Melville's Income
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9592810 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Charvat (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1943 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 251 |
| Publication date | 1943-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Literature (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9831 • E-ISSN: 1527-2117 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2921167 |
| OpenAlex | W2331843570 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
W ;rHEN HERMAN MELVILLE died on September 28, I89I, he left an estate worth $I3,26I.3I. When his wife died on July 3I, I906, her property was appraised at $I70,369.62. This information may be a surprise to those who have imagined that the Melvilles subsisted on air after the death of Elizabeth Melville's father in i86i (by which time Melville had almost ceased to write for the general book market), and on his customhouse salary after i866. The fact is, however, that his situation was neither as bad as tradition suggests, nor as prosperous as these bare figures might lead one to think. At any rate, an investigation of the two wills and of Melville's financial condition after I85I throws much light on his later years.'
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2017 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |