The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-28
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r,.-, all IN al. The spring hook .~s-'n
80 r.s n~arne ~ clo-s has h-~u q
-.sh ono whs,h-s any - tho large
-,f,tu, - t-r,k- sdl prove ~ have prrrna-
20, v,Ii~ only time csn tel
u..t i,a h.-,k. arr puhli.hs-i nv The
-,.,.ibI. ant r~pu,stl~ frns, ~ which
w,r. han go are fiction This y an un-
s.Y.|y l,rg~ show ING Tor . sprins -.s-nn
y, ono hook - the bit gives lndiraihon
n.,ns --nSathonally popular Nors
ta..i hv 'h. standard ~et by -h'n Hur'
N..n kngh'hnod Vas IN tlowcr. Rich
,-t ,.rvrl' To Have and 20 Hold. ard
,,, other. ~hich caught the public fancy
o.. extent 10 uors than = quarter ~ a
..t,p cauis- Al IN. present writing u
.e.m. roubtfll whether any oi the r's'-nt
,,,,.. will reach \ genuine sale OF much
moi. than i0UD copies.
IN thr other hand. there are several which
have already son. well beyond 5000, prob
,hy , dozen more which have "scss,d"d
,ohvi,usly will cyceed 2s,000, and q small
,nnr q the TO- class.
In IN. Light 81 the great sale- constantly
h.d 40 to public notice. a sale OF "p
cop,e- q 4 novel seems - small ~ Almost
~ ,ntcate failur" In the popular mind.
Low far ,hia IL from the truth may be m
,srr,-d from this fact that two Of tho most
,aIked about novels Of the SEASON books
..irh arr we'll up on tho best selling lists
q the country ia general have sold re-
s-~tiyelv II $40 and II 500 copies.
R,,h 81 them are exploited az -succcs~ss.
nd M. critics and the public know how
small, comparatively. the sale has been
'hc~e books ~ou'o % 'sss'''" ~"
ur~, or it'll" short oil u.
A. a matter OF tsc'' q 300 ~. 80
mure than ioOo copies or'ns, Wy
fair return 10 nom author w puH
II IL the oonaderable ou'Pu, u. 'n'e- :.
crave sellers maj mas "a"" "' P"0"'
season a satisfactory one
1,,l.. ,snd IN rspe,t themselves in the
book world Every nov ana ssanh 49,
70 striking run on so"e ""'" " P""
on the boob covers.
Some seasons hack the name ,Hn
vas prevalent n has not "ho"y osAP-
pear~d vet. Al another VINE p'ePn.
tional phrases nsureh eA''"'.,' 80
largely TO kipungs influence ana '''es
hegianing with m Az n.y. &C. sers
common. Biblical quotations ana r"ie'-
~ - A'h 'hf'AH
canc into fashion. and there were many
minor fsds
THIS spring the colors return; chiefly Of
a sanguinary hue. There are The Red
Anvil Red Saunder,- Scarlet and
Hvs-op.' The Crimson Wing and Tho
Blu. R,dse ~ Courage, : which 10. Of course.
a deviation from the red. Among other
oolors t~itularlv exploited are The Yellow
nj A
4 rather unusual word, in a literary
.en-o. that has made a triple appearance
- trail. in The Blazed Trail To the
End & tho TRAIL and Openings in the
ud Trail The characteristic feature ~
ms seasons titles. however. is the num-
bar II those which are taken from the
name Of the novels heroine
-
That engaging form OF h'efa'ure which
depends upon the personal touch TN
IN" lang rn-e, TOT ns success mas eH-
tended from the iarge r''"S over me u
nv n large. New Workers. have long been
familiar with the suave agent who calls
aHi avs:
We are about 10 publish q verv elegant
socinl history ~ the city, in which We will
gladly include your portrait and biography
t'you will -uh-rrfb" for ono COPY AZ sioo
THIS ,yT" ~ agent has turned up In Mioh-
,san, ~h"r" he has been selling largely .
biography 81 N" prominent lumberrnen
e the region Illustrated win photographs
for so a copy There was evidence. how
over. a. rHocni meeting OF The hent county
Sci-n'ihr institute hat the glamour 81
seeing M" picfur" ana biography IN Q
took has rather worn on