James Knapp Reeve

James Knapp Reeve (May 19, 1856 – October 25, 1933), known as "the dean of professional literary critics", was an American litterateur, author, textbook writer, literary critic, and publisher of Franklin, Ohio.

Biography Reeve was born May 19, 1856, in Hancock, New York. he served as a staff contributor to Harper's Weekly and was a special correspondent for The Philadelphia Ledger in Europe.

He married Carrie Denise Reeve; they had a daughter, Agnes.

Selected works

Author Vawder's understudy; a study in platonic affection, 1896 The Three Richard Whalens: A Story of Adventure, 1897, illustrated by Edmund Frederick Practical authorship. A work designed to afford writers an insight into certain technical, commercial, and financial aspects of the profession of letters as followed by the general writer for current publication, 1900 The flight of the Hebrews; told for young readers, 1902, with Calvin Dill Wilson The Writer's Book: A Compendium of Information Upon Matters Pertaining to the Trade of Authorship, c. 1922

Editor Five Hundred Places to Sell Manuscripts: A Manual Designed for the Guidance of Writers in Disposing of Their Work, c1894 1001 Places to Sell Manuscripts: A Complete Guide for All Writers who are Seeking Avenues for the Publication of Original Manuscripts, 1921 The New 1001 Places to Sell Manuscripts: A Complete Guide for All Writers Who are Seeking Avenues for the Publication of Original Manuscripts, 1922

Contributor The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations, 1921, by Georges Polti, translated by Lucille Ray

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