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Literary Clubland II: New York's Literary Clubs

Maurice, Arthur Bartlett. "Literary Clubland II: New York's Literary Clubs." The Bookman: A Review of Books and Life. 01 Jun. 1905: 392-406.
Type: 
magazine
Genre: 
history, criticism
Abstract: 

This article gives a brief overview of the regulars at Pfaff's as part of a larger survey that discusses the literary clubs and associations of New York.

People Mentioned in this Work

Aldrich, Thomas [pages:396]

He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's.

Arnold, George [pages:396]

He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's.

Briggs, Charles [pages:396]

He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's. His pen name is given as "Harry Franco."

Clapp, Henry [pages:396]

He is mentioned as the "king" of the "real literary Bohemians of the later fifties" who would gather at Pfaff's "at the noon-meal hour and through the evening until late into the night."

Clare, Ada [pages:396]

She is mentioned as the "queen" of the "real literary Bohemians of the later fifties" who would gather at Pfaff's "at the noon-meal hour and through the evening until late into the night."

Goodrich, Frank [pages:396]

He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's. His pen name is given as "Dick Dinto."

Halpine, Charles [pages:396]

He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's. His real name is given as Charles G. Halpine.

Howells, William [pages:396]

The article cites Howells' Literary Friends and Acquaintances as providing an account of Howells' first meeting with Whitman.

Newell, Robert [pages:396]

He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's. His real name is given as Robert H. Newell.

O'Brien, Fitz-James [pages:396]

He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's.

Shaw, Henry [pages:396]

He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's. His pen name is given as "Josh Billings."

Stoddard, Richard [pages:396]

He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's.

Thomson, Mortimer [pages:396]

He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's. His pen name is given as "Doesticks."

Ward, Artemus [pages:396]

He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's. His real name is given as Charles F. Brown.

Whitman, Walt [pages:396]

He is described as "one of the place's most frequent habitues." Maurice notes that Howells' Literary Friends and Acquaintances describes the first meeting of Howells and Whitman.