Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29

- p.,lsv,s Winter Evening Tales; In
1880 "Parley's Juvenile Tales, ana
Parley's Asia, Africa, and SUM- MOOD,
and Stars. From 1928 10 1897 ne gave
himself M wholly TO authorship. gene
rally writing fourteen hours DAY.
HE EMPLOYED PERSONS. :,
Tn his larger publications he employed
roysons 20 block out work for him. This
was read 10 him, and he put it into style,
generally writing by dictation' his WHO
being his amanuensis.
In this way, doubtless. his literary
friends may have assisted him. but he
arranged the materials obtained from
them, put them together IN his own
pleasing style, and was the author OF
ten Peter Farley books. =,
He say, that he was the author and
editor of about 40 volumes, and OF
these 7,O00,0 900 have been sold. Alas
Where are they now? Vanished for,
ever Mr.. Goodrich had prosentlment
of their fate when he wrote to friend
"You need not whisper it to the public,
at least until ] am gone but | know
better than any one can tell me that
there IL nothing in this long catalogue
that will give me prominent place IN
literature. A few things may struggle
upon the surface for time, but, like the
last leaves Of tree in autumn. forced
ut last 10 quit their hold and cast into
the stream-even these will disappear
and my name and all / have done Will
be forgotten. H. -. W.
There is extant, though we cannot
now put orr hands upon it, letter from
Hawthorne, written whilst he was en-
ployed by Goodrich, showing that Peter
Parley's history was chiefly the work OF
his tHawthorne's) hand.
The American CycIopedia Of Biogra-
ply. article Nathaniel Hawthorne, has
the following:
Meanwhile. in 1896. Nr. Goodrich, Who owl
IDENTIFY recognized tho promise OF the Young au-
thor, engaged him ~ a salary Il $500 ~ which
he received but uftlel 70 eiit the Amerrm
Ma1e-ineof f-scf,d and Ea'erfantsg Raoe ed1f,
a work that belonged 20 tle Berwick Publishing
Company. Of which Goodrich was manager.
Hawthorne also compiled for the company
Universal History, from which spFans tho
famous works of Peter Farley, and for which be
received 800.
In Moncurc Conway's life Of Haw-
thorne the following appears
Hawthorne resumed his WORK with that pub
Usher Goodrich. and presently, suil assisted
by big sister, wrote Peter Parleys Universal
History"
Alhbone, in his list of works Of which
Goodrich peter Parley) was the author
and editor, gives under the sub-head
" Parley's Historical Compends this
note by Goodrich. SIN the pr'pdro-
ton Of some Of Hcse / hat h'e assist
ancc Of y. H1~tLornc, d. .. SIR
gcait amt oH,rs.'
Tho "Historical Compends' en-
braces
Peter Parley's History on the Basis Of
Geography. Two volumes. 1881
Peter Parleys Common-school His
tory. One volume 1881
Parley's First, Second, and Third
Books Of History.
Tarleys History of the United States,
Paris and United states. 1893.
1t is d well-known fact that while
Goodrich was man of considerable
culture, 1t was his custom 10 employ
gifted young writers, pay them small
salaries, work them iniustrially, and
then use their productions IA Peter
Parley's. Whore no gave them any
credit ut all it was sparingly done. and
some lie refused to give the least credit
to, and several OF these publicly de-
nounccd him IN consequence.
Perhaps the eminence to which Haw-
thorno and Sergeant rose after they left
his service made it agreeable aud profit
able for him to say that they had "as-
sisted him.