He was best known for the reviews which for many years he contributed to Life over the signature “Droch.” He also wrote poems and three prose volumes: Overheard in Arcady (1894), Suppressed Chapters and Other Bookishness (1895) and The Roosevelt Book (1904). His poems were collected in 1902 under the title Bramble Brae.
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robert, bridges, critic, robert, bridges, july, 1858, 1941, american, critic, editor, writer, born, shippensburg, pennsylvania, after, graduating, from, princeton, university, 1879, became, connected, with, york, evening, post, 1887, made, assistant, editor, s. Robert Bridges July 13 1858 1941 was an American critic editor and writer He was born at Shippensburg Pennsylvania After graduating from Princeton University in 1879 he became connected with the New York Evening Post and in 1887 was made assistant editor of Scribner s Magazine In 1914 he became editor at Scribner s Magazine a post which he held until 1930 He was a literary adviser and director of the publisher Charles Scribner s Sons until 1939 He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1906 He was best known for the reviews which for many years he contributed to Life over the signature Droch He also wrote poems and three prose volumes Overheard in Arcady 1894 Suppressed Chapters and Other Bookishness 1895 and The Roosevelt Book 1904 His poems were collected in 1902 under the title Bramble Brae Notes editThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message References editThis article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 Bridges Robert An American editor and author New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead Bridges Robert 1858 1941 Princeton University Library Retrieved 16 December 2015 Rines George Edwin ed 1920 Bridges Robert pseudonym Droch American author and poet Encyclopedia Americana External links editWorks by Robert Bridges at Project Gutenberg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Bridges critic amp oldid 1166052293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
