The Enchanted Typewriter

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.