SUCCESSFUL LITERARY NAMES.

Patea Mail, 8 March 1882, Page 3

SUCCESSFUL LITERARY NAMES.

Clemens the humorist (better known as Mark Twain), has done better than any man of his turn of labor. He has been 15 years before the public, and during that time has become rich enough to live off bis income. His property in Hartford is worth more than 80,000dols. Mrs. Stowe has made more by her pen than any other American woman, and has probably cleared 100,000dols. This may seem like a large sum, but when it is spread through a quarter of a century it is not such au immense sum as it first appears to be. Marian Harland (Mrs Terhune) who has written industriously for 20 years, has probably made 30,000d01s by a dozen novels. Her cook book has also been very profitable. Mary J. Holmes has been also highly snccessful. Gail Hamilton (Miss Hodge) enjoyed a good sale of her books during her early days of authorship, but her vanity got the better of her judgment, and she quarreled with her publishers. Her next book was devoted to the quarrel, and at once impaired her popularity. She now has a corner in the papers, but will never do much in books again. Walworth, who was shot by his son, never made much out of his books, and they were, in fact too inferior to sell without extraordinary puffing. Josh Billings (Shaw) has found unusual popularity. He is witty and says many wise as well as funny things. It seems a pity that such a clever fellow should be obliged to borrow the jokes of poor Arteraus Ward and print them as original, but such is one of the weaknesses of funny fellows. Carleton has paid Shaw 30,000d015. for his almanack, which has been issued for 10 years or more.