David Christie Murray

The Making Of A Novelist (eBook, ePUB)

An Experiment In Autobiography

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Making Of A Novelist is an autobiography by David Christie Murray. Murray was an English journalist, who also wrote fiction. Excerpt: "I wrote three small-type columns-three columns of leaded minion-about that execution, describing everything I had seen with a studied minuteness. Dawson was nervous about the whole affair, and, whilst the copy was yet in the hands of the printer, asked two or three times what had been done with the theme. He was kept at bay by the subeditor, who scented a sensation, and was afraid that the editor-in-chief might cut the copy to pieces. Dawson was purposely kept waiting for proofs so long that at last he went home without seeing them; and he often spoke to me afterwards of the rage and anguish he felt when he opened the paper at his breakfast-table and found that great mass of space devoted to the report of an execution. He began, so he told me, by reading the last paragraph first; then he read the paragraph preceding it; and next, beginning resolutely at the beginning, found himself compelled to read the whole ghastly narrative clean through. The machine was at work all day to supply the local demand for this particular horror, and Mr. George Augustus Sala wrote specially to ask who was the author of the narrative. I began to think my fortune made."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Good Press
• Seitenzahl: 201
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4064066193584
• Artikelnr.: 58595569

Autorenporträt

British author David Christie Murray was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England's High Street on April 7, 1847. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he wrote a large number of plays, short stories, and novels. He was well-known for his prolific literary career. Murray started out in journalism, contributing to a number of journals and newspapers. Later, he switched to fiction writing and became well-known for his socially conscious and realistic depictions of Victorian society. His writings txtered a broad range of topics, such as interpersonal dynamics, human psychology, and social challenges. Murray is most known for his writings "A Life's Atonement," "The Way of the World," and "Despair's Last Journey." Both readers and critics praised his books and stories, which helped him build a devoted following at the time. Even though Murray was a successful writer, he struggled with money issues all of his life. His health problems and drunkenness hindered his productivity and general well-being. Still, he wrote and published till the end of his life.