The Helena independent., 1893-08-14
FIRST WENT BEGGING.
Eut Now Works by tho Same Authors
Command Heavy Prices.

Command Heavy Prices.
Especial Correspondence.l
NEW YORK, Aug. THE successful nov
els so far this year have been the historical
romance entitled 'sThe Refugees" by A
Conan Doyle, and 1.-THE Heavenly Twins,
by a hitherto unknown writer, Mime. Saral
Grand, which Ia believed to be nom dt
plume, and 1t Ia something Of coincidence
that only two or three years ago both o
these wTitens were unknown and theil
manuscripts were being passed from pub
Usher to publisher to meet with the same
experience which the story of "Jane Eyre
encountered In its manuscript dress fos
nearly year before q Publisher was found
bold enough to print 1t.
A. Conan Doyle Ia now esteemed. per-
haps, the most popular of the English ro-
mancels, although he cannot be called the
greatest. Three years ago he had yet to
learn what the exquisite delight is of re-
ceiving payment in royalties from the sales
of work of fiction. Today his income is
estimated to be nearly $4,000 q year. The
manuscript OF one of his novels, 1.-The
White Company" was offered in the
United States not only to publishers of
books, but to those who buy for syndicate
dealings serials to be published chiefly IN
the Sunday newspapers. With single ex-
ception every person who had oppor-
tunity to buy this manuscript refused it.
The editor of the New York Sun, however,
having examined the story and being de-
lighted with 1t, bought it and published it
serially in the Sunday issue of his news
paper. Before many installments had been
printed Dr. Doyle had conquered in Amer
lea just as he did about the same time in
England. Now the magazine editors APP
proach him with propositions, and he has
contracts so far ahead as to occupy the next
five years.
The authoress of "The Heavenly Twins"
Notwithstanding the very striking title,
passed her manuscript around among the
English publishers until it became SO
thumbworn and illegibls that she was
obliged to have It recopied. But she perse-
vered and last winter found publisher
who, with some hesitation, accepted the
novel, and who is now reaping rich reward
forhis daring. 1.-THE Heavenly Twins is
compared with Mrs Humphry Wards
novel, THE History Of David Grieve," as a
work Of high literary talent, and 1.-The
Heavenly Twins" themselves are regarded
as quite as unique and fascinating crear
tions as were those children whom John
Habberton created and presented to the
world under the title of ''Helen's Babies"
The experience of DIR. Doyle and Nine.
Grand is, however, not an unusual one, and
it seems to be almost a law in the develop
ment Of great literary success that manu-
scripts which, when they appear in cold
type, have attracted the attention of the
literary world should be at first refused by
publisher after publisher who could per-
h,,n.
ION himself offered the manuscript of
'Helen's Babies" to number Of New York
publishers whose readers confessed to the
numor Of the story in every instance, but
advised against its publication on the
ground that there would be no market for
it. 1t was only when q Boston publisher,
rather against his own Judgment, consented
to undertake it that 'Helens Babies be-
came the literary event Of a summer some
20 years ago and reached sale of nearly
200, 900 copies.
Mark Twain went about with the manu-
script Of The Innocents Abroad" under
his arm, giving almost every publisher in
New York an opportunity to reap the rich
pecuniary profits which were then concealed
within this manuscript, and it was not un-
til in something of despair he offered it to
cepted, and even then against the advice of
a majority of the directors Of that corpora
ton 1t has paid Mark Twain over $780,
600, and after the first rush had passed
away there followed steady sale for it |
which netted him some $50 week.
A year ago MIR. James L. Ford, who has
since gained some repute as writer of hui
tales, received back from a pub
pa, hoY sy>+ >f
1t was the eighth refusal of the story. Mr., |
Ford determined to make one more effort |
and placed the manuscript before another
publisher, who accepted it. The story was
published and has had the largest sale of !
any story for boys published within the
past 10 years.
Mr.. Howe, the author of ''The Story of a
Country Town. being in despair because
IT his experience with publishers, put it
nto type in his own printing Office after
he daily work OF issuing his paper had
een done, and in this dress the story re-
nalned unnoticed for more than two years
nd would probably be unknown to this
ay had not Mr.. William d. Howells
icked up copy of it by chance in sec
ndhand bookstore, and being delighted
nth it praised it in The Atlantic Monthly.
n a day Mr. Howe found himself famous,
nd his other stories, although not compar-
az with that for merit, have been gladly
ccepted by the publishers.
"Ben-Hur" was only accepted after nro
onged negotiations and for two years after
was published WAS unrecoonized. 1t was
lot until President Garfield had publicly
md enthusiastically praised the work that
he attention of the public was called to it,
nd it is fact that this novel, which has
eturned to It's author the largest pecuuiary
ewards received by any writer for q single
work III the present generation excepting
Mark Twain and Mrs. Stowe, was for two
cars covered with the dust Of neglect in
he booksellers stores.
Some of Hawthorne's stories went beg
sing, and Thackeray could not find a pub
Usher for Vanity Fair" until he had prom
sed to risk some of his own hard earnings,
md Rudyard kipling's stories were de
lined by an American publisher who aft.
rWard printed them without Kiping's
onsent from an English publication of
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