The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-26
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DR.. Escnwein Finds That Author
With Flowing Necktie Has
Gone Like the Indian.
DISCUSSES LITERARY WORK
Former Editor of Lippincotts
Regards Poe as Greatest
Short-Story Writer.

Tho day OF the long writer
with his loosely fitting clothes and
flowing nccktie and supercritical view
of life, is passed" said Or. J. Berg
Escnwcin. former editor OF 1.ippincotts
Magazine, yesterday afternoon In an
interview ot impersonal strain. The
writer OF to-day. tho successful writer"
no added, rs n man OF the world. q
trained man of affairs. one who knows
and is able to write of human men and
women. lie dresses as you ana l. and
he Is just as human as you and J. and
nc writes Of what he knows and feels
and understands. | Was At the Frank
lin Inn club Of Philadelphia, the other
DAY. ana three wcre gathered there
many men of mark in the literary
men of "a personal touch and interest
ana there was absent entirely that
touch Of cl.arlatanry characteristic Of
some the older school"
Or. r:senwcin illustrated his point
by reference To George bernard shaw
who. n" said. was not the charlatan
often uses the charlatans IN .thods
.'lie uses these methods" said DE-
ts"nwoin. only tho better TO bring
out and emphasize what he has TO saw.
lie is very human. and he is sincere. in
TACT he is very charitable man in
private lie. is deeply religious and is
Nery ropuiar among tho people who
Nno" him. and does a great deal OF
Gharity work that the world never
Newspaper English Good.
Or. I:scnwein ranged over manv sub
Iects III a general way during tho
course OF the talk, but touched with
emphasis on newspaper work ana
WfitihS. II consider newspaper train
ing Tor the man who would enter the
h heia OF literature as, the hes, TO he
touch with life and conditions. and If
nc mas the ability TO write at all the
nneWspaper work will bring il out
nc remarkably good when II IS rcnen-
nercd with what great rapidity tho
u ,mdy Stories, are written. And more
man inns. newspaper work teaches the
writer power. 1t teaches ono to say
something IN few words. to bring out
Il iGrcibic message In paragraph. In
my long experience as an editor have
rcad thousands of words about one
message that might have been said In
4 q, M MoIen: Bcauty OF language is not
so say and to be able To say il we'll
me polish VIII come afterwards"
In RICHMOND Dr. Esenwein could
hardly talk long enough without max
ing some reference to Poe. whom he
considers TO he tho greatest of the
snort story writer's. He had lately. he
Siid. read the manuscript of a short
work on the life Of Poe by Il compare
uNelN unknown Richmond author, and
ne ~, was much pleased with II In that
the author said that the faults OF Poe
had been greatly cNaEgerntcd
:, DR.. Escnwein said that Poe was no,
the drunkard that so many OF his
hiogra piers had thought him. and that
the truth was that one glass would
G t. turn him. ~ writer should be
Judged 10y his productivity," said DR.
l:Scnwcin, mot by the faults and vices
OF his temperament" And in this CON
nection he said that temperament was
not necessarily indicative of genius, or
even Of ability.
Praises Henry Harrison.
l)r. ltscnwcin has been TO Richmond
OH several occasions. and has Il com
paratlNely wide acquaintance here He
knows we'll the Richmond writer's who
nave arrived. and was warm in his
praise OF the work Of Henry Sydnor
Harrison.
Dr; Escnwein is n guest at tho home
o. MISS Mary Coles Darlington. 1920
Grove Avenue. where last night he de-
lINered TO large gathering Of lit
GGrary folk u talk on the short story
lie viii speak there again tonight
Having severed his connection with
i.lrpincotts Magazine and resigned ms
literary adviser to the J. - Lippincott
company in its book publishing bust.
ness. DR.. Esenwcin is now finishing the
rItcrs library a complete series
OF practical books dealing with tho art
ana craft OF authorship. published for
tne use OF beginners and also for those
VINO have already arrived.