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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Ford offers an overview of Bohemia in New York from its origins at Pfaff's beer cellar to Bohemian gathering places at Washington Square. He also explains that early-20th-century Bohemians who frequented New York restaurants often attracted "many gaping visitors of the kind known as 'automobile parties' from the Bronx and its suburbs" (1).
Arnold is mentioned as one of the "men of distinct talent" who patronized Pfaff's beer cellar (1).
Ford describes "Ada Clair" as an actress whom the other Bohemians "dubbed the 'Queen of Bohemia'" (1).
Ford describes Clemenceau as a "constant frequenter" of Pfaff's cellar. Clemenceau may even have been "the moving spirit in the formation of this little coterie of chosen spirits" at Pfaff's. A picture of Clemenceau hung on the wall at the beer cellar in a yellow frame (1).
Ford describes Emerson as the author the Pfaffians all disliked because "he had referred to their idol, Poe, as 'the jingle man'" (1).
According to Ford, Howells went to Pfaff's once and "spoke to me of it with disapproval" (1). Howells is also described as "part of the more conservative literary element" who were critical of the Bohemians (1).
O'Brien is mentioned as one of the "men of distinct talent" who patronized Pfaff's beer cellar (1).
Ford describes Pfaff as a "German Swiss" who "knew how to keep and draw lager beer, then a novelty in this country, and also how to make peculiarly delicious pancakes." These two items became the "staple fare" of the Bohemians (1).
Ford mentions that Poe was the "idol" of the Pfaffians, and he notes that they appreciated "Poe's genius" (1).
Stedman is mentioned as one of the "men of distinct talent" who patronized Pfaff's beer cellar (1).
Ford mentions that Stoddard spoke of Pfaff's "with contempt" and describes him as "part of the more conservative literary element" who were critical of the Bohemians (1).
Ward is mentioned as one of the "men of distinct talent" who patronized Pfaff's beer cellar (1).
Winter is mentioned as one of the "men of distinct talent" who patronized Pfaff's beer cellar (1).
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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