The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-07

| ..You have met Carlyle l SUPPOSE
.sWhen was in London last winter Carlyle invited
| me to Chelsea, saying he wanted 10 see the man
| who had the pluck to print variorum edition of
conssteneies who delights to surprise psople 10
literature alone he owes his reputation; yet. his
advice is. 'of literature keep Wen TO the windwsrd
tried literature; believe me- have not written any
| thing
MY experience with English authors has been
rather peculiar. One day was sitting IN this once
when stranger entered and in gruff voice. with
out mentioning his name. said. 4 want you to pub
lish my views upon America. / asked him what
people. our institutions. &c. He said he had seen
New York. Boston and Niagara Falls. la short. lis
had seen American society, in hotel psriors. on
steamboats, and in railroad cars. and was fully
prepared to write up America in the most
approved style of foreign tourists. asked him
why he had honored orr house by selecting IL TO
publish his book. 4 have been awfully cheated
by other publishers that want to see whether ycu
will not treat me better. All this time the visitor
had not announced his name. At length. said:-
With whom have the pleasure of conversingr
Il am Anthony Trollope.' he replied with over
wheming air. Having survived this tremendous
announcement proceeded to talk business, and
finally agreed to publish his proposed work. l
| divided the edition with the JIarpers each house
| putting it's own name upon the copies 1t published.
| When Trollopo heard this he thought it was
| trick to cheat him. and denounced rs both
! pirates"
'It was q lucky hit of yours to take Prescott's
II was determined to have them. cost what they
might SO gave my agent orders to offer $4,000
| more than anybody else.
with them you secured the services OF Mr.. Kirk.
Prescotts last secretary-thc one who was with him
the longest. II is pity, however, that tho author
| of the History Of Charles the Bold should be
| lost in magazine editor.
Perhaps he finds it more profitable to edit maya
| zine than to write books. You remember whit Sir
Walter Scott said, Literature is good staff but
what do you think of Americans reading
peoplc9"
nnlc all road
Books of all kinds--good. bad and indifferent.
proved during tho last twenty years. With wealth
have leisure culture and an appreciation OF art
and literature
"NIrs. Visitors translations from the German have
| been very successful. have they not?'
'.Remarkably so. One day fashionably dressed
lady came in here. and, throwing down roll Of
manuscript, said. MIR. Lippincott. want hundred
dollars for that took up the package. opened it
and read the title. old NJ lies Secret by L. Marlit
After turning over the leaves and CHANGING at the
dollars for it, and Immediately signed cneck for
the amount. This the first OF Mrs. Wister's
TRANSACTIONS. rather adaptations. from the Ger
man. 1t was at my suggestion that she adapted
these novels instead Of literally translating them
They thus read like original works. Mrs. Wister
now derives handsome income from her literary
work and has made national reputation"
THE MYSTERIOUS ouIDA
''Ouida is a mystery that no person has yet been
able to solve All that is really known of her is
u
name is Rosa de 10 Rama. She on obscure con-
tributor to the London magazines. glad to earn
aranr &c VIZ struct by its @ ds
lineation of character and the dash and brilancy
of It's style published It under it's original name
People thought 1t was u novel about slavery, of
which they had surfot just then. Consequently
the book failed to attract attention, and only 800
copies sold, and that was more owing to
immense distributing facilities than to any public
interest In the novel itself. When 'Strathmore
was published in England republished it here,
still having faith in Ouida a strong writer, al
though did not know at that time whether the
author woman. 'Strathmore'
success, and upon the strength of that brought
out new edition Of her first novel under the better
title OF Granville de Vinge. Held in Bondage
using the second title to avoid decevcg people who
had already bought the book under it's original
was established. She says she is indebted to for
her success, and is grateful for it."
where does she live?"
1.-TWO miles from Florence, in lovely villa.
Dogs her pets, and the house Is full OF them;
favortes She says they ere moro faithful than tho
human race. Whenever ono of them dies he or she
| il buried with moro respect than is sometimes
shown to men and women.
'Is Ouida prctty?"
'sho is dashing looking rather than pretty. Her
manners fascinating; her conversation lively;
her eyes bright and expressive. She is saucy ana
audscious in her remarks and sometimes INDUCES
In lsdylike slang; but in spite Of all this she is
great favortc among English and American resi-
dents at Florence and they are glad to accept invi
tations to her villa for she entertaus magncenty.
PALMETTO PREACHER.
elm your dealings with authors you must have
some singular expcriencesr'
"Yes. here is one example out Of hundred:-A
South Carolina clergyman delivered sermon which
delighted hts rural congregation it was praised in
thought he would seek larger audience for his elo-
quence, and wrote to mo to publish his sermon in
sible number that should be printed saying that he
would undertake to sell 5000 himself. The pamph-
lot was printed TO the number or iuI; 100 copies
posed OF through our numerous correspondents in
the South and that Was the end OF it.
SORROWS THE UNKNOWN.
THE publishers experience is not always comieur
dc lie occasionally witnesses of real
of toll over volume verses. come to have il pub
lshcd. having the freshest and most innocent ideas
about the demand for such things thinking that be-
cause piece has been printed in a country paper
and been praised by admiring friends the world
=, large is upon tiptocs to read it, In many cases
at their failure to convince him that their volume is
worthy Of publication"
PERSONAL HISTORY.
Arc you Philadclphian by birth. MIR. Lippin.
cottr'
ancestors Quakers. never tell my age. but
came 10 Philadelphia moro than fifty years ago to
obtained a situation in n small bookstore. BY tho
time was cightccu was in entire charge of the
Establishments. Before was OF age was IN business
for self the southwest corner of Fourth and
kace streets which was my first purchase OF prop
crty In Philadelphia. In 1850 the business had
proved 40 profitable that had made what thirty
years ago was considered quite fortune. But in
stead 81 rtring purchased the stock and good will
urigg. Elliott Co.. that the largest book
jobbing house In tho United States. introduced
important changes into the business management,
greatly increased tho list OF publications and i'm
proved their character Mr. Grigg considered
giant OF bookseller. yet his whole stock could be
packed in ono Of the smallest OF our rooms.
We make more books In month than no
made In year. Our daily outlay IL
more than his yearly expenses and the
entire income derived from his business would
scarcely pay the and OF this establish
ineni; Iweniy-nine printing presses are kept con-
stnutly running 20 meet the demands OF bust
The average number OF books printed by
them H. 3.O0 Our business extends from the
Atlantic 90 Pacific. from Newfoundland to Texas.
from 5000 % $1,000 boxes of books annually
shipped 10 various customers. aud about 100000
cypress packages. Tho cost for boxes and packages
amounts some years TO $4,000 IL was humorously
said 81 cotnpicto packing house In Cincinnati that
. hog ws~ driven in at door and came out OF the
other ham. No manuscript IN brought into this
establishment and comes out bound volume. Tho