Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-16

1t was not, however until 1867 that the
publication of Little Women" made
her name famous. The sale of the
book during the three years following
its publication, was uuprecedently
large, reaching the enormous figure Of
81, 900. Miss Alcott's reputation thus
established, her subsequent stories were
in great demand and the authOress
reaped a rich financial harvest. IAN
Old-Fashioned Girl" and Aunt Joe's
Scrap Bag" are perhaps as well known
as any of these later publications, and
are fair types of her work. All her
writings breathed clean, honest, whole
souled atmosphere, and honestly and
accurately depicted the simple life with
which she was most familiar and of
which she was most fond. She wrote
principally of girls or for girls and as
such was a much sought-after contri-
butor to magazines for the young.
Mrs. A. ID. 7. Whitney devoted her.
self to much the same field as did Miss
Alcott and has made an almost equal
reputation. She was born at Boston in
1924, and prior to her marriage to Seth
ID. Whitney was a Miss Train. Like
Miss Alcott, she gave some attention to
! newspaper writing during her early
| womanhood, hut did not take rank as a
leading authoress until some years later.
Her Mother Goose for Young Folks"
proved an exceeding profitable venture,
and many similar children's stories
from the same pen were soon published.
| AS a cheerful and graceful writer for
the little folks Mrs. Whitney has few
| equals. She thoroughly enters into the
spirit Of her work, and her stories have
frequently frightened the pages of
children's magazines. Some of her best
known productions are: I'VE Girls"
1.-THE Other Girl, ''Real Folks" PA
thence Strong's Outings" and "a Sum-
mer in Leslie Goldwaith's life"
Mrs. l.. NJ. Wilson, or Mrs. Augusta
J. Evans, as her many readers best
know her, was born nea Columbus, Ga.
in 1886. During her childhood her
! parents removed to Texas and