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'''James Knapp Reeve''' (May 19, 1856 – October 25, 1933), known as "the dean of professional literary critics",<ref name="TheDaytonHerald1933">{{cite news |title=Widely Known Author Dies at Franklin Home |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dayton-herald-obit-james-knapp-reev/135936666/ |access-date=28 November 2023 |work=The Dayton Herald |via=Newspapers.com |date=25 October 1933 |page=16}}</ref> was an American litterateur, author, textbook writer, literary critic, and publisher of [[Franklin, Ohio]].<ref name="LATimes1924">{{cite news |title=Books For Writers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/380376055/?terms=James%20Knapp%20Reeve&match=1 |access-date=28 November 2023 |work=The Los Angeles Times |via=Newspapers.com |date=3 February 1924 |page=71 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref |
'''James Knapp Reeve''' (May 19, 1856 – October 25, 1933), known as "the dean of professional literary critics",<ref name="TheDaytonHerald1933">{{cite news |title=Widely Known Author Dies at Franklin Home |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dayton-herald-obit-james-knapp-reev/135936666/ |access-date=28 November 2023 |work=The Dayton Herald |via=Newspapers.com |date=25 October 1933 |page=16}}</ref> was an American litterateur, author, textbook writer, literary critic, and publisher of [[Franklin, Ohio]].<ref name="LATimes1924">{{cite news |title=Books For Writers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/380376055/?terms=James%20Knapp%20Reeve&match=1 |access-date=28 November 2023 |work=The Los Angeles Times |via=Newspapers.com |date=3 February 1924 |page=71 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Reeve was born May 19, 1856, in [[Hancock, New York]].<ref name="Herringshaw1915" /> |
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Reeve was born May 19, 1856, in [[Hancock, New York]]. He was proprietor of ''The Editor; the Journal of Information for Literary Workers'' of Franklin, Ohio. He was also the editor or contributor to several works.<ref name="Onlinebooks">{{cite web |last1=Mark Ockerbloom |first1=John |author-link=John Mark Ockerbloom |title=James Knapp Reeve |url=https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Reeve%2C%20James%20Knapp%2C%201856%2D1933 |website=onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu |access-date=28 November 2023}}</ref> Among his novels are ''Vawder's Understudy''<ref name="Herringshaw1915">{{cite book |title=Herringshaw's American Blue-book of Biography: Prominent Americans of ... |date=1915 |publisher=American Publishers' Association |page=976 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8_oUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA976 |access-date=28 November 2023 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> and ''The Three Richard Whalens''.<ref name="Adams1904">{{cite book |last1=Adams |first1=Oscar Fay |title=A Dictionary of American Authors |date=1904 |publisher=Gale Research Company |page=311 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cIUjAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA311 |access-date=28 November 2023 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> |
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He was proprietor of ''The Editor; the Journal of Information for Literary Workers'' of Franklin, Ohio. He wrote two novels: ''Vawder's Understudy'' and ''The Three Richard Whalens''. In addition to being the editor or contributor to several additional works,<ref name="Adams1904">{{cite book |last1=Adams |first1=Oscar Fay |title=A Dictionary of American Authors |date=1904 |publisher=Gale Research Company |page=311 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cIUjAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA311 |access-date=28 November 2023 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref><ref name="Herringshaw1915">{{cite book |title=Herringshaw's American Blue-book of Biography: Prominent Americans of ... |date=1915 |publisher=American Publishers' Association |page=976 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8_oUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA976 |access-date=28 November 2023 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref><ref name="Onlinebooks">{{cite web |last1=Mark Ockerbloom |first1=John |author-link=John Mark Ockerbloom |title=James Knapp Reeve |url=https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Reeve%2C%20James%20Knapp%2C%201856%2D1933 |website=onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu |access-date=28 November 2023}}</ref> he served as a staff contributor to ''[[Harper's Weekly]]'' and was a special correspondent for ''[[Public Ledger (Philadelphia)|The Philadelphia Ledger]]'' in Europe.<ref name="TheDaytonHerald1933" /> |
