XXII. A Backwoods Boy Works His Way Through College and
Becomes University President—_Jacob Gould
Schurman_ 243
XXIII. A “Jack of All Trades” Masters One and Becomes the
Poet of the People—_James Whitcomb Riley_ 252
XXIV. A Farm Boy Who Devoured Books Writes One of the
Greatest Poems of the Century—_Edwin Markham_ 263
XXV. A Famous Authoress Tells Literary Aspirants the
Story of Her Struggle for Recognition—_Ella
Wheeler Wilcox_ 272
XXVI. A Printer’s Boy, Self-Taught, Becomes the Dean
of American Letters—_William Dean Howells_ 283
XXVII. A Famous Novelist Atones for Wasted School Days
by Self-Culture—_General Lew Wallace_ 296
XXVIII. A Social Leader, Having “Eyes That See,” Earns
Literary Laurels—_Mrs. Burton Harrison_ 305