Letter from S.R. Crockett to S.S. McClure

Letter from S.R. Crockett to S.S. McClure

LETTER

S.R. Crockett

Asks how McClure is (flourishing, making self rich, others wise as usual); requests favour; beast in NY named Fenno (5th Avenue) raked up boyish story, published without permission against will (Galloway Herd); issued as 'Copyright Fenno and Co 1895'; never communicated with Crockett or Watt until got copy mailed from America this week; every paper reviewed as new book recently written and published; bad for whole show; asks syndicate and Maga state from Crockett that Galloway Herd written in youth to fill religious paper columns without republishing idea; damnable to hunt up numbers and reprint without note of time or consulting author; won't be issued this side, misrepresents work, reduces value; when American public knows pirated and stolen against will, will know what to think of publishers; hasn't forgotten 'Christ' (needs to incubate); will come but McClure might get someone quicker; will be in London March all month at Morley's Hotel; greetings to wife; includes drawing possibly self-sketch

1895-12-25

Fenno piracy, Galloway Herd, copyright fraud, American publication, syndicate, boyish story, reviewers, fair use, Christ story, London March visit

SRC_1895_322

S.S. McClure

English

https://srcrockett.scot/LETTERS/1895/SRC_McClure_25Dec_1895.pdf