Though many details about his early life are in dispute, scholars agree that Arnold was born in New York City and that his father may have been the Reverend George B. Arnold.
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This book includes a detailed three-page description of the history of The Saturday Press, which it calls a "witty and sophisticated periodical" (38).
A staff member of The Saturday Press; Aldrich's job was to write about new books. Aldrich was with the paper for three months.
Mott states that "Clapp was a man of volatile temperament, caustic wit, and a freedom and courage in criticism of the American scene which were rare in those days" (38).
A staff member of The Saturday Press; O'Brien's job was to write about the theater. O'Brien was with the paper for less than three months.
The proprietor of a "chophouse" at 653 Broadway "where the young bloods in criticism and belles-lettres were wont to congregate" (39).
A "witty and sophisticated periodical" that "was always in hot water financially" (38-39).
Identified as having been introduced to the American reading public under the pseudonym "Josh Billings" in The Saturday Press. "Billings" was appeared in the issue that published Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."
Mott quotes an anecdote by William Winter in which Winter locked the doors of the Press office to hide from Stoddard when he came by to collect payment for a poem that Clapp had published.
Mott mentions the publication of Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" in The Saturday Press.
Quoted as calling Clapp "the apostle of freedom of thought" (38). Identified as a writer for The Saturday Press and as the paper's "sub-editor" during its final year.
Though many details about his early life are in dispute, scholars agree that Arnold was born in New York City and that his father may have been the Reverend George B. Arnold.
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