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Around 1904, Reeve started in the publishing business in [[Deposit, New York]] with ''The Bohemian'' and ''The Grey Goose'', fiction monthlies. Later, he bought ''Brains'', an advertising publication, and renamed it ''The Retail Advertiser and Brains''. His company started to publish ''[[Outing (magazine)|Outing]]'', and in 1905, Reeve decided to get control of the magazine, the main offices of which were moved to Deposit. He organized the Outing Publishing Company, and Charles P. Knapp, of the banking firm of Knapp Brothers, became its president, and Reeve became secretary and general manager. The company took over the three Reeve magazines and branched out extensively in the publishing business. A large printing plant was acquired and considerable book work and job printing undertaken.<ref name="Press&SunBulletin1909">{{cite news |title=Make Application For Receiver For Outing Publishing Company |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/252510890/?terms=James%20Knapp%20Reeve&match=1 |access-date=28 November 2023 |work=Press and Sun-Bulletin |via=Newspapers.com |date=12 April 1909 |page=12 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref><ref name="ThePublishers1909">{{cite journal |title=Outing Publishing Company in Receivers' Hands |journal=The Publishers Weekly |date=1909 |volume=75 |page=1423 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yB8DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1423 |access-date=28 November 2023 |publisher=F. Leypoldt |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> |
Around 1904, Reeve started in the publishing business in [[Deposit, New York]] with ''The Bohemian'' and ''The Grey Goose'', fiction monthlies. Later, he bought ''Brains'', an advertising publication, and renamed it ''The Retail Advertiser and Brains''. His company started to publish ''[[Outing (magazine)|Outing]]'', and in 1905, Reeve decided to get control of the magazine, the main offices of which were moved to Deposit. He organized the Outing Publishing Company, and Charles P. Knapp, of the banking firm of Knapp Brothers, became its president, and Reeve became secretary and general manager. The company took over the three Reeve magazines and branched out extensively in the publishing business. A large printing plant was acquired and considerable book work and job printing undertaken.<ref name="Press&SunBulletin1909">{{cite news |title=Make Application For Receiver For Outing Publishing Company |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/252510890/?terms=James%20Knapp%20Reeve&match=1 |access-date=28 November 2023 |work=Press and Sun-Bulletin |via=Newspapers.com |date=12 April 1909 |page=12 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref><ref name="ThePublishers1909">{{cite journal |title=Outing Publishing Company in Receivers' Hands |journal=The Publishers Weekly |date=1909 |volume=75 |page=1423 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yB8DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1423 |access-date=28 November 2023 |publisher=F. Leypoldt |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> |
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He married Carrie Denise Reeve |
He married Carrie Denise Reeve; they had a daughter, Agnes.<ref name="TheDaytonHerald1933" /> James Knapp Reeve died in Franklin, Ohio, October 25, 1933.<ref name="SFE">{{cite web |title=SFE: Reeve, James Knapp |url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/reeve_james_knapp |website=sf-encyclopedia.com |access-date=28 November 2023}}</ref> |
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==Selected works== |
==Selected works== |
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* ''Five Hundred Places to Sell Manuscripts: A Manual Designed for the Guidance of Writers in Disposing of Their Work'', c1894 |
* ''Five Hundred Places to Sell Manuscripts: A Manual Designed for the Guidance of Writers in Disposing of Their Work'', c1894 |
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* ''1001 Places to Sell Manuscripts: A Complete Guide for All Writers who are Seeking Avenues for the Publication of Original Manuscripts'', 1921 |
* ''1001 Places to Sell Manuscripts: A Complete Guide for All Writers who are Seeking Avenues for the Publication of Original Manuscripts'', 1921 |
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* ''The New 1001 Places to Sell Manuscripts: A Complete Guide for All Writers Who are Seeking Avenues for the Publication of Original Manuscripts'' |
* ''The New 1001 Places to Sell Manuscripts: A Complete Guide for All Writers Who are Seeking Avenues for the Publication of Original Manuscripts'', 1922 |
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===Contributor=== |
===Contributor=== |
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Latest revision as of 09:41, 29 November 2023
James Knapp Reeve (May 19, 1856 – October 25, 1933), known as "the dean of professional literary critics",[1] was an American litterateur, author, textbook writer, literary critic, and publisher of Franklin, Ohio.[2]
Biography
[edit]Reeve was born May 19, 1856, in Hancock, New York.[3]
He was proprietor of The Editor; the Journal of Information for Literary Workers of Franklin, Ohio. He wrote two novels: Vawder's Understudy and The Three Richard Whalens. In addition to being the editor or contributor to several additional works,[4][3][5] he served as a staff contributor to Harper's Weekly and was a special correspondent for The Philadelphia Ledger in Europe.[1]
Around 1904, Reeve started in the publishing business in Deposit, New York with The Bohemian and The Grey Goose, fiction monthlies. Later, he bought Brains, an advertising publication, and renamed it The Retail Advertiser and Brains. His company started to publish Outing, and in 1905, Reeve decided to get control of the magazine, the main offices of which were moved to Deposit. He organized the Outing Publishing Company, and Charles P. Knapp, of the banking firm of Knapp Brothers, became its president, and Reeve became secretary and general manager. The company took over the three Reeve magazines and branched out extensively in the publishing business. A large printing plant was acquired and considerable book work and job printing undertaken.[6][7]
He married Carrie Denise Reeve; they had a daughter, Agnes.[1] James Knapp Reeve died in Franklin, Ohio, October 25, 1933.[8]
Selected works
[edit]Author
[edit]- Vawder's understudy; a study in platonic affection, 1896
- The Three Richard Whalens: A Story of Adventure, 1897, illustrated by Edmund Frederick
- Practical authorship. A work designed to afford writers an insight into certain technical, commercial, and financial aspects of the profession of letters as followed by the general writer for current publication, 1900
- The flight of the Hebrews; told for young readers, 1902, with Calvin Dill Wilson
- The Writer's Book: A Compendium of Information Upon Matters Pertaining to the Trade of Authorship, c. 1922
Editor
[edit]- Five Hundred Places to Sell Manuscripts: A Manual Designed for the Guidance of Writers in Disposing of Their Work, c1894
- 1001 Places to Sell Manuscripts: A Complete Guide for All Writers who are Seeking Avenues for the Publication of Original Manuscripts, 1921
- The New 1001 Places to Sell Manuscripts: A Complete Guide for All Writers Who are Seeking Avenues for the Publication of Original Manuscripts, 1922
Contributor
[edit]- The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations, 1921, by Georges Polti, translated by Lucille Ray
Gallery
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The art of inventing characters
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The new 1001 places to sell manuscripts; a complete guide for all writers who are seeking avenues for the publication of original manuscripts
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Plotting the short story, a practical exposition of germ-plots, what they are and where to find them- the structure and development of the plot; and the relation of the plot to the story
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Practical authorship. A work designed to afford writers an insight into certain technical
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Widely Known Author Dies at Franklin Home". The Dayton Herald. 25 October 1933. p. 16. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Books For Writers". The Los Angeles Times. 3 February 1924. p. 71. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b Herringshaw's American Blue-book of Biography: Prominent Americans of ... American Publishers' Association. 1915. p. 976. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Adams, Oscar Fay (1904). A Dictionary of American Authors. Gale Research Company. p. 311. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Mark Ockerbloom, John. "James Knapp Reeve". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Make Application For Receiver For Outing Publishing Company". Press and Sun-Bulletin. 12 April 1909. p. 12. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Outing Publishing Company in Receivers' Hands". The Publishers Weekly. 75. F. Leypoldt: 1423. 1909. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "SFE: Reeve, James Knapp". sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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