In a new century

by Edward Sandford Martin

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377 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

Edward S. Martin was born in 1856 on his grand-uncle Enos T. Throop's estate "Willowbrook" near Auburn, New York. His mother, Cornelia Williams Martin, was a prominent social activist in Auburn. The youngest son in his parents' large and socially prominent family, Edward S. Martin in 1877 graduated with a bachelor's degree from Harvard University, where in 1876 he was one of the founders of the Harvard Lampoon.

In 1883 he became the first literary editor of Life Magazine (a satire magazine that preceded the pictorial magazine of the same name); from 1887 to 1933 he was the chief editorial writer. From 1920 to 1935 he wrote the column "Easy Chair" for Harper's Magazine.

In 1884 he was admitted to the bar at Rochester, New York. From 1885 to 1893 he was Assistant Editor for the Rochester Union and Advertiser. In 1896 he moved with his family to New York City. In 1886, he married.

He died in 1939. Wikipedia.