Word: hervey
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Died. John C. Farrar, 78, editor and publisher; after a long illness; in Manhattan. In 1929, Farrar teamed with Stanley Rinehart (son of Mystery Writer Mary Roberts Rinehart) to found one of the most successful publishing houses of the era. Among their bestsellers: Hervey Allen's huge 1933 novel Anthony Adverse, which sold over 2 million hard-cover copies. After World War II, Farrar joined Roger Straus Jr. to form a new firm that became Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Throughout his career, Farrar remained committed to popular literature. "I like a good story," he once said...