Whit Burnett
Whit Burnett (August 14, 1899 – April 22, 1973) was an American writer and educator who founded and edited the literary magazine ''Story''. In the 1940s, ''Story'' was an important magazine in that it published the first or early works of many writers who went on to become major authors. Not only did Burnett prove to be a valuable literary birddog for new talent, but ''Story'' remained a respectable though low-paying (typically $25 per story) alternative for stories rejected by the large-circulation slick magazines published on glossy paper like ''Collier's'' or ''The Saturday Evening Post'' or the somewhat more prestigious and literary slick magazines such as ''The New Yorker''. While ''Story'' paid poorly compared to the slicks and even the pulps and successor digest-sized magazines of its day, it paid better than most of, and had similar cachet to, the university-based and the other independent "little magazines" of its era.Burnett and his first wife, Martha Foley, founded the magazine in Vienna, Austria, in 1931. Showcasing short stories by new authors, 67 copies of the debut issue (April–May, 1931) were mimeographed in Vienna. Two years later, the couple moved to New York City, where they continued to publish the magazine.
Burnett and Foley created The Story Press in 1936. In 1939, Harper & Bros. published his memoir ''The Literary Life and to Hell With It''. In the ''Time Magazine'' review of the book, "Funny Editor," the anonymous reviewer characterized Burnett as a humorist. Provided by Wikipedia
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The maker of signs; a variety, by Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973
New York, H. Smith and R. Haas, 1934Call Number: Loading…
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America's 93 greatest living authors present This is my best; over 150 self-chosen and complete masterpieces, together with their reasons for their selections, by Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973
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The spirit of man; great stories and experiences of spiritual crisis, inspiration, and the joy of life, by Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973
Freeport, N.Y., Books for Libraries Press 1969Call Number: Loading…
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The maker of signs : a variety by Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973
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Henry Fielding : Joseph Andrews by Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973
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The seas of God; great stories of the human spirit. by Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973
Phila., Lippincott 1944Call Number: Loading…
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Fiction of a generation by Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973
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Black hands on a white face : a time-piece of experiences in a Black and white America. An anthology. by Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973
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Sextet; six Story discoveries in the novella form. by Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973
New York, McKay 1951Call Number: Loading…
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The literary life and the hell with it. by Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973
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The spirit of adventure ; the challenge and the fascination of the strange, the impossible, and the dangerous, as told by 38 famous writer- adventurers. by Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973
New York : Holt, 1956
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Fiction writer's handbook by Burnett, Hallie, 1908-1991, Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973
New York : Harper & Row, 1975
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Time to be young, great stories of the growing years.
Philadelphia ; New York : J. B. Lippincott company, 1945Other Authors: “…Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973…”
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This is my best humor.
New York, Dial Press, 1955Other Authors: “…Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973…”
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America's 93 greatest living authors present This is my best : over 150 self-chosen and complete masterpieces, together with their reasons for their selections
Philadelphia : Blackiston, 1945Other Authors: “…Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973…”
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The seas of God ; great stories of the human spirit.
Philadelphia, New York : J. B. Lippincott company, 1944Other Authors: “…Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973…”
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America's 93 greatest living authors present This is my best : over 150 self-chosen and complete masterpieces, together with their reasons for their selections
Cleveland, World 1945Other Authors: “…Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973…”
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America's 93 greatest living authors present This is my best ; over 150 self-chosen and complete masterpieces, together with their reasons for their selections.
New York : The Dial press, 1942Other Authors: “…Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973…”
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Fiction writer's handbook by Burnett, Hallie Southgate, 1908-
New York : Harper & Row, 1975Other Authors: “…Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973…”
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Time to be young; great stories of the growing years,
Philadelphia, New York, J.B. Lippincott 1945Other Authors: “…Burnett, Whit, 1899-1973…”
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