Eustace Tilly was far removed from the cabarets and night clubs that characterised society in that era.Finally, lack of organisation turned the magazine into something of a joke. A single poem was once reprinted in two separate issues, George Eliot’s name was spelled with two ‘l’s and a building located at Sixth Avenue and 54th Street was reported by The New Yorker to stand at Sixth and 55th. A profile of Edna St Vincent Millay was so riddled with errors that Millay’s mother stormed down to the office, threatening to sue.Shiftless Reporter and Two Country BumpkinsEverybody talks of the New Yorker’s art, that is, its illustrations, and it has been described as the best magazine in the world for a person who cannot read. http://www.yitutour.com
