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Robert Henry Newell (December 13, 1836– July 1901) was a popular 19th century American humorist. During the U.S. Civil War, Newell wrote a series of satirical articles using the pseudonym Orpheus C. Kerr, commenting on the war and contemporary society. His articles appeared weekly in the New York ''Sunday Mercury'', where he was the literary editor until 1862, and were published in a series of books. Among other newspapers he worked at, from 1869–74 he wrote for the ''New York World''.〔(July 13, 1901) (Robert H. Newell Dead ), ''The New York Times'', Retrieved November 5, 2010〕 From ~1862–65, he was married to famous actress Adah Isaacs Menken.〔(July 14, 1901). (Robert H. Newell's Life Romance ), ''The New York Times'', Retrieved November 29, 2010〕 The name "Orpheus C. Kerr" was a play on the term "office seeker". At the time, political offices were seen as plums, involving relatively little work and regular pay, and were used by political parties as rewards for faithful party workers. During the war, ''The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers'' was widely read and Newell enjoyed great popularity.〔(July 20, 1901). Derby, George. (Orpheus C. Kerr: His Recent Death in Brooklyn and the True Facts in his Career ), ''The New York Times'', Retrieved November 5, 2010〕 He was one of the favorite humorists of Abraham Lincoln. When General Montgomery C. Meigs admitted that he had never heard of Orpheus C. Kerr or his ''Papers'', Lincoln responded, "anyone who has not read them is a heathen."〔Thomas, Benjamin P. "Lincoln's Humor: An Analysis,” 3 ''Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association'' (1981).〕〔(The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature ), p.817-18 (2003) (ISBN 0826415172)〕〔Scott E. Casper, Joanne D. Chaison, and Jeffrey D. Groves, ''Perspectives on American Book History: Artifacts and Commentary'', Univ of Massachusetts Press, 2002 (ISBN 1558493174)〕〔(THE ORPHEUS C. KERR PAPERS: The Humor of the War-Dashes at Military Life with a Free Pencil ), The Missouri Republican, August 20, 1862.〕 ==Selected bibliography== * ''The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers'' (1862) (Letters 1–52) * ''The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers'' (Volume II)(1863) (Letters 53–79) * ''The Palace Beautiful and Other Poems'' (1864) * ''The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers'' (Volume III)(1865) (Letters 80–108) * ''Avery Glibun, or Between Two Fires'' (1867) * ''Smoked Glass'' (1868) * ''The Cloven Foot'' (1870) (a parody of ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'' by Charles Dickens) * ''Versatilities'' (poems) (1871) * ''The Walking Doll; or the Asters and Disasters of Society'' (1872) * ''Studies in Stanzas'' (1882) * ''There was once a Man'' (1884) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Henry Newell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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