The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-04
WITH J. B. LIPPINC0TT.
ANECDOTES OF DICKENS, THACK-
FRAY, BulWER, AND TRollOPE.
Interesting "Reminiscences Recorded
After a Talk with the Noted Pub
Usher Criticism Of Dieken, and
Tharksra,-A Plucky Woman.

cdttH, 1ad. hinS IN a very chattS huiiio
thu nrbrains. he entertained HE for an hou
o. Iuol,. with funi Of literary reminis
: sc5yVN
hav,. ,,vn most Of the English aha
-AIler. B. atth,r> Of my time, said Mr.
i...te.t Dickens Was naturally 81
! sl..- -, -natured fellow, but his early an,
( It a. ,.iusry success completely dazzlet
/ hi his bead was turned by the 'IhckwicI
. All =. aad it never got entirely straight
asalH He was not gentleman, As Bul
vi: and Thackeray were, but born snob
M =, ntlenlan could have written American
No. after enjoying the boundless hos
itGlty that was showered upon him in thi,
| country. There are some things gentle
man can not do and that ono was ono d
them His novels are not So popular a,
they We're during his lifetime. \ reaction
in favor Of Thackeray has set in. Thacke
ray Won his way slowly to recognition and
Inc was all the better for it. He was );
when h. wrote Vanity Fair the novel
which established his reputation After
that his course was right onward Thacke.
ray wa, less ELUSIVE than Dickens, but he
Wa, more genuine. He,was delightful at u
private dinner party, but not 50 ready As
nicken, rs public sp'aier. The latter
was PARTICULARLY happy upon such occa'
sions.
Once. at "a meeting Of the Authors Fund
society, Tom Campbell. the chairman could
not preside, and Dickens was called upon at
moments notice TO take his place. Tie
made brilliant impr .nptu speech
which surprised and delighted all who heard
il. Tha,keray enjoyed a good dinner. He
was particularly fond Of American oysters
and canvas back ducks In fact, he was
too much Of club mamie ate too many
good dinners His literary fame, though
less splendid than Dickens during life, will
probably be more lasting. People are be
ginning 10 think that Dickens Characters
we're caricatures: that there is too much ex-
aggeration in his wonderful Little Nclls, his
Micawbcrs AMI his Turveydrops Few
read Dickens third time and those who
enjoyed his novels when they were youn..
find it impossible 70 read them when past
middle age But in spite Of his foppery
and snobbery Dickens was ne fellow anu
dill good by drawing attention 10 the in
justice and cruelty practiccd upon the poor
in public institutions, prisons, almh0uses,
etc His novels still SELL but are not 81
popular rs they were. Ills later work,
want tie hearty animal life and breezy
freshness that delighted all classes of read
ers in 'lickwick' and David Copp,rticll
ANTHONY rRoLLorE AND BrLwER
My experience with English authors HAS
been rather peculiar" Mr. Lippincott went
OH One day was sitting in this office
when stranger entered and in a gruf
voice. without mentioning his name, said,
Il want you to publish my views upon
America. asked HI what he had seen Of
the country, what he knew Of our people, in
stitutions, etc. He said he had seen New
York, Boston and Niagara Falls In short
he had seen American society in hotel par
lors, 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 hal honorcd our house,
By selecting il to publish his book
81 have been SD awfully cheated by other
publishers that want TO SEQ whether you
will not treat me better All this time the
visitor had not announced his name At
length, ! said; with whom have | the
pleasure of conversing' Il am Anthony
Trollope, he replied, with an overwhelming
air Having survived this tremendous an
nounccment proceeded to talk business,
and finally agreed to publish his proposed
work divided the edition with the Har.
pcrs each house putting its own name npon
the copies it published. When Trollope
heard this he thought it was some trick to
cheat him and denounced us both a.
pirates
What did Oh think of Bulwer.'
My relations with Bulwer were both so
cial and business He was reserved at first,
but when the ice was broken he became
charming from a thistle he changed to
warm tropical flower He wrote at desk
which had y piece cut out in the middle
large enough 10 get lis slender body in. 81
.hat he could reach the papers on every part
Of his desk without Getting up Before com
meualng to write. and while thinking over
hi work, he was in the habit Of smoking.
luing which he would puff great volumes
out Of his mouth and watch it as it assembled |
toward the CLASSY roof Of his library. He
aid his inspiration came from watching the |
smoke rolling up. He laughed very heartily |
" hen telling this an had the jolly air Of a |
uig shoohoy II was in those moments |
that h. offered "A great contrast 10 himself |
rs he appeared in mixed company under the |
r s,rant Of non congenial people He dressed
With fastidiou, elegance, perhaps little
iigniied He was excessively particular
about hi, linen. and said the only perfume
a gentleman should Use was soap and water
H. was "A delightful talker and a thorough
Iinsui>i He spoke Italian so well that when
he wa. in Naples writing the Last Days Of
j. mp"'i. tho Italians thought him one If
to.r uNi. rountrynen RJlwcr was a fin
SIZED courtier and accomplished man Of
,ttsi and the worthy wearer of the mantle
i the brilliant Duke de Grammont Few
zen have succeeded in 50 many department,
l.tefattre a, the earl Of Lytton-hn was a
novelist. pet historian. essayist drama
i T. statesman, orator, noblepian. 'ditor. 81
i"iy nan and dandy.
= WOMAN AND HER MANUSCRIPT.
How did YOU happen to publish Mrs
i 'I> German foundations
"'inc day fashionably dressed lady came
II Ice and thlowing down roll If manu-
cript. SAIL 'Mr Lippincott, want slGD
or that took up the package, opened it
Ind read the title: Old Ma'amselles Sc
ret hy f. Marlitt After turning over
be- leaves AMI CHANGING at the matter told
b. lady would give her 500 for il and
signed check for the amount.
bis was the first Of Mr. Wster's t,an.la
ions or rather adaptations. from the Ger
adapted these novels, instead Of literally
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