Description
Charles Scribner Jr.
From the time his great-grandfather, the original Charles Scribner, founded the publishing house that became Charles Scribner’s Sons, it was one of the preeminent literary establishments in America. Charles Scribner Jr. presided over many of the most significant developments in the 150-year-old firm.
Collecting Jim Tully
As Charles Willeford wrote about him, Tully “was a road kid who found a way to get off the road. He learned how to write.” Although few people today remember him—all but one of his books is out of print—he is one of the most important figures in modern American naturalist fiction. Those who know Tully’s work love it passionately. His books are nearly impossible to find in collector’s condition.
Esquire Magazine:
The Golden Years, 1933-1941
Which of the great writers of the Twentieth century is your particular favorite? Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald or, perhaps, John Steinbeck? Maybe your taste runs to Thomas Mann or Aldous Huxley. Or perhaps to mystery writers—Dashiell Hammett, for example. Or Western authors like Max Brand. They all wrote for Esquire in its formative years.
Ernest Hemingway and Arnold Gingrich
Esquire editor Arnold Gingrich’s relationship with Ernest Hemingway helped gather other notable writers for his fledgling magazine. Gingrich could contact almost anyone and say, “I’ve got Hemingway. Would you like to…?” Most of them would like to, no matter how little it paid.
Books into Film
Key Largo, a play by Maxwell Anderson, a film by John Huston.
Ten Years Ago
February 1991 Checklist Update: John McPhee