The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-12-07
THR HIST0RY OF AN IMPORTANT
PUBLISHING HOUSE.
The Arena Publishing Company and What
Il Haa Accumulated in Three Years,

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Sket of Mr.. B. o. Flower, the editor Of
EhS arena, and then took occasion to note
the phenomenal success Of thig popular
Boston review in the field Of serious peri
odical literature.
Since then we have watched with in
terest the rapid strides Of this magazine,
and the progress Of the Arena Publishing
Company in developing from merely the
publishers Of great review to one Of the
most important publishing houses Of
New England, or, for that matter, Of this
country.
The ARENA has from it's birth steadily
and rapidly grown in circulation and in
Auence, long since distancing, with enc
exception, all high-priced reviews in point
Of popularity and circulation. This is
largely due to the courage, boldnesS and
the moral convictions which has ever
been one Of the distinctive characteristics
Of this review. It is also the only Ameri-
can review which appeals to the tastes OF
all members Of the family in which it cir
culates. By publishing each month
strong, short stories, biographical
sketches, prose etchings and interesting
pen pictures, it has won it's way to tho
hearts of tens of thousands Of people who
have been through these features at
tracted to it's pages. The admirable
portraits Of leading thinkers and the in
PRODUCTION of fine Illustrations, when the
text has called for them, have also con-
tributed to it's popularity, but doubtless
the fact that it is IN perfect touch with
the most advanced, progressive and re-
formative thought Of the age, and Om-
ploys the ablest living thinkers to write
for its columns, also gives it prestige
enjoyed by no other great review. At
the present time the arena is read each
month by more than 100000 people in
America, while during the past six
months it's European circulation has in
creased more than 1000 copies.
This is due largely to the great interest
felt in the Bacon-ShakOSpeare case now
being presented by the giant thinkers Of
two worlds, who are combating the op-
pOsite claims Of the two most illustrious
names in the golden age Of literature in
England. When such eminent persons
in Great Britain as the Marquis of Lorne,
Edmund Gosse, Alfred Russell Wallace, |
ID. G. L., Prof. ]. Donaldson, principal Of |
St Andrews University, and Henry
Irving consent to act as jurors, it is evi-
dent that in England as well AZ America |
the interest in this discussion il very
great. Another reason for the growing |
popularity Of the Boston review in Eu-
rope lies in the fact that in England and |
on the continent the thoughtful and pro-
gressive people are becoming for the first
time acquainted with the arena, and
thus learning that it, in larger degree
than any other magazine, reflects the
best progressive and reformatiYe thought |
Of both the old and the new world.
The phenomenal success Of this great
review under the editorial management
Of Mr.. B. o. Flower is no more remark
able than the progress made during the
past year in the business management
Of the enterprise under the vigorous and
energetic personal direction Of Mr.. 81. Fl.
Boyce, who as business manager has
made the Arena Publishing Company
one of the most important book publish
ing concerns in the new world. This