Joseph Lewis French (1858–1936) was a novelist, editor, poet and newspaper man.[1] The New York Times noted in 1925 that he may be "the most industrious
anthologist of his time."[2] He is known for his popular themed collections, and published more than twenty-five books between 1918 and his death in 1936.[3] He initiated two magazines, The New West (c. 1887) and The Wave (c. 1890).[3] Afterward he worked for newspapers "across the country" contributing poetry and articles.[3] He struggled financially, and during 1927 the New York Graphic, a daily
tabloid, published an autobiographical article they convinced him to write, entitled "I'm Starving – Yet I'm in
Who's Who as the Author of 27 Famous Books."[3]
^"Lee Scuppers and Pieces of Eight; Two New Anthologies of "Great Sea Stories" and "Great Pirate Stories" GREAT SEA STORIES SECOND SERIES. Edited by Joseph Lewis French. 348 pp. New York: Brentano's $2. GREAT PIRATE STORIES: SECOND SERIES. Edited by Joseph Lewis French. 314 pp. New York: Brentano's. $2." New York Times, May 3, 1925.
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abcdJoseph Lewis French (1858-1936), The Harry Ransom Center's web exhibition "The Greenwich Village Bookshop Door: A Portal to Bohemia, 1920–1925" , Molly Schwartzburg, Cline Curator of Literature.