Although an American, he formed his bent years ago in London, where he
was associated with the younger Hood on Fun. There he laid the
foundation for that reputation which he today enjoys: the distinction of
being the last of the scholarly satirists. With that training he came to
San Francisco, where, in an environment equally as genial, his talent
grew and mellowed through the years. Then he was summoned to New York to
assist a newspaper fight against a great railroad, since the conclusion
of which brilliant campaign eastern journalism and magazine work have
claimed his attention.
Two volumes, "The Fiend's Delight" and "Cobwebs from an Empty Skull"
titles that would damn modern books - were collections published years
ago from his work on London Fun. Their appearance made him at once the
chief wit and humorist of England, and, combined with his satirical work
on Fun, led to his engagement by friends of the exiled Eug?nie to
conduct a periodical against her enemies, who purposed to make her
refuge in England untenable by means of newspaper attacks.
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