Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-03

on "Creols Lissrsture," and IN original
biographical sketch, with portrait, nf Mr..
George H. Putnam, The head Of tho pup
lishing house Of q. r. Putnam's Som.
new or forthcoming hooks; sketch Of
"Petroloum v. Nasby," who recently died.
Over three and . haif psges OF criticism and
comment on recent publications. about
column OF "News from the Publishers,n
and the same epscs given to "Magsxlns
9ossp; briof ttems about "Authors &C
Work" I'LL another page; then comes Q
very valuable department, being an index
OF references 10 the most i'm portant articles
that have appeared In iesoing magazines
for the month last OF all are two pages OF
"Recent Pabiicsiions" giving the Titles,
that have appeared In the last few months.
Tho magszipo therefore gives esch week
twenty.thre0 psges Of news and other read.
ing matter, the remaining seven pages
being given over 10 book advertisements.
] hope the publisher can keep it up; but st
such price It almost seems impossible,
though not more no than some other things
he has done which verybody had believed
10 DO impossible.
Literature supplies very decided neec.
Heretofore II took too much money for thou.
sands Of people who felt the deepest interest
In current literary events to keep purely
literary j,urnai. Few cannot sHord to
keep this one. It therefore brings the
means oi literary culture 10 the masses, to
just those who need It most where II will
do most good. The same II true OF the
books Mr.. Alden 10 publishing. He
makes them for the people, for the great
majority, not only for the small minority
who can afford To pay big prices for their
reading matter. To sell fewer books at .
larger prof; no doubt pays author and
publisher well enough, but 1t Is OF little
benc 1T to the MAS OF the people To sell
more books q, = smaller profit ought TO pay
the publisher at least just a. well, and the
author too, while IL makes the multitude,
tho great majority of people, sbsrers IN
the bsneft, by giving them chance to get
good books and 80 grow Ia culture and IN
telligenco.
! am worry glad TO notice, too, that many
OF our leading authors, literary, theolo.
Rians, scientists, scholars OF high standing,
ere apparently recognizing this fact They
are getting To see that more readers and
smaller pro dts IL a. good or better than big
profts from a few readers That js why
men OF high standing, like Maurice Thomp.
son In literature, Dr.. Bernbard Pick In
theology, Prof Hutson, Rsv. DR.. Rankin,
Prot. Geo. Lansing Taylor, ID. d OF Col
umbia college, Prot. Sloane Kennedy, and
many otherB, are having their works puD-
lisbed and introduced 10 tho great mass OF
American citizens through Mr.. Alce'. They
know that go their books will be put into
the bands Of thousand OF readers, whereas
other wise, at double or treble the price
only few hundred would get to read them.
An author who wants TO do good by mean .
of his work will care more 10 get large
audience than large profit for himself
Nor Is 1t tru, any lopgsr, " IL over was,
thst such low-priced books must be of such
inferior make or really to be- dear Mt any
price. IrvinR's works for example In nine
| volumes at i've dollars are easily worth
three times that price. The paper, print,
and binding are sll that any one need W ish
| for his library. The four vOlums Of Irving's
"WashinRton," at four dollars, are really
beautiful books, and better made than nine
tentbs OF the sumptuous volumes for which
YOU pay extravsgaDt prices. "Florian't
Faoles," at dollar, beautifully printed on
splendid pspsr, and handsomely illustrated
to ssy nothing OF the ornamental binding
II piece OF book making Of which the
"Riverside Press" itself need not bJ
ashamed. No, Alden dosn't make pool
books even mechanically considered. Hi
books are all of good, honest work manship
and worth more than they cost to anyone
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