Abstract from Wikipedia : Benjamin De Casseres (1873–1945) was an American journalist, critic, essayist and poet. He was born in Philadelphia but spent most of his professional career in New York city where he worked for various newspapers writing columns and editorials. He also wrote poetry, fiction, essays, and critical reviews. His iconoclastic works were frequently reminiscent of the fin de siecle style. He was a distant cousin of Spinoza and of Sephardic extraction. He was married to author Adele Bio Terrill De Casseres, and corresponded with prominent literary figures of his time including Clark Ashton Smith and Charles Fort. A three volume retrospective of his work was printed by Blackstone in 1935 and reprinted in 1976 by Gordon Press. (some of this may be incorrect)
