[Rarebooks] FS: The New York Hooroarer 1893 ed. Religious & Newspaper Satire by Charles Edwards

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The New York Hooroarer, or, A Story of Newspaper Enterprise,  
Containing a Visit to the Infernal Regions and Return.

By the Rev. Charles Edwards.
Published in New York by the Humbodlt Publishing Co. in 1893. 2nd edition.

Reverend Charles Edwards was the pastor of the Freeport Baptist Church  
between about 1888 and 1893, resigning from the church at about the  
same time this little volume of satire, poking fun at both the press  
and religion, was published. Edwards sets his story in the editorial  
office of the New York Hooroarer, where the editor is lamenting the  
lack of fresh scandal and gossip with which to entertain his readers.  
His answer is to send reporter Scribble-Scrub down to Hell to  
interview the Devil, which Scribbs obediently does, along with a  
parson and a deacon. Scribby makes it back, to provide the next day’s  
wonderful headlines. Edwards satire of not only America’s yellow-prose  
press, but also the popular fire-and-brimstone preacher’s concept of a  
literal Hell, struck some readers’ funny bones and made other readers  
apoplectic, a situation he attempts discusses i this edition’s  
Forward. As was noted earlier, he resigned his church position this  
same year, so his explanation may not have been well-received by  
everybody.

Stiff paper covers. 5”x7”, 63 pages, several line illustrations.  
Covers quite worn, a spot of adhesion loss to the design on the front,  
both front and rear covers detached but present, spine perished. Rear  
cover with edge chips and a tear. Last several text leaves detached  
but present. Page 38 printed very (very) lightly. Basically, cheaply  
printed on wood-pulp paper and quite fragile.  $75

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