BENNETT (Arnold, 1867-1931, Poet and Novelist)

Brief Autograph Note Signed "E A Bennett" to C. Metcalf of the Author's Syndicate, "Thomas Baines. Proofs received", on a card headed "Woman", 2 sides postcard, St Dunstan's Chambers, Fleet Street, 25th April

In 1889 Bennett won a literary competition run by the magazine Tit-Bits and was encouraged to take up journalism full-time. In 1894 he became assistant editor of the magazine Woman. He noticed that the material offered by a syndicate to the magazine was not very good, so he wrote a serial that was bought by the syndicate for 75 pounds (equivalent to over £10,000). He then wrote another. This became The Grand Babylon Hotel. Just over four years later his novel A Man from the North was published to critical acclaim and he became editor of the magazine. In 1900 Bennett gave up the editorship and dedicated himself to writing full-time.

Item Date:  1900

Stock No:  39860      £125

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