Word: novelized
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...novel, The Garden of Allah, sold to over a million copies. Made into a play in 1911 by the author in collaboration with Mary Anderson (actress-author), it ran for two seasons in the Century Theatre, Manhattan; for three seasons in London...
When Henry Ford marketed his ten millionth flivver, a musician composed a symphonic poem to celebrate the event (TIME, April 25). Edward Phillips Oppenheim has now published his 100th novel,* and though not one of his creations has been a flivver, somebody should salute Mr. Oppenheim with at least a small trumpet...
...live happily. He would be unhappy if made to stop writing, and he can afford to write in any manner he chooses. But he is grateful to the vast public that made him so independent. Observe the manner in which he has aimed to please extra specially with Novel...
...finally, what idea, what theme for Novel No. 100 would best please light fiction-readers right now? Why, the menace of Communism, to be sure. The newspapers are full of it every day and the Home Secretary lately held that raid on the Reds' London headquarters, no end spectacular even if it did not prove much. Typist, world-traveler, Communism ? the very thing. Hurrah...
...Author. Mr. Oppenheim modestly disclaims credit for his so popular work and pretends that he does not aim to please. He says: "I do not know how a novel will develop when I begin it. I get a vision of about two good characters?the man, he's the main thing, and the woman, very secondary. These two elements, together with my first chapter, constitute my preparation. Then I live with my characters for a while?eat with them, walk with them, play golf with them. Finally they begin to act according to their own wills; then I let them...