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Browne (broun)  , Charles Farrar
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American humorist who used backwoods characters and local dialect to comment on current events in his fictional tales of an itinerant showman.
Charles Farrar Browne
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| 1862 | Artemus Ward, His Book. The Maine humorist's letters in Yankee dialect had first appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer in 1858 and later in Vanity Fair. In 1861 Browne began touring on the lecture circuit as "Artemus Ward." He sells forty thousand copies of this collection. Other popular collections would follow, including Artemus Ward, His Travels (1865), Artemus Ward Among the Fenians (1867), Artemus Ward in London and Other Papers (1867), Artemus Ward's Panorama (1869), Artemus Ward's Lectures (1869), and Artemus Ward: His Works Complete (1875, 1890, 1910). |
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United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867)
Synonyms: Browne, Artemus Ward
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Quotes:
"When a fellow says it ain't the money but the principle of the thing, it's the money."
"Let us all be happy, and live within our means, even if we have to borrow the money to do it with."
"Draw your salary before spending it."
"Im not a politician and my other habits are good. Ive no enemys to reward, nor friends to sponge. But Im a Union man."
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- See also Artemas Ward (disambiguation)
Charles Farrar Browne, (April 26, 1834 – March 6, 1867) was a United States humor writer, better known under his nom de plume, Artemus Ward. At birth, his surname was "Brown." He added the "e" after he became famous.[1]
Browne was born in Waterford, Maine. He began life as a compositor and occasional contributor to the daily and weekly journals. In 1858, he published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer the first of the "Artemus Ward" series, which, in a collected form, achieved great popularity in both America and England. In 1860, he became editor of Vanity Fair, a humorous New York weekly, which proved a failure. About the same time, he began to appear as a lecturer and, by his droll and eccentric humor, attracted large audiences.
"Artemus Ward" was the favorite author of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Before presenting "The Emancipation Proclamation" to his Cabinet, Lincoln read to them the latest episode, "Outrage in Utiky", also known as High-Handed Outrage at Utica.
Ward is also said to have inspired Mark Twain when Ward performed in Virginia City, Nevada. Legend has it that, following Ward's stage performance, he, Mark Twain, and Dan De Quille were taking a drunken rooftop tour of Virginia City until a town constable threatened to blast all three of them with a shotgun loaded with rock salt.
In 1866, Ward visited England, where he became exceedingly popular both as a lecturer and as a contributor to Punch. In the spring of the following year, Ward's health gave way and he died of tuberculosis at Southampton on March 6, 1867.
After initial deposit at Kensal Green Cemetery, Ward's remains were removed to America on May 20, 1868.
Stories
- A Visit to Brigham Young
- Women's Rights
- One of Mr Ward's Business Letters
- On "Forts"
- Fourth of July Oration
- High-Handed Outrage at Utica
- Artemus Ward and the Prince of Wales
- Interview with Lincoln
- Letters to his Wife
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- Works by Charles Farrar Browne at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Artemus Ward
- Additional photos from the Maine Historical Society
References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
- ^ Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970). Doris A. Isaacson. ed. Maine: A Guide 'Down East'. Rockland, Me: Courier-Gazette, Inc.. pp. 400–401.
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