▁that ▁“ Nothing ▁off ended ▁him ▁so ▁much ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁at ▁‘ f ine ▁writing .’ ▁Sim p licity ▁was ▁his ▁literary ▁god , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁write ▁stories ▁that ▁anyone , ▁learned ▁or ▁ill iter ate , ▁could ▁pick ▁up ▁and ▁enjoy .” ▁Editor ▁and ▁publish er ▁F . ▁Or lin ▁Tre ma ine , ▁who ▁began ▁at ▁Mac f ad den ▁during ▁C ory ell ' s ▁final ▁years , ▁wrote ▁that ▁“ he ▁taught ▁me ▁more ▁about ▁stories , ▁simplicity ▁of ▁approach , ▁and ▁the ▁technique ▁of ▁modern ▁writing ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁person , ▁before ▁or ▁since .” ▁ ▁C ory ell ▁has ▁something ▁of ▁an ▁invert ed ▁legacy . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁cre ator ▁or ▁co - cre ator ▁of ▁two ▁highly ▁influ ential ▁publishing ▁initi atives . ▁He ▁became ▁famous ▁for ▁creating ▁Nick ▁Carter , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁only ▁limited ▁invol vement . ▁Con vers ely , ▁he ▁is ▁virt ually ▁un recogn ized ▁for ▁his ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁developing ▁the ▁first - person ▁conf essional ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁powerful ▁force ▁in ▁magazine ▁publishing . ▁ ▁Selected ▁bibli ography ▁ ▁Nov els ▁Fe u ille ton / serial ▁nov els ▁Le ▁Mar quis ▁français ▁ou ▁dé te ct ive ▁par ▁ven ge ance , ▁New ▁York ▁Week ly ▁( 1 8 8 4 ) ▁ ▁Nov els ▁ ▁Nick ▁Carter ▁series ▁The ▁Old ▁Det ect ive ' s ▁P up il ▁( 1 8 8 7 ) ▁A ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Ha ul ▁(