger” Period of Letters | 11 |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| Something about “Good Bad Stuff” | 24 |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| The Early Holland Period | 34 |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| Mendacity during the Holland Period of Letters | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |