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Title: A golden age of authors : a publisher's recollection
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Ellsworth, William Webster, 1855-1936
Subjects: Authors and publishers Publishers and publishing
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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an imaginary gilt top when he spoke of this tome one day. To reach Jeflferson Island one traveled by railfor four hours southwest from New Orleans, andthen drove for ten miles over a flat prairie. AverysIsland, a tall mesa with a famous salt mine insideit, loomed up in the distance. And here at AverysIsland, Mr. McUhenny, of the Avery family, putup his famous Tabasco Sauce beloved by gour-mands the world around. Mr. Jefferson called hisplace Orange Island, but every one else called itafter him. It was an island in name only, althoughone crossed a bridge over a small stream to reach it.The house was a great hospitable Southern home,one-story, with verandas on three sides. I havenever forgotten the pleasant custom of having acolored man bring black coffee before we wereup. Those were great days on the veranda at Jeffer-sons plantation. He would read aloud from themanuscript, lean back, put his spectacles up on hisforehead, and tell a story, and I would say, Whydont you put that in? 180)
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JOSEPH JEFFERSON AND fliS YOUNGEST BOY From a photograph made by W. W. Ellsworth at Mr. Jeffersons home in Louisiana in 1889 JOSEPH JEFFERSON No — you dont think they would like that, doyou? I did, and in it would go. In my file there is a letter from JeflFerson to Ros-well Smith about the Autobiography, writtenfrom Hohokus, New Jersey, May 16, 1888. Afterexpressing his gratification that the office, andespecially Gilder, liked the book and considered itmagazineable, he continued: I did not write my Autobiography with a view to se-rial publication. It is somewhat dramatic in its form andmy theatrical experience has taught me that long waitsbetween the acts weaken the interest, and I have ex-pressed to Mr. Gilder my fears as to this result in thecase of my book. He does not agree with me on this point, and as Ihave faith in his judgment, I am willing to waive theconsideration, if we can reconcile one or two other mat-ters that now stand in the way, to our mutual satisfac^tion. In the

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