Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-03
GOSSIP ABOUT No
Their Profits During 1894 \
for 1895.

Their Profits During Isea I.
for 1898.
Especial Corpspoul,
NEW YORK., Jan. Q.-Publ
the year 1892 was not a M
one for the writers Of fie.ia
the pecuniary point Of view,
MIR. W, D. Howeils aid *
spicuous success with Ahrl
the past year, although ths 4
stories is steady, and u. h.
pretty accurately estimated 4
manuscript is received II,
into contract to do perhaps 4
work during the comias Jm'
ever done before. Beside I a
for one Of the monthly m.e1
engaged to write a new noyl
Mr.. Howells' income d n.
mated. He alone know Wiz :
certainly the largest rccslnl y
In America who makes lll,nt,
sion. While he Is not a tAnt
as the term is understood, hhD
ingly prudent man, and u Z
that his savings have alrt,dyr
3 sum sufficient to keep bin i
he should carry out his paT~ s
Italy permanently to reside
Mrs. Burnett has also enita
tract TO write q new story Nni
which will also be puhllsh2
for which she will receifa I'd
port, some 5000. Mrs, Bunnf
bilious to write u play whifhr
her repute as a dramatAt, "a
have studied her works AZ q
while she has the draniAilr
does not possess that cons!ra
which Is essential for q succtstl +
tie Lord Fauntleroy" was rn1 +
play and only succeeded bad
unique character indicatid "
Edward Eggleston Is eng,g
a new novel. He usually MI
about two years, and the nj
sold at such a figure that "a 4
ties, he eau count ups rrxil|
$1,000 us the profits OF " WI
finished his story, Dr. kxHn|
himself 10 his historical aoan
now preparing a sesies q ~;
colonial subjects, which Anio
to the students Of COLUMBIA on
Mr.. Kirk Munroe, who hn 81
ida to spend the winter, a y
carried with him CONTRACTS isf
which Gre to be completed b I
can count with certainly epqa 7
Of about 5000 a year y thsf
story writing for the young
Richard Harding Davis ha
that, while there may Be hoas
fame in the writing ofshcf 81
success does not mean nectyE
cuniary returns. His frieutsa
career as a short story wrig,
oYer-not OF necessity. butda
engaged In active JOURNALISM R
attention has been turnci :,
being limited that n play q y
duced by the new assocla' 4
been organized to place uP.
perinientnlly dramas While
merit In them.
For Miss wilkins 1879 Y
able year. She has recei",
than she could entertain, 40
for n single story u sun W
began, she would have regl
fortune. Yet her Longest
Just been published betwe
having run rs u serial 10 ono
zines, does not sustain her Z
her published play was proI
or three OF the most conlF.
managers in New York 70 y,
able for stage presentation
however, has ambition y Il
play, but those who have .'
critically are inclined TO tam
the constructive quality
There has been one cuTiv,
Of literature during the par
Is that while Mark Twain
tain his popularity in Gr'n
lost some measure Of . ~
His latest story published Y.
attracted no attention ei'n1
lie or the critics in this
England 1t was very wei
Twain is said to be contr1
long story, to be finished
the coming summer. ~
Another literary devslc7
year has been the mAfhr
popularity of some author
ago commanded their og'
Fawcett Is one OF thes
Edgar saltus, who rsesissa
year IN much ~ slb'W "a
bis day. IN