Great American Novel Not Yet Written Says Henry Fuller
Henry Fuller argues in the Chicago Evening Post that the great American novel will emerge from a single powerful mind, not localism or mere fidelity to facts. He critiques claims by Eastern publishers, predicts a future nation guided by a remarkable writer who unifies diverse American life into a single expansive vision. The piece contrasts continental literary ambition with democratic reach and notes the long road to a true national novel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry B. Fuller
Chicago Evening Post
Great Eastern
America
Switzerland
England
Fielding
Spain
Cervantes
Shakspeare
National Field
Washington
The Literary World and American Short Story Rise
The piece notes a shift in literary centers from Europe to America, praising Dr. Gilman and the Carnegie Institution, and claims American short stories now rival or exceed English work in vitality. It cites the dominance of American voices in periodicals and contrasts English machine made fiction with American realism and novelty. It also reports the death of William Tinsley, publishing pioneer and brother of Edward, highlighting his role with the Tinsley Brothers and lists notable authors associated with their house.
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Sermoners Magazine
Dr. Gilman
Yale
Jonas Hopkins
Baltimore
Seavert
California
Carnegie Institution For the Advancement of Knowledge
Gilman
England
America
London Mail
William Tinsley
Edward
Tinsley Brothers
Catherine Street
Strand
Miss Braddon
Lady Audley
Henry Wood
George Augustus Sala
Lynn Linton
Riddell
Captain Burton
Accidental title hints at race for wealth and literary views
A publisher recalls the Victoria Sporting Club’s Derby day sums and book world anecdotes, noting Alfred Austin’s judicious laureateship, Swinburne’s Napoleon III tirades, and a bookmaker’s cash bursts. A father’s gallery-count joke reframes a singer son’s prospects and a measure of living funds.
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Mr. Tinsley
Victoria Sporting Club
Wellington Street
Strand
Victoria Club
Gladiateur
Henry Russell
Newspaper training shapes strong novelists in early work
The New York Commercial Advertiser argues that many great novelists began in journalism. It notes Thackeray Dickens and Black as examples, cites the speed of newspaper copy versus the depth of fiction, and warns authors often fail to adapt from reportage to novelistic prose.
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New York
Thackeray
Dickens
William Black
Heth
London
Milton Manuscript Discovery Sparks Literary Fantasies
W L Alden remarks on a claimed Milton manuscript titled Nova Solyma Jerusalem Regained, noting its uncertain form and potential allegory. He cautions against forgeries after a Scott forgery and cautions about future supposed discoveries by Dickens or Thackeray. The column ends with a brief note on American writers being robbed and a Hamburg protection congress.
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W. L. Alden
London
Murray
John Milton
Milton
Alfred Austin
Dr. Watts
Scott
Dickens
Thackeray
George Eliot
German Publishing Riches Rest on Foreign Translations Claim
Critics charge American authors reap large profits from German editions while German readers enjoy American and Russian stories and humor. The Berlin Laterne mocked that German papers thrive on translations, says short stories and humorists largely come from abroad.
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Mark Twain
Bret Harte
Germany
Berlin Laterne
My daily mail and the secretary who helps me
The author notes receiving about 30 letters weekly and over 15 000 yearly not counting private correspondence. He explains using an excellent secretary, making abstracts of replies, and handling private letters himself. He describes readers seeking life stories and plots, and a proposal to contribute to a new paper without pay.
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New York Times
Literary critics and writers in the early 20th century
The piece surveys literary figures across Europe and America noting Howells's works for the blind, a Swedish king’s forthcoming verse volume, Flamm’s prolific plays, Tolstoy’s critique of modern taste, Zola and Zangwill’s Zionist shift, and Montepin’s claims about genius, with hints of a deteriorating view of classic literature and the money in letters.
