Joseph Lewis French
American poet
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Joseph Lewis French (1858–1936) was a novelist, editor, poet and newspaper man.[1] The New York Times noted in 1925 that he may be "the most industrious anthologist of his time."[2] He is known for his popular themed collections, and published more than twenty-five books between 1918 and his death in 1936.[3] He initiated two magazines, The New West (c. 1887) and The Wave (c. 1890).[3] Afterward he worked for newspapers "across the country" contributing poetry and articles.[3] He struggled financially, and during 1927 the New York Graphic, a daily tabloid, published an autobiographical article they convinced him to write, entitled "I'm Starving – Yet I'm in Who's Who as the Author of 27 Famous Books."[3]
Publications
- The Best Ghost Stories, introduced by Arthur B. Reeve. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1919
- The Best Psychic Stories. New York: Boni & Liveright, c.1920
- A Breath of Desire : XXVIII sonnets. Boston: French, 1901
- Christ in Art. Boston: L. C. Page & Company, 1906c1899[clarification needed]
- Great Ghost Stories, selected by Joseph Lewis French, with a foreword by James H. Hyslop. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1918
- Great Pirate Stories, edited by Joseph Lewis French. New York: Tudor, c.1922
- Great Sea Stories. New York: Brentano's, c.1921
- Masterpieces of Mystery. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920
- Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1: Ghost Stories. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1922. (Volume 1 of 4.)
- Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes: Detective Stories
- Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes: Mystic-Humorous Stories
- Masterpieces of Mystery: Riddle Stories
- The Pioneer West; narratives of the westward march of empire, selected and edited by Joseph Lewis French. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1923
- Tales of Terror. Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1925
- Ghosts, Grim and Gentle. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1926
- The Ghost Story Omnibus. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1926
