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uas. A. Dana (1819-1897), journalist; editor ofThe New York Sun. Henry George (1889-1897, philosopher; author ofProgress and Poverty, etc. Candidate for Mayor ofGreater New York, and died from overwork three daysbefore election. HevLen Hunt Jackson (1831-1885), author of Het-tie’s Strange History, Romona, etc. . F. Marion CRAWFORD, born 1854, one of our mostversatile authors. He has gleaned much from his exten-sive travels. We may mention among his best works;Mr. Isaacs, Casa Braccio, A Rose of Yesterday, and —Corleone. Rupyarp Kiprine, Anglo-American writer; he hasgiven us many good works of which we shall mention,Out of India, The Jungle Book, Soldiers Three. Joun B. MacMaster, educator and writer; authorof History of the People of the United States, etc. B. O. FLower, journalist and story writer; editorof The Arena. MartHa Fintry, born 1828, author of the ElseSeries; twenty-two volumes of young peoples’ stories. JAMES LANE ALLEN, author of Sister Dolorosa, AKentucky Colonel, The White Cowl, Butterflies, TheChoir Invisible, etc. JAMES JEFFERY Rocue, journalist and poet, authorof The Life of John Boyle O' Reilly, Ballads of Blue Wa-cers, etc. JoHN CLARK Rippatu, author of a History of theWorld, History of the United States, etc. Dr. Jonun Tarpot Situ, author of The Philosophyof Literature, Aristotle and the Christian Church, ete. A. S. Barnes, historian and publisher; author of |History of the United States, etc. Cummings’ Encyclopedia. 233 FRANCES Hopeson Burnett, author of Little LordFauntleroy, That Lass O Lowrie’s, His Grace of Os-mond, etc. : Joun Hay, born 1888, author of Jim Bludso, TheBread Winner, Little Breeches, History of the CivilWar, etc. Hewas Minister at the Court of St. James,but resigned to become Secretary of State, 1898. WittiAM Dean HoweELts, poet and novelist: authorof Stops of Various Quills, My Literary Passion, TheLandlord of Lion's Head, etc. Epwarp BrE.uaAmy, born 1850, and died 1898 ; authorof Looking Backward, Equality, etc. Tuomas Netson Pacer, born 1858, author of Zn OleVirginia, Befo’ De War, etc. Epwarp E«ea@teston, author of The Hoosier School-master and A School History of the United States, etc. Dr. Dominic Brennan, ‘‘ D. O’Kelly Brandon,”’author of many excellent works, of which the book ofpoems, /leart Tones, is very popular. CAPTAIN CHARLES Kine, author of popular novels,The Colonel’s Daughter, The Deserter, Dunraven Ranch,Captain Close, etc. King is now a brigadier-general inthe Philippine army. Witiram T. Apams, ‘‘Oliver Optic,’? a journalwriter of undisputed merit. GrorGe W.Castp, author of Old Creole Days, ANight in Acadia, etc. His novels portray the Creolelife in true Southern style. DonaLp Grant MitcHe tr, ‘Ik Marvel,” author ofReveries of a Bachelor, Dream Life, My Farm at Edge-wood, Lands and Letters, etc. SAMUEL CLEemeEns, ‘‘Mark Twain,’’ humorist; authorof Tom Sawyer, Innocence Abroad, Pudd’nhead Wilson,Following the Equator, etc.
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