The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03
GOLDEN OFFER,
A Generous Boston PablIsIper's EneewavS
ment Of Literature.

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ment o. Literature.
To TRE EpIToS OF TEE svn-sirf When,
ever the warmth Of human gensrositY falis
on the old earth II is unNise TO smother y.
Better let II cone forth and spinete is
course, for there Il not too much o. ~ these
busy daYs. Il b from the Seat effLserning
that the spirit now sings;
pSAR SIR: The manuscript you were kind snough
70 subnait for examination hes been losny4ee 70 me
BY my fsAdoTS, Whosa report 10 Hne6 oAf ] eAeil ne
clad 70 odd II 10 my list. J should naks tneVolams
80 Tha proposition ] can maize Tor TIE yaehfs.
ton Of the book Ia that you adyHAcs Nloq 0aepy
when the contract IL sgnsd end otoe urea Teefips
Of q complete set Of page proofSl and reetlye r.
cent. Of the entire proceeds nom ~ aelo, toeetheI
with twenty Ave copies without oheFgp, Hus.
you viii md this odeT satisfactory, - hevp Ss~fs
every effort 70 make II mot only fair but nperel ana
! hope you will agree with me In thtuktAg ] have
done No. II there are any detaiis you would IKE
explained at greater length ] hail BE giea 70 CIV
you all the information IN my power, out " dvefye
thing L. clear, a. I have tired TO MAIN u, tebah
forward contracts tos your acceptance a. eoon -
] hear from you.
Iadmire the publisher who wrote that letter
and. Whist 10 scarce believable, he 2 neither
a relative nor any friend OF mine. 10 10 true
that II reads somewhat like IN ohering OF city
bonds, but therein lies the very tneouoiance
Of the appeal. 1t 10 4 throwing Of fear 70 the
very winds. He bids not only fair but lib
eral. Aye, too liberal, too liberal. ~ wearu
on ones respect for his stability TO see Q gen
tleman OF margins and deckle edges 60 dis"
trau Rht with the fever OF adventure that
for q mere shilling he would plunge into I'M
known seas to bring up q name dripping with
oblivion. Who says that the whirr OF ma
chinery amid belching craters Of soft coal
will drown out Americas lteratureP Never
while reckless and unsophisticated publishers
abide with usi The SCOT and CRIME OF indus
try cannot pollute these gentlemen. Ihey
are first and last for the free air OF the upper
It Is not. however, wholly praiss Of he
ity Of the letter, the very cllnging to practical
ideals, IL such that In the fernent OF edmlra-
his feet, II L. best after all TO have come
fishers understand the merit ofths condition.
II Is this very blending OF the real with the
charm. and particularly l. that the case i4 the
present instance. have heard OF writer's
who received as many as 100 copies OF their
own book from maRnsnimous publishers, but
in for so small q sum as 81 500. Twenty-Five
copies on top OF this trihlnR fee 70 something
conceived In this yorkaday age, And stu.
abundant 50 per cent. Of the entire receipts.
] know OF no occupation, except that OF selling
defunct oil wells and abandoned mineai which
can equal that Of writing. providing one comes
upon such q publisher es this,
It may not be we'll publicly to upveil the
star OF hope and so lead on q horde Of nnScent
geniuses, TO Q necessarily restricted, market.
but frankness lmpels me to give credit where
y Is due and would not Willingly stlne the
PITTsPIELp, Mass, May ?.