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Views and Reviews in American Literature, History and Fiction
Excerpt from Views and Reviews in American Literature, History and Fiction
In 1847 he wrote my income from Literature which in 1835 was $6000 per annum, is scarce $1500 now, owing to the operation of cheap reprints which pay publishers 8c printers profits only 8c yield the author little or nothing. 41 The situa tion was made unmistakably plain in a letter which Simms re ceived from his publishers, Lea and Blanchard, in December.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
In 1847 he wrote my income from Literature which in 1835 was $6000 per annum, is scarce $1500 now, owing to the operation of cheap reprints which pay publishers 8c printers profits only 8c yield the author little or nothing. 41 The situa tion was made unmistakably plain in a letter which Simms re ceived from his publishers, Lea and Blanchard, in December.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
341 pages, Paperback
First published January 4, 2010
About the author
William Gilmore Simms
747 books15 followersWilliam Gilmore Simms (April 17, 1806 – June 11, 1870) was a poet, novelist and historian from the American South whose novels achieved great prominence during the 19th century, with Edgar Allan Poe pronouncing him the best novelist America had ever produced. In recent decades, though, Simms' novels have fallen out of favor, although he is still known among literary scholars as a major force in antebellum Southern literature. He is also remembered for his strong support of slavery and for his opposition to Uncle Tom's Cabin, in response to which he wrote reviews and a novel.
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May 27, 2021
A fine exemplar of the style of literate criticism in the middle of the 19th century.
It’s too breezy and too pretentiously idealistic for my taste.
Read more of my book reviews and poems here:
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It’s too breezy and too pretentiously idealistic for my taste.
Read more of my book reviews and poems here:
www.richard subber.com
Displaying 1 of 1 review