Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-07-11
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
A Philadelphia Publishers Interest
ing Experience.
From the Cincinnati Commercially

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house in Philadelphia is one of the largest
obbing book houses in America, Is known a
as one of the successful men OF the nation. ~
Mr.. Lippincctt founded this house when +
q boy in his teens. t
No American author or publisher has
ever received more sppreciatiYe recognl-
ton, both at home and abroad, that Mr..
Iippincott, and his "reminiscences are full
of interest. u; Z
speaking of characters, Victor Hugos
an eccentric one" remarked Mr.. Llppln-r
colt drifting into some desultory talk OF
Paris and Partisan life. II went to see him
one evening, and be received rs IN
cnrtained room, where he always sstj MS
friends. I believe The walls We lung
With curtains thes fell from the. -ornlee,
so that once in I had no idea where the
door was, or how to get out." .o,
TWhere did the light come 'front.'"
"Oh. from a chandelier. that ourns
both day and night. 1 do not know what
his idea is in this arrangement.
s'The apartment is an oriental looking
| interior, divan and chairs ana cusnlonS
in India aud Persia colors'
How does Mr.. Hugo appear personality"
| "He ia one of the most charmlngly at
fable and polite men. His conversation Is
deI;obtful. He talks easily and with much
of that condensed fire and vividness OF his
writing" .o,,
mot in the heart Oft; indeed his resi-
dence is quite out in the suburbs; Inc
sunday evening receptions of Mr.. Hugo"
Continued Mr.. Lippincott, ARE very
brilliant affairs. The guests are exclu-
sivelv of the most brilliant and inoted peo-
nle-authors, artists, all. One is sure OF
meeting the most distinguished persons
1T had at one time remember, quite
} correspondence with Victor Hugo. l do
not suppose that he remembers that was
the man, He wanted to sell me his story
, of THE man who laughs.ns o,,
"Did YOU purchase it, Mr.. Lippincott?"
2 "No: I could not afford it, Mr.. Hugo
wanted 100, 600 francs for it.---about SO
t 600. After ward the Appletons bought 1t.
I do not know what they paid for it,
And you met other celebrated authors
4 in Parish"
Eyes, and artists am very fond of art
T saw q good deal of Dore. He lie a more
genius-nothing but genius. His concep-
g ions.are very wonderful, sometimes with
q tout method, and still holding the fsscina-
ton of pure genius.r'
"Meissonier is said to be very moody,
e and utterly incalculable socially. was
y invited to breakfast with him once, but l
!. you have been in England consider
ABLY, too, have you notI'
D. YES, I knew Thsckeray very well
During his life his fame never equsled
e Dickens, but his Iworks Will live longer"
you mean there is finer touch, .
more subtle finish to his studies?
2, mo, not that; but there IS some VITALITY
in them. There is that indefnable quality
Re that will live-something sendurng. Tn
g. next half century will justify my predlc
y ton in this.
an appointment made for her to receive me
r. but she was taken very IL and tne ln'eE
~ view was passed over.
&c II was greately surprised to hear of he
lie marriage" Mr.. Lippincott ntlnueo
Wv 1--WE were in San Francisco when tn
in news cam. am not yet used to 1T
ut is curious by the way, how fashion
Ut in literature come and CO." SAID Mr. LIZ
ST. read the Scottish Chiefs and Thaddens
zee Warsaw have you not?"
wv Mr., Lippincotts companion confesse
n ignorance of these works.
-. "Well, that ia strange" he reJolne'
", "These hooks are almost classics IN the
NV way. and every generation demands then
~ They are selling this season to q gre
)us extent"
"a revived interest in them?n
or ''No, not revived interest. The int
M est in them never ceased. 1t Is not easy
'n determin just what makes book sell.
Sixth sense"
ave San intuition?"
md ~ ao r9Ii idesfrom the first page of man
ave criDt if it is likely to have anything In
fit has L cad on a half dozen more a.
see if the characters are developed in W
to hold the interest of the general reader
"Are you inundated with amateur mar
scripts from the irrepressible women OF
period2'
In side Library system is utterly running
for book trade. Surprising l take man
hat script and pay S2,C10 for it. and witt
twenty-four hours after I bring it out, i
published in twenty-cent edition, q
tate my sale falls fat Con my hands PEG
sre are not going to pay 81 10 for DC
and when they ca" buy Tor III or ~ Genus
mn. read and throw away.
And it is determining very lnJurl'
public SENTIMENT continued Mr. L
'Dli- pincott. ut is undermining. the per
ture tuity of the library; cheapening liter
the tastes. The DOCK that snould De the
K. casional companion and reference OF
lifetime is carelessly glanced throl
and thrown aside, while if well bound
are would be preserved"
Col. us there no redress for this by co
right"
nm 7.No, for we have no internati NAL co
uh- right"
ch :'Oh! and that is what Wilkie Col
gov displays his eloquence and rhetoric owe
'arty the lnternatlonal 10r June'
sides Collins. 1t is harder. of course,
alton the authors than the publishers. We
the do something else; but if a man WI
| are books, 4 it's ten TO one that he can't do
COW thing else But with this undermir
init. system of penny literature we can not
debt lot ssr 70 Duy .n.;Sa now wo oro
publishers here, and / may say
8 re- I brought her out. Her books have
ner y an immense sale, but it does not pay
ID r. to buy her stories, because the MOI
Tho they are published they are duplicate
cheaper form"
A rs she not rather unfortunate in
avage views of people and life in generalF'
being "Well. as to that, she writes
deal of truth. You have read
,untv 'Friendsb ip'?,'
y for wall that work il an absolute ph
ee, H. graph of social life in Florence. and
Id w. heroine is Ouids's self. and, the iCcic
true to!her own life. I spent part of
ntv tn ter there once, and was the CUES
Mdlle, de la Rame (Which of course
are readers:oflthe commercial know is Ou
Is as q name. Friendship is rather her ia
work, tn NIX She used to talk to
low great deal about IL. u, acco,nt. n
egisla. de-ls Rsme is.hsrdly the beautiful AM
. cans etic woman that the heroine of FL