Writers and Editors

curtisgeorgewilliam

George William Curtis Honors His Debt [published July 24, 1884]

jpkntz September 2, 2023

I am not a politician, and so don’t...

heathscounterfeitdetector-1

Counterfeiter Drury Outwits His Double-Crossing Associate, Marcus Cicero Stanley [published July 12, 1885]

jpkntz August 24, 2023

Marcus Cicero Stanley, the mysterious, has gone to the...

morganmidy

Middy Morgan, Livestock Authority and Pioneer Reporter [published Nov. 8, 1885]

jpkntz August 22, 2023

She was walkin’, as usual, very fast, with...

Woodlands2

Three Odd Birds and Their Bad Marriages [published Apr. 17, 1881]

jpkntz August 18, 2023

Among the “men about town” that used to...

John_S._Rarey

The Horse Tamer and the Woman Tamer [published Oct. 28, 1883]

jpkntz August 17, 2023

The educated horses which are now drawin’ crowds...

dunlapwilliam-1

The First Successful American Dramatist [published May 18, 1884]

jpkntz August 7, 2023

I attended Boucicault’s recent address to the theatrical...

shakespearetavern

Stories of the Shakespeare Tavern [published Sep. 24, 1882]

jpkntz July 31, 2023

Passin’ the southwest corner of Fulton and Nassau...

kinsellatom

Tom Kinsella Tours the Hempstead Jail [published Mar. 8, 1885]

jpkntz July 31, 2023

“Tom” Kinsella, the late politician and journalist of...

newspaper

Literary Characters of Long Ago [published Feb. 3, 1884]

jpkntz July 30, 2023

The recent sudden death of Dr. J. B....

langtry

Harry Hill’s Visit to Lillie Langtry [published Nov. 5, 1882]

jpkntz July 22, 2023

I don’t know myself exactly why, but I...