Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-13
OUR LITERATURE IN A BAD WAY
Henry Holt Says Periodicals Arc
Sending II to the Dogs.
New York Publisher Lancut. the En-
ploitation Of Authors Names nnd
Accuses Government Of tnduIy
Fn,oring Periodicals.

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with Henry Holt, the distinguished New
York publisher whose summer residence
is in Burlington. Mr.. Holt iamcnts the
| exploitation Of authors names and az
cuses the government OF undulv favorirg
the magazines 10y lower postal rates. lie
says
Every one agrees that Our literature
is in bad way Tho periodicals ar
sending it TO the dogs. And this dcseu-
Grafton must be largely attributed to
the exploitation Of names, with its re-
sultant condition Of overworting the an
thors who have names
Authors get more money for the So
| rial rights to their WORK than for the
hook rights. Aud so, instead Of dom.
their biggest and finest work, they in
troducc into their novels climaxes every
SO often, for purposes Of publication IN
installments. That is probably the rca-
son why they run short OF clmavcs be-
fore the end, where the hest climax Ought
to be-
Whatever an anthcr's ability may be.
lie can be q novelty for only Il eror,
time. And very few Of tho popular nov
elists later develop increased capacitv.
to Offset, for periodical publication pur-
poses, the passing OF thcir novelty.
Their books may increase IN circuia
ton very considerably, while their avail
ability as novelties Of course dimnislcy.
Just as soon as - new author makes a
success tho periodicals are after him.
like women after a now fashion.
AUTHORS ARE ONERWORKED
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