Pro Bono Publico and Constant Reader

[Sam Clements]

Thanks for that, but I already knew that Dorothy Parker was probably the
most famous user of "Constant Reader," but in the 20th Century.  Still
trying to find out if there was a famous/known user of the sig in the 19th
Century US.

The time frame for Horton=pro Bono Publico would seem to be off, but I'll
investigate.  Thx.

Sam Clements
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From: "Benjamin Barrett" <gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM>
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Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 23:05
Subject: Re: Pro Bono Publico and Constant Reader


> Putting both names in quotes in Google followed by penname led to the
> following information:
>
> Constant Reader, for Dorothy Parker
> (http://nz.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070920100249AAt6yDq
> )
> Sir Robert Wilmot Horton for pro Bono Publico
> (http://elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88967&page=2
> )
>
> I haven't looked any further to confirm. HTH, BB
>
> On Aug 17, 2008, at 7:48 PM, Sam Clements wrote:
>
>>
>> What I'm looking for is "who" used these as pen names in the 19th =
>> century, in writing to/for Harper's, Leslie's and others.  (I'm
>> making =
>> the leap that they "were" indeed used as pen names by someone.
>> Perhaps =
>> they are merely anonymous signatures)
>>
>> Just don't ask me how this relates to the subject of my research,
>> Jerry =
>> Thomas, who was the world's greatest bar-tender. =20
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