The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-23
GROWTH OF HHB SHORT STORY
HENRY M.ALDEN TALKSOFTHAP
FEATURE 90 LIFRRATURE.

Magazines No~ Lanle TAesr aestala.
Henry Mnis Alden. Who from his editors
study In the Offices Of Harpsy's Magazine
has watched the growth OF American
lettens for forty-One years. talked yesisr-
day In Sen reporter a. an analyst and
historien.
Mr.. Alden confined himself Co a dis
cussiOn Ut the novel aud the short storss
only. Particularly he dWelt uPoa the
short story
lie said at the outset that u vas dilsculs
tn Determine whether the rise IN the aTt
ot writing the short story and the IN
crease in lie popularity had come from
popular demand OF through evolu, ION Of
and Inspiration IN the spirit Of the short
story itself. Environment was pcrhape
the master influence which brought about
the perfection Of the short story. and Il
was the peculiar environment of the
American writer which made this form
first broaden and develop from the con-
ventional lines % the first half OF the
ninsteeuth century To what h 10 to-day.
The environment pushed the short story
a. an accepted form Of literary expression
ahead on this side Of the Atlantic before
Europe couli hs weaned from the spoil
~ the long novel
Shn"Hi 49, mat u was the provincial
"'"ha'h l"''iHrn'es inherent IN each
~ w" """'hs sections OF Amer'ra that
W. "et"rnh'd ihe mould ~ the short
sou IS VIC KNOW " to-day. said Mr..
N'u-"' ms Notwithstanding the earlier
a'n n"'eN"r'nv eHampSes ~ Poe and OF
',"w'""rn" r"e d'd not imoibe one he
:" 10" 'nn""n"e ~ his environment. his
Ner" ""'u %ut "' tne IMAGINATION
""" s"eer mte'lecfuai acuteness He
""R.' nav 's'-n = rreecnmAn instead OF
=" N''r''~h :" Tar a. Atmosphere drawn
~" w" GROUND appeared IN MS works
W. SIZES p'e"s-i because they aroused
"' y" pA'' an" IN paTt nteieetnaI
"Au'h"rn~ tns case was much
w." sN"" "" did not write ~ the New
S'@" :" h'- nav nor haVor hie novels
az" -hor' ""reS Nth any II this pro-
VIVA hh"nA'Ic salt that ] have alluded
wv 'he "Ser'1se ~ hrs strong irnAgi-
u'''" y" I~'''''ed ms hooks and drew h's
scenes from i.Asf are
''~' WIN these two such wrtters
O'E 'S""r' Paddock and bret
n"'e' WI" d'~N npon the rich atrnos-
NV 'SI~ ~ si"Tr Nr~t Harte's earher
stories all are typical of this infu~Do>
which hrlevs characterised thu ,,h.n~.
i'm tbs. form ,,s ,h., -, .,-L -
So. "a. -, eno Io@-
IL. 10 sn ."' 'h~ n~uer' Atsr
nAk'e vent 70 iondon h. lost the sense %
appreciation for external features Of an
vironment. In tbs. ,.Iom,nx v~.r. ~ ~.
La, ,,~n,,,vw 9,-..-s. - =,
NJ, hy,r,o-,,,. -L-.r,'..- -Ia~I - 80 %
,,.,,L. - :, - ~" Nnich were totaiiy
Mr.. Adm said that n ,radi,ion.I .-,.
na,a ,,f an. ;,,r.,-,.nO. - -....-I 49,
"a - a,.I., :, ""Aou
ct~e' that the magazine
uno~r ms cnArge should give scant sftsn-
ton 60 the short story. even whils carry /
ing two or more serials n, /. ,,,,. 40 -
snd ~ an. ,n.,.,i,,,.,, -, - -,
-. -" "-"Hy tne
s"T' s,o'y ~ I<NhhSr American prod .
u"t had a world VIDE acceptance and Nv |
many Il was considered 20 10 a form If
arr FAR IN advance If the a,r,r;,,.., -, 4
-, $50, a.. -, 81 ""N-''
-, - Invention
80" 'D'N n,u~ "'T-' "' 'h" snort Story
~ rival ~ the novel IN popular interest
1'hs. r1Ils. uf Harr.-r'. sao ,y,s. NOS, :.
that b,it ops. serial .hau -,,, :, -.
=, a., ,..-.,.... "'"'
" ' "'' '''- has thrown
open TiaGe~ ~ Space 70 tbs. short story
:. Oh. short stones m .,..,,, -,
with more room offered th.rs h.. h.,..,,
a remark arb. iDeraasa ~ 80. ,,,,,.,., -
-hort -,ovia. vrittep -.,J NJ o.,
Recognition II th.. -hort -toy,, a.. = -
form ~ tho. creative art ranoo, rs,, p.
zain-sid
-Tb. short story a. :, sx,s,,.t ar. ,...-.
ayn v IN A Few br;II,an, ..,c.,,i",s -s.,t
nj u,st,f,, the award,ng - ,,,,,L yo.iI.'
an a Uagaz,Da R.1ore g.ras.. 49,
.,ar,ed there waS an ap,,r.I,, are.
k,Dd ~ shor, story "A ritt,.,, r.. '.,....
"a he-t rsprcaer,s,d r,erbans by T
Ar,bur and frr ~. M, -. ~ :. -.
,,,1,s ,b. stnr;s. ,!,,5a,,es u o'Ileh
',-r,..d ~. ,,,nve,,,n,,i go. "SVI ~.
-, ~ th.t da,, 81 .,,,-,o,p y, -ilnrt
-. W '''"A""C
Anony the really stro,y.- ,,.....- -,
-h,yt story w.ra t6ose xr;t,.- ID, a., "
Ei;,.b.,h S,cdd.rd a., ,. ~ ~
V,,,,,'. - a. -t.,,..I ard s..,..,."i = ~
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