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W. D. Howells
Oscar
Sweden
Montepin
Theodore Flamm
Vienna
Tolstoy
Nietzsche
Emile Zola
Israel Zangwill
Land of
Judea
Zola
Holy Land
Jerusalem
M. Xavier Montepin
Beeson
Kipling Returns From Cape Voyage Amid Quirky Feasts
Rudyard Kipling arrived in England with his wife and family after a Cape visit. He amused himself at sea by drafting witty shipboard menus, singling out precise requests such as “Coromme” egg, “Chicken” breast, and “Lettuce salad” with pointed instructions for the steward. The article notes his prolific career and compares his sustained creative pace to Trollope and Braddon.
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Anthony Trollope
Miss Bradden
Rudyard Kipling
England
Cape
Kipling
Rules of No Grammar and Its Social Tie to Speech
Kansas City Star discusses how widespread printed matter encourages illogical speech and the persistence of ungrammatical usage. It argues intuition governs misuse, with examples like him and I versus he and I, and notes illiteracy creates rigid “rules” guiding incorrect forms.
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Kansas City Star
Edmund Burke
Long Island Peculiarities Sparks Class Lesson
In a Brooklyn geography class a student jokes that Long Island’s peculiarities are the sea to the south and the sound to the north. The remark wins him a rise in status, and he’s moved to the head of the class.
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New York Times
Brooklyn
Long Island
St Michael the Weigher Reflects on Human Hope and Sin
A poetic meditation by James Russell Lowell on the Archangel Michael weighing humanity. The poem contrasts the glorious achievements of mankind with the suffering and failings of the poor and saintly, framed by the idea that the weigh scale measures the hope and choice of humans rather than souls alone.
Rochambeau Helped by Morris in 1781 for $20,000 Loan
A New York Mail and Express tale recounts how Robert Morris, financier of the American Revolution, lent General Rochambeau $20,000 in hard money to pay Washington’s troops in 1781. Washington begged Morris for specie, Rochambeau’s French treasury backed the loan, and repayment followed as the French provided funds.
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New York Mail and Express
Robert Morris
General Rochambeau
Washington
Cornwallis
Rochambeau
Admiral de Grasse
West Indies
Chesapeake
Virginia
New World
Dobbs's Ferry
Hudson
Continental Congress
Morris
Louis XVI
New Jersey
Chatham
Morris County
Philadelphia
Dineer
Caesar Anne de la
Chester
Gouverneur Morris
Office of Finance
Delaware
de Grasse
Sens
George Washington
Luzerne
France
Ezra and Cyrus Recall Lifted Prize and Ailments
Ezra reports winning a prize for lifting items at college while Cyrus recalls Cyrus’s lifting prowess. He mentions an earlier incident involving a dog that was lifted, reflecting on past actions and memories of university life.
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Ezra
Cyrus
Urniture Acts Offer Big Stock of High Grade Furniture
Our spring stock makes selecting a pleasure and low prices make the purchase profitable. Can you name a firm in this State with such a large assortment of high grade and medium priced furniture. Intending buyers should visit a block or two away to see our superior selection. Tomorrow we will showcase finer furniture and have marked reductions across our parlor furniture.
Special sale of iron and brass beds and chiffoniers
We will refer to our special sale of fine iron and brass beds odd dressers and chiffoniers to match. Mighty interesting values in this department.
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Island
Martinique
Hamburg
Ger
Marion Harland
St. Michael the Weigher
Adam
Heaven
Hell
Belshazzar
Kublai
Caesar
St. Francis’s
James Russell Lowell
Members of
Merchants’ Assn
Sander & Becker
East
Washington St
South Capitol Ave
Kitchem
al Rom
C. Anes Lalo
Aneshaensel & CO
Ohio Street
Kelley Springfield
D. B. Sullivan
Ovie St. Brown
Chas. L. Hartmann
Atkins
W. B. Barry Saw and Supply Co
Penn. ST
Coburn Coal Co
Lehigh Valley
West Virginia
Blossburg
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