The Washington herald., 1908-01-19
INCOMES OF AUTHORS
Kipling Draws Down $4,000
Annually iii Royalties.
BIG MONEY FOR NOTED BOOKS
'Uncle Toms Cabin Brought 100000
10 Mrs. stowe, and 10000 Copies
Copies of "QuO VRdis'' Have Been
Printed-"BIockheR as Writers.

Printed-"BIockheR as Writers.
Some interesting facts concerning the
royalties received by authors, editions Of
popular books. and the works Of writer's
in general have been assembled by Rev.
a. G. Detch, late chaplain Of the Indiana
Soldiers Home, who is one Of the most
assduous book worms in the country.
All the time that he can spare from his
ministerial duties he devotes to books
good books-and in the last few years he
has read and studied several thousand
volumes For his own amusement he be-
gan compiling the facts presented here
with and then became so interested IN
this aspect Of literary work that he CON
tinued the research until the following
results were obtained:
Fanny Fern, receiving 50 each week
from two different publishers, was offered
81. 900 for all her sketches in book form
This offer from another publisher was
the means Of securing her $4,000 royalties
during the next two years.
"JncIe Toms Cabin" RemunerRtive.
Beecher received $4,000 royalty for
Norwood" Mrs. Stowe got $4,000 for
Uncle Toms Cabin" 10000 copies were
sold in a day. 10000 a year. and soon
10000 copies were sold. The book was
dramatized In twenty different forms.
Thomas Moore received $4,000 for three
years work hannah More received So
900 for Caleb in Search of a Wife, s15.-
Ooo for Opinions Of Manners" $4,000
for Percy" Her Modern Education"
was put through twenty editions and the
total royalties during her life were
$I5oO0.
Motley received $4,000 for his copyright
history. Presc0tts annual income was
5000 per annum. Dr Holland was paid
1000 FOR his 'MaHse." $500 for Kat
rina." $1,000 for Bitter Sweet"
Scribners paid Bret Harte $3.50 for an
Episode Of FiddIetowu' and $4,000 for
Gabriel C0urOy' Irving received $3.50.
coo in royalties Sir Walter Scott had a
5000 issue OF '2farmion" and realized
$4,000 and a total Of half million in
royalties.
Forty thousand volumes Of the Life Of
J. . Adams We're sent out by Seward
as author Seward also received $4,000
royalty for his Travels Around the
World One hundred and hfty thousand
copies were sent out Of Jean Ingelow s.
works. Tennvson received annually in
royalty $4,000 and sometimes &20 a line
for poem
$4,000 Paid for "RomoIa."
The Nineteenth Century gave 1850 for
the Ballad Of Revenge" Robert Bonner
gave $500 for the May Queen" The
publishers Of the Couhnl Magazine paid
George Eliot S75.000 for "RomoIa." one
hundred and ffty thousand dollars was
given FOR "MiddIemarch." Harpers pay
ing $4,000 FOR the American right. Ma
caulay was given S2op for his History
If England" Victor Hugo was paid
$4,000 for les MiseTables." Eugene Size
left an estate Of 100000 Fifty thousand
Of Goodrich histories are published an
nually. More than 100000 PaFley books
have been sold More than 10000 Of
Stephens Histories Of the Late War"
have been issued.
Kipliug annual royalty returns are
$1,000; Nr,1J5 copies Of "Lothair' by Dis
raeli. have been sold; 69D1 copies Of
General Sherman" by Seward have
been sent out More than 10000 Of Mis-
ceIlanies," by Macaulay, have been edit
eG a volume Of SeiukieWicz' "OuO
Nadis.' has seen an issue OF more than
100000. Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson has
realized 10000 In royalty on her books
during the last eight years
Vanity Fair" was refused by All pub
fishers and was finally put forth by its
author Coleridge refused an offer equal
TO $4,000 per annum, but decided 20 re-
main at home. Agassiz refused $500
night rather than hinder his progress in
natural history. Spurgeon refused $1,000
a night or a total of $0100 for fifty
nights. and remained at home.
Success of Rejected story.
David Harum'' was rejected by sew
eral publishers, but finally was success
fuL Mrs Wigs was also objected to
by one publisher and won with the next
Bishop Butler worked twenty years on
his Analogy" and was ready 20 burn IL
Montesque labored twenty-five years
writing his Esprit de Louis" Wesley.
Scott and Spurgeon were called block
heads when young but later they blocked
other heads wiser than they. Won Moltke
was siXty-fOur years old before he had
chance to change the map of Europe.
HavelOck was siXty-twO when he march
ed to Lucknow. FaTragut was sixty-four
when he pushed through Mobile Bay
Bancroft spent twenty-six years on his
History OF the United States" Webster
weaved thirty-six years into his dictiOn-
airy. Gibb0n planted twenty years in his
decline and the Fan OF Rome"