The Bread - Winners, First Appearance, Complete in Six Parts, from Century Magazine

Hay, John

Published by The Century Company, NY, 1883

About this Item

97pp extract, printed in double columns, salvaged from damaged issues of The Century Magazine, Volume XXVI, Nos. 4 - 6, August / September / October, 1883, and Volume XXVII, Nos. 1 - 3, November / December, 1883, and January, 1884. The original appearance of this only-novel by Abraham Lincoln's personal secretary. Harper & Brother's would publish the title in 1884. See BAL 7762. Included is a single leaf from the Open Letters section, November issue, which reprints a letter to the editor from a reader, Edward J. Shriver, who challenges the overall tone of the novel regarding its depiction of trade unions -- which is decidedly unfavorable --, and a rebuttal from the author in which he strongly re-states his position, and an additional 3-pages from the Open Letters section in the Century issue of March, 1884, in which the author addresses various negative critical comments received specific to the novel. Housed in protective mylar report cover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Bread - Winners, First Appearance, Complete in Six Parts, from Century Magazine
• Publisher: The Century Company, NY
• Publication Date: 1883
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: VG