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Wages of Busy Pens in Lit erature and Journalism
Special correspondence from Boston surveys literature and journalism wages, noting most writers live modestly or struggle. It contrasts famous authors like Irving, Cooper, Hawthorne, Longfellow, Emerson, Whittier, and Howells, with journalists who may earn far more in rare cases, while the average pay remains low and unstable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Republic
Irving
Cooper
Washington Irving
Fenimore Cooper
Nathaniel Hawthorne
New England
Salem
Liverpool
Longfellow
Emerson
Whittier
Haverhill
Lowell
Holmes
Prescott
Motley
Bancroft
Parkman
James and
Howells
Luc Atie
James
England
William D. Hoells
Meade
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Bill Nre
MM. Quad
B. Lewis
American Press Association
J. C. Snare