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Johnson (BURGES an American writer born)

BURGES, an American writer; born in Rutland, Vt., in 1877.

He graduated, Amherst College, in 1899 and after several years of literary work he became literary adviser of G. P. Put- Sons. He later occupied the same position with Harper & Bros. He was managing editor of the "Outing" Magazine in 1907 and 1908. He entered the publishing business in 1908 as president of the Thompson, Brown Co., and in 1913 was manager of the educational department of E. P. Dutton & Co. From 1915 he was assistant professor of English at Vassar College. He wrote several humorous books of prose and verse, including "Yearbook of Humor" (1910); "The Well of English and the Bucket" (1917). He contributed many articles to magazines.

JOHNSON tion. He died Sept. 11, 1880.