Farmhands.
(23) DUNCAN, NORMAN. Born at Brantford, Ont., 1871. Educated University
of Toronto. On staff New York Evening Post, 1897-01; professor rhetoric,
Washington and Jefferson College, 1902-06; adjunct professor English
literature, University Of Kansas, 1908-10. Travelled widely in
Newfoundland, Labrador, Asia, and Australasia. Died 1916. Author: "The
Soul of the Street," "The Way of the Sea," "Dr. Luke of the Labrador,"
"Dr. Grenfell's Parish," "The Mother," "The Adventures of Billy
Topsail," "The Cruise of the Shining Light," "Every Man for Himself,"
"Going Down from Jerusalem," "The Suitable Child," "Higgins," "Billy
Topsail & Company," "The Measure of a Man," "The Best of a Bad Job," "A
God in Israel," "The Bird-Store Man," "Australian Byways," and "Billy
Topsail, M.D."
*Little Nipper of Hide-an'-Seek Harbor, A.
(13) DWIGHT, H. G. Born in Constantinople, 1875. Educated at St.
Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury, Vt., and Amherst College. Chief
interests: gardening and sailing. He remembers neither the title nor the
date of his first published story. This because he was his own first
editor and publisher. "First real story," "The Bathers," Scribner's
Magazine, December, 1903. Author of "Constantinople," "Stamboul Nights,"
and "Persian Miniatures." Lives in Roselle, N. J. Is now an army field
clerk in France.
*Emperor of Elam, The.
FERBER, EDNA. Born in Kalamazoo, Mich., 1887. Educated in public and
high schools, Appleton, Wis. Began as reporter on Appleton Daily
Crescent at seventeen. Employed on Milwaukee Journal and Chicago
Tribune; contributor to magazines since 1910. First short story, "The
Homely Heroine," Everybody's Magazine, November, 1910. Jewish religion.
Author of "Dawn O'Hara," "Buttered Side Down," "Roast Beef Medium,"
"Personality Plus," "Emma McChesney & Co.," and "Fanny Herself."
Co-author with George V. Hobart of "Our Mrs. McChesney." Lives in New
York City.
*Gay Old Dog, The.
FOLSOM, ELIZABETH IRONS. Born at Peoria, Ill., 1876. Grandfather and
father were both writers. For a number of years member of editorial
staff of The Pantagraph at Bloomington, Ill., doing the court work there
and reading law at the same time. Left newspaper in 1916 to devote
herself to fiction. First short story, "The Scheming of Letitia,"
Munsey's Magazine, April, 1914. Lives in New York City.
Kamerad.
FRANK, WALDO. Born in 1800, Long Branch, N. J. Educated in New York
public schools and at Yale. (B.A., M.A., and Honorary Fellowship.) While
still at college, wrote regular signed column of dramatic criticism in
New Haven Journal-Courier. Two years' newspaper work in New York. Went
to Europe, devoting himself to study of French and German theater. One
of the founders and associate editor of the Seven Arts Magazine. Chief
interests: fiction, drama, criticism of American literary standards, and
strengthening of relations between America and contemporary European
(non-English) cultures. First story, "The Fruit of Misadventure," Smart
Set, July, 1915. Author of "The Unwelcome Man." Lives in New York City.
*Bread-Crumbs.
Candles of Romance, The.
Rudd.
(123) FREEMAN, MARY E. WILKINS. Born at Randolph, Mass., 1862. Educated
at Randolph and Mt. Holyoke. Married Dr. Charles M. Freeman, 1902.
Author of "A Humble Romance," "A New England Nun," "Young Lucretia,"
"Jane Field," "Giles Corey," "Pembroke," "Madelon," "Jerome," "Silence,"
"Evelina's Garden," "The Love of Parson Lord," "The Heart's Highway,"
"The Portion of Labor," "Understudies," "Six Trees," "The Wind In the
Rose Bush," "The Givers," "Doc Gordon," "By the Light of the Soul,"
"Shoulders of Atlas," "The Winning Lady," "Green Door," "Butterfly
House," "The Yates Pride," "Copy-Cat," and other books. Lives in
Metuchen, N. J.
Boomerang, The.
Cloak Also, The.
Ring with the Green Stone, The.
GEER, CORNELIA THROOP, is an instructor in Bryn Mawr College.
*Pearls Before Swine.
(123) GEROULD, KATHARINE FULLERTON. Born in Brockton, Mass., 1879.
Graduate of Radcliffe College. Married, 1910. Reader in English, Bryn
Mawr, 1901-10. Author: "Vain Oblations," "The Great Tradition,"
"Hawaii," and "A Change of Air." Lives in New Jersey.
*East of Eden.
*Hand of Jim Fane, The.
*Knight's Move, The.
*Wax Doll, The.
*What They Seem.
GLASGOW, ELLEN. Born in Richmond, Va., 1874. Educated at home, but this
has been supplemented by a wide range of reading, and travel both abroad
and in this country. Her first short story was "A Point in Morals,"
Harper's Magazine, about 1897. Author of "The Descendant," "Some Phases
of an Inferior Planet," "The Voice of the People," "The Freeman and
Other Poems," "The Battleground," "The Deliverance," "The Wheel of
Life," "The Ancient Law," "The Romance of a Plain Man," "The Miller of
Old Church," "Virginia," "Life and Gabriella." She lives in Richmond,
Va.
*Dare's Gift.
GLASPELL, SUSAN. (Mrs. George Cram Cook.) Born in Davenport, Iowa, 1882.
Graduate Drake University. Reporter in Des Moines for several years. The
idea for "A Jury of Her Peers" came from a murder trial which she
reported. Chief interest: the little theater. Associated with the
Provincetown Players. Married George Cram Cook, 1913. First story, "In
the Face of His Constituents," Harper's Magazine, October 1903. Author
of "The Glory of the Conquered," "The Visioning," "Lifted Masks,"
"Fidelity," several one-act plays: "Trifles," "Suppressed Desires" (in
collaboration with George Cram Cook), "The People," and "Close the
Book." Lives in Provincetown and New York City.
*Hearing Ear, The.
*Jury of Her Peers, A.
Matter of Gesture, A.
(13) GORDON, ARMISTEAD CHURCHILL. Born in Albemarle County, Va., 1855.
Educated at classical academy in Warrenton, N. C., and Charlottesville,
Va., and at University of Virginia. Lawyer in Staunton, Va., since 1879.
First story, "Envion," South Atlantic Magazine, July, 1880. Of this
story his friend, Thomas Nelson Page, wrote in a preface to a volume of
Mr. Gordon's stories, printed in 1899, but never published, entitled
"Envion and Other Tales of Old and New Virginia": "To one of these
sketches the writer is personally indebted for the idea of a tragic love
affair during the war, an idea which he employed in his story 'Marse
Chan,' and also for the method which he adopted of telling the story
through the medium of a faithful servant." Author of "Befo' de War:
Echoes in Negro Dialect" (with Thomas Nelson Page), "Congressional
Currency," "For Truth and Freedom: Poems of Commemoration," "The Gay
Gordons," "The Gift of the Morning Star," "The Ivory Gate," "Robin
Aroon: A Comedy of Manners," "William Fitzhugh Gordon, a Virginian of
the Old School," "J. L. M. Curry" (with E. A. Alderman), "Maje, a Love
Story," and "Ommirandy." Lives in Staunton, Va.
*His Father's Flag.
(3) GREENE, FREDERICK STUART. Born in Rappahannock County, Va., 1870.
Graduated from Virginia Military Institute, 1890. Civil engineer until
May 14, 1917. Now commanding officer of Company "B," 302d Engineers,
National Army, Camp Upton, N. Y. His chief interests are to see this war
to a successful conclusion, and to devote himself thereafter to writing.
First story, "Stictuit," Saturday Evening Post, April 5, 1913. Editor of
"The Grim 13." Lives on Long Island, N. Y.
*Bunker Mouse, The.
*"Molly McGuire, Fourteen."
(3) HALLET, RICHARD MATTHEWS. Born in Yarmouthport, Mass. Author of "The
Lady Aft" and "Trial By Fire."
*Rainbow Pete.
HARRIS, CORRA MAY. Born at Farm Hill, Ga. 1869. Married Rev. Lundy
Howard Harris, 1887. Methodist. Began writing for the Independent, 1899.
Author: "The Jessica Letters" (with Paul Elmer More), "A Circuit Rider's
Wife," "Eve's Second Husband," "The Recording Angel," "In Search of a
Husband," and "Co-Citizens." Lives in Rydal, Ga.
Other Soldiers in France, The.
HARTMAN, LEE FOSTER. Born in Fort Wayne, Ind., 1879. Graduate of
Wesleyan University. Engaged in newspaper and magazine work in New York
City since 1901. Now assistant editor of Harper's Magazine. First story,
"My Lady's Bracelet," Munsey's Magazine, October, 1904. Author of "The
White Sapphire." Lives in New York City.
*Frazee.
HEMENWAY, HETTY LAWRENCE. (MRS. AUGUSTE RICHARD.) Born in Boston, 1890.
Educated in private schools in her home city. She has always been fond
of outdoor life and devoted to animals, especially dogs and horses.
Married Lieut. Auguste Richard, 1917. First story, "Four Days," Atlantic
Monthly, May, 1917, since reprinted in book form.
*Four Days.
HUNT, EDWARD EYRE. Graduate of Harvard. Associated with American Relief
Commission in Belgium. Author of "War-Bread."
Ghosts.
Saint Dympna's Miracle.
(23) HURST, FANNIE. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, 1889, but spent the first
nineteen years of her life in St. Louis, Mo. An only child, and
consequently forced into much solitude and a precocious amount of
reading. Educated at home and in public schools of St. Louis. Graduate
of Washington University. Two years' graduate work at Columbia. After
vacillating between writing and the stage, the pen finally conquered,
and between 1909 and 1912 just thirty-three manuscripts were submitted
to and rejected by one publication alone,--a publication which later
came to feature her work. First short story published in Reedy's Mirror,
1909; second story in Smith's Magazine, 1912. Lives in New York City.
Active in women's suffrage, tennis and single tax; but her chief
interest is her writing, her work-day being six hours long. Has made
personal studies of the life she interprets, having at various times
apprenticed herself as waitress, saleswoman, and factory-girl. Author of
"Just Around the Corner," "Every Soul Hath Its Song," "Gaslight
Sonatas."
*Get Ready the Wreaths.
Solitary Reaper.
HUTCHISON, PERCY ADAMS. Graduate of, and for some years instructor at,
Harvard University.
*Journey's End.
(3) JOHNSON, FANNY KEMBLE. (MRS. VINCENT COSTELLO.) Born in Rockbridge
County, Va., and educated in private schools. Moved to Charleston, W.
Va., 1897. Married Vincent Costello, 1899. Has lived in Wheeling, W.
Va., since 1907. Her chief interests are her four children, her writing,
and contemporary history as it is made from day to day. "The Pathway
Round," Atlantic Monthly, August, 1900, marked her entrance into the
professional magazines. Author of "The Beloved Son."
*Strange-Looking Man, The.
JONES, E. CLEMENT. Born in Boston, 1890. First short story in verse,
"Country Breath and the Ungoverned Brother," London Nation, 1911.
Contributor to The New Republic and The Seven Arts. Lives in Concord,
Mass.
*Sea-Turn, The.
KAUFFMAN, REGINALD WRIGHT. Born at Columbia, Pa., 1877. Educated at St.
Paul's School, Concord, and at Harvard. Married, 1909. In newspaper work
since 1897. Associate editor Saturday Evening Post, 1904-07; later
associate editor Delineator, and managing editor Hampton's Magazine.
Author of "Jarvis of Harvard," "The Things That Are Cæsar's," "The
Chasm," "Miss Frances Baird, Detective," "The Bachelor's Guide to
Matrimony," "What is Socialism?", "My Heart and Stephanie," "The House
of Bondage," "The Girl That Goes Wrong," "The Way of Peace," "The
Sentence of Silence," "The Latter Day Saints" (with Ruth Kauffman),
"Running Sands," "The Spider's Web," "Little Old Belgium," "In a Moment
of Time," "Jim," and "The Silver Spoon." Lives in Columbia, Pa.
Lonely House, The.
KLINE, BURTON. Born at Williamsport, Pa., 1877. Educated at Dickinson
Seminary, Williamsport, and at Harvard. Married, 1909. Newspaper man.
Magazine editor Boston Transcript. Republican. Lutheran. Author of
"Struck by Lightning" and "The End of the Flight." Lives in Arlington,
Mass.
*Caller in the Night, The.
KRYSTO, CHRISTINA. Born in Batum, Russia, 1887. Her early education was
thoroughly Russian. She was taught at home and given unrestricted
freedom in a really fine library. Emigrated to California when nine
years old. Studied at University of California. Now engaged in ranch
work and the endeavor to arrange her life so that there will be room in
it for writing. "Babanchik" is her first story. She lives in Alta Loma,
Cal.
Babanchik.
LEE, JENNETTE. Born at Bristol, Conn., 1860. Attended Bristol schools.
Began teaching, 1876. Graduated from Smith College, 1886. First story,
"Bufiddle," published in the Independent, 1886. Taught English at
Vassar, Western Reserve College for Women, and Smith College. Her
special interest is relating education to life. Resigned professorship
in English at Smith College, 1913. Married Gerald Stanley Lee, 1896.
Author of "Kate Wetherell," "A Pillar of Salt," "The Son of a Fiddler,"
"Uncle William," "The Ibsen Secret," "Simeon Tetlow's Shadow," "Happy
Island," "Mr. Achilles," "The Taste of Apples," "The Woman in the
Alcove," "Aunt Jane," "The Symphony Play," "Unfinished Portraits," and
"The Green Jacket." She lives in Northampton, Mass.
John Fairchild's Mirror.
LEWIS, ADDISON. Born in Minneapolis, 1889. Educated in public schools.
Graduated from University of Minnesota in 1912. Regards as a liberal
share of his education a very brief circus career, and five years spent
as assistant managing editor of The Bellman and the Northwestern Miller.
His professions are journalism and advertising; is bothered mostly with
the necessity of getting the nebulous idea for a story on paper,
freshwater sailing, and the problem of improving his game of golf. First
story, "The End of the Lane," Reedy's Mirror, Feb. 2, 1917. He lives in
Minneapolis.
*When Did You Write Your Mother Last?
LONDON, JACK. Born at San Francisco, 1876. Educated at University of
California. Married Bessie Maddern, 1900; Charmian Kittredge, 1905. Went
to the Klondike instead of graduating from college; went to sea before
the mast; traveled as a tramp through the United States and Canada; war
correspondent during the Russo-Japanese War; and navigated his yacht
"Snark" in the South Seas, 1907-09. Socialist. Author of "The Son of the
Wolf," "The God of His Fathers," "A Daughter of the Snows," "The
Children of the Frost," "The Cruise of the Dazzler," "The People of the
Abyss," "Kempton-Wace Letters," "The Call of the Wild," "The Faith of
Men," "The Sea Wolf," "The Game," "War of the Classes," "Tales of the
Fish Patrol," "Moon-Face," "Scorn of Women," "White Fang," "Before
Adam," "Love of Life," "The Iron Heel," "The Road," "Martin Eden," "Lost
Face," "Revolution," "Burning Daylight," "Theft," "When God Laughs,"
"Adventure," "The Cruise of the Snark," "South Sea Tales," "Smoke Bellew
Tales," "The House of Pride," "A Son of the Sun," "The Night-Born," "The
Abysmal Brute," "John Barleycorn," "The Valley of the Moon," "The
Strength of the Strong," "The Mutiny of the Elsinore," "The Scarlet
Plague," "The Star Rover," "The Little Lady of the Big House," "Jerry,"
and "Michael, the Brother of Jerry." He died in 1916.
Like Argus of the Ancient Time.
(3) MARSHALL, EDISON. Born in Rensselaer, Ind. Moved to Medford, Ore.,
in 1907. Educated at University of Oregon. In newspaper work till 1916.
Now writing for the magazines. Unmarried. Chief interests: hunting and
fishing. His first story was, "The Sacred Fire," Argosy, April, 1915.
Age, twenty-four. Principal ambition is to get to France. Lives in
Medford, Ore.
Man that Was in Him, The.
MASTERS, EDGAR LEE. Born at Garnett, Kan., 1868. Educated at high school
and Knox College. Studied law in his father's office. Admitted to the
bar, 1891. Married, 1898. Democrat. Author of "A Book of Verses,"
"Maximilian," "The New Star Chamber and Other Essays," "Blood of the
Prophets," "Althea," "The Trifler," "Spoon River Anthology," "Songs and
Satires," and "The Great Valley." His first story was published in the
Peoria Call in 1886 or 1887, and in 1889 he published several short
stories in the Waverly Magazine. Lives in Chicago.
Boyhood Friends.
*Widow La Rue.