During this period he lived frugally and supported himself in several sales jobs. It is known that after leaving home he moved initially to New York City, and then later to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Pittsburgh, eventually relocating to Cincinnati in 1844. Little is known about this period of Bennett's life. At 17, he left home with the intention of becoming a writer. Bennett's popularity declined significantly during his later life.īennett was born in Monson, Massachusetts in and attended local schools and Monson Academy. He is more remembered as one of the leading novelists of the “yaller kivers” period of mid-nineteenth century American fiction, (so called for the “yellow covers” on the cheap sensational novels sold in railway stations and by newsboys during that era.) His books have also been called "dime novels". His work sometimes first appeared in serialized form in newspapers and periodicals, which were subsequently reissued in book form.ĭespite selling well at times, Bennett's fiction is generally regarded as substantially lacking in literary merit. Bennett wrote light, sensational and heroic adventure tales which many readers found engaging. However these other literary endeavors never met with the commercial success of his prose fiction. Bennett also wrote poetry and edited several periodicals. Some of his writings were translated into other languages. Bennett's work frequently appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, The New York Ledger and other periodicals. Several of his books reportedly sold over 100,000 copies. He was the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories.Īt one time, Bennett was one of the most popular authors in America. Had begun in Issue 44 of New York Weekly and this little booklet reprints the chapters from that issue.Įmerson Bennett (Ma– May 11, 1905) was an American author primarily known for his lively romantic adventure tales depicting American frontier life. 16, 1869, no.Ĥ4" - which I assume means that the serialization of "The Bandit Queen" Notation below this notice which states "Begun in Sept. QUEEN'' will be continued in STREET & SMITH'S NEW YORK WEEKLY, No.Ĥ5, now ready, which is the largest, most beautiful and best literary The end of the third chapter, this notification appears: "THE BANDIT
It contains only the first three chapters of the story.
This little booklet seems to have actually been a sort of a sales promotion gimmick for Street & Smith's New York Weekly. The Bandit Queen: A Tale Of Italy: by Emerson Bennett, Author of "Sol Slocure," "Prairie Flower," "Phantom of the Forrest," "Clara Moreland," "Forged Will," etc, etc.
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