# The Truth About an Author

Author: Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931

Genre: Category: Biographies

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66661

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Truth+About+an+Author+Bennett&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Sometime in the last century I was for several years one of the most regular contributors to "The Academy," under the editorship of Mr. Lewis Hind and the ownership of Mr. Morgan Richards. The work was constant; but the pay was bad, as it too often is where a paper has ideals. I well remember the day when, by dint of amicable menaces, I got the rate raised in my favor from ten to fifteen shillings a column, with a minimum of two guineas an article for exposing the fatuity of popular idols. One evening I met Mr. Lewis Hind at the first performance of some very important play, whose name I forget, in the stalls of some theatre whose name I forget. (However, the theatre has since been demoli...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-truth-about-an-author-66661/chapters/1/index.md)