Books with title The Enchanted Typewriter

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It is a strange fact, for which I do not expect ever satisfactorily to account, and which will receive little credence even among those who know that I am not given to romancing—it is a strange fact, I say, that the substance of the following pages has evolved itself during a period of six months, more or less, between the hours of midnight and four o'clock in the morning, proceeding directly from a type-writing machine standing in the corner of my library, manipulated by unseen hands.

It is a strange fact, for which I do not expect ever satisfactorily to account, and which will receive little credence even among those who know that I am not given to romancing—it is a strange fact, I say, that the substance of the following pages has evolved itself during a period of six months, more or less, between the hours of midnight and four o'clock in the morning, proceeding directly from a type-writing machine standing in the corner of my library, manipulated by unseen hands. The machine is not of recent make. It is, in fact, a relic of the early seventies, which I discovered one morning when, suffering from a slight attack of the grip, I had remained at home and devoted my time to pottering about in the attic, unearthing old books, bringing to the light long-forgotten correspondences, my boyhood collections of "stuff," and other memory-inducing things. Whence the machine came originally I do not recall. My impression is that it belonged to a stenographer once in the employ of my father, who used frequently to come to our house to take down dictations. However this may be, the machine had lain hidden by dust and the flotsam and jetsam of the house for twenty years, when, as I have said, I came upon it unexpectedly. Old man as I am—I shall soon be thirty—the fascination of a machine has lost none of its potency.

The Enchanted Type-Writer is a collection of short stories by John Kendrick Bangs, published in 1899 with illustrations by Peter Newell. Bangs attributes many of the stories to the late (and invisible) James Boswell, who has become an editor for a newspaper in Hades, and who communicates with the author by means of an old typewriter. The stories are part of the author's Associated Shades series, sometimes called the Hades series for its primary setting. Their genre has become known as Bangsian fantasy.There are ten stories in the collection, and ten plates from illustrations by Newell.They were first published serially in Harper's Weekly beginning August 5, 1899, including the Newell illustrations.

The Enchanted Type-Writer is a collection of short stories by John Kendrick Bangs, published in 1899. Bangs attributes many of the stories to the late (and invisible) James Boswell, who has become an editor for a newspaper in Hades, and who communicates with the author by means of an old typewriter. The stories are part of the author's Associated Shades series, sometimes called the Hades series for its primary setting. Their genre has become known as Bangsian fantasy.

John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist.He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis Nehemiah Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S. Bangs.He went to Columbia College from 1880 to 1883 where he became editor of Columbia's literary magazine, Acta Columbia, and contributed short anonymous pieces to humor magazines. After graduation in 1883 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in Political Science, Bangs entered Columbia Law School but left in 1884 to become Associate Editor of Life under Edward S. Martin. Bangs contributed many articles and poems to the magazine between 1884 and 1888. During this period, Bangs published his first books.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This is a set of short tales in the manner that came to be referred to as Bangsian fantasy. John ascribes several of the tales to the dear departed and unseen James Boswell, who happened to be an editor for a periodical in Hades, and who talks with the writer by way of a dated typewriter. The magical tales in this collection are part of the writer's Hades series, titled for the tales' scenery. The Enchanted Typewriter contains these contents: The Discovery; Mr. Boswell Imparts Some Late News of Hades; From Advance Sheets of Baron Munchausen's Further Recollections; A Chat With Xanthippe; The Editing of Xanthippe; The Boswell Tours: Personally Conducted; An Important Decision; A Hand-Book to Hades; Sherlock Holmes Again; and Golf in Hades. John Kendrick Bangs was an American novelist, humorist, editor and satirist. He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis Nehemiah Bangs was an attorney in New York City, as well as his brother, Francis S. Bangs. He studied at Columbia College and he came to be the editor of Columbia's literary publication, Acta Columbia, and wrote short stories as an unknown author to entertainment periodicals. He graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Philosophy and Political Science, John attended Columbia Law School but exited to be an Associate Editor of Life under Edward S. Martin. John wrote a number of articles and verses to the periodical. He also issued his first novels. Then, John quit working to Life to become a writer at Harper's Magazine, Harper's Bazaar and Harper's Young People, although he remained to write for Life. After such, he maintained the designation of Editor of the Departments of Humor for all three Harper's publications and he became an active editor of Harper's Weekly. John also worked for a moment as the first editor of Munsey's Magazine and happened to be the editor of the American edition of the Harper-owned Literature.