New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

last. The editor of THE Boys Firs,-Rate Lii
You publish a great many boys books" said.
Mr. Bubb looked as though he knew it, Yes"
he said. I'VE have several large iorarses in hand
Here some of our Boys First-Isate Library.
1t Is penny series and IS our most popuio
ever? DO boys really stili revel in stories like
this one. say. Of Don Diablo. the Planter Cor
sair, Denver Doll, the Detective Queen?
oh. dear. yes: they revel in them. But we
cannot print such large editions OF these
books formerly. That is not 50 much because
the demand for such reading has fallen off. but
because we are Obliged TO be continually prodGc-
ing new stories which when they begin to com
pete with each other lower the average demand
for single stoI.es We used to print editions OF
stories, OF which there many. but
print only forty or hf:y thousand copies of any
And do you have to reprint
Well We might do so IN many cases But our
run out great many of our stories do run
out of print but we supply their places with new
ones
And at what rate you producing these
penny.penny shockers. Mr.. Bubb?"
Well. we publish eight at a time: We publish
eight stories about every six weeks. Here are
eight new ones issuing TO the shops
are old Weasel Top: Sandy Andy's Life
Run The Land of Pirates The Sierra Shad-
ow.. 'Powell's Pard; or. the one Armed Giant"
"Who writes these stories?"
well. many OF them come from America
writers. One who is very useful to us. IS a
barrister. MT HarCourt Burradge. too. is very
stories"
And the covers. Mr. Blbb who turns on; these
They are the work Of artist. and we know
Of no other man who 1derstands the work so
WELL
He must produce pictures which will make
boys fiatten their noses against shop window
panes?"
That is the test. doubt"
Il see Now tell me. what is the prevailing
taste just now among boys? What kind Of thrill
does it pay YOU best 10 transmit to them II
have PERHAPS not heard OF him. but he yies with
even Deadwood Dick and Buffalo Bin in popular
an inventor who out-Vernes Jules Verne. All
the Reade stories open at Readestown. where
with the aid of n staff OF scientists. he invents
extraordinary vehicles and then mans tam.
equips them with pneumatic dynamite stun-
his own invention-and goes off some SSpe-
dition. For instance. he builds an electric air
monds which is in the heart OF Brazil. but * 50
beset with perils from savages. pythons and
known to be literally strewn with diamonds in
the rough. Here is the description of the start
OF the air-canoe from the factory yard:
"A sort OF ovation was given the young in
ventor in honor OF his departure. The band
played salutes were fired and cheers given.
"'B Barney and Poup were already aboard the
air-canoe Barney was in The pilot -house With
telescopes in motion. He waited only for the
signal.
crowd. and stepped over the rail lie motioned
to Barney. Down went the lever there was
scopes the airship tremblcd for an instant. and
then leaped into space \ mad yell went up from
the crowd, cannons doomed. and Frank Reade.
jr., fired dynamite projectile frcm his gun.
which exploded in midair. Then the electric air
caroe set course to the southwark and half an
hour later Readestown had entirely disappeared
from view. The great journey was begun. The
ar-canoe sailing like Il bird through the
air.
And the boys like that"
Like ii, l have letters from boys every week
conCratulating me or asking questions. They are
just now much interested in story which is con
cerned with New Electrical Terror called the
Thunderer. which Frank Reade to
rescue n beautiful girl from the hands Of Mardo
Turgi. a Tartar brigand. Well you can guess
boys like il. open it anywhere. Here is a fight
going
But all avail. The voyasers with their
Winchesters kept n fuslade and Frank once
W able to sight the electric gun. y dynamite
projecte piled the Tartars up in heap. and
then Frank essayed new tactics
- He let the Thunderer forge ahead at light
ming speed.
Through the ranks OF the foe il its way
with irresistible force
They might we'll have tried to hold
cyclone.
"'Clear OF the gang, Frank let the Thunderer
ahead for three hundred yards. Then he
sent "a projectile back from the pnt umatic gun.
1t created havoc in the ranks of the Tartars. and
they fled into the darkness. cowed and whipped.
- The battle was Won "
How many copies of cheap books of adventure
do issue in year,"