that there was not any use in it. Perhaps this is one reason that
             Masters didn't believe money should dictate lifes. He then went into
             practice with his father before deciding to move to Chicago, where he spent
             While Masters was in Chicago, he worked as a bill collector. By 1890
             he had already had several verses of poems printed in the Chicago papers
             and had done general work for the newspapers. This same year, he
             supported the campaign of William Jennings Bryan. He wrote several essays
             and speeches opposing imperialism. Along with all of the work that he had
             done for the campaign, Edgar Lee Masters studied at Knox College for one
             year and was then admitted to the Bar. The Bar is the exam that all lawyers
             have to pass in order to get their license to practice law.
             In 1893 Masters established his first law office in the Chicago area.
             But he did not do it alone, he had the help of his new partner, Kicksham
             In 1898 Edgar Masters published A Book of Verse, which was a book
             of poetry. In the summer of this same year, Masters married Helen
             Jenkins. One year into the marriage, they'd had their first son which they
             named Handin. Somewhere around this time (1899) Masters ended his law
             partnership with Scamlon. During the next few years, Masters continued to
             Between the years 1902 and 1908 Edgar Lee Masters became the
             partner of Clarence Darrow. He also wrote Richmond, which was a play in
             verses. Along with this play, Masters released two more books of poems. He
             called these books The Blood of the Prophets and Althea. In 1909 Masters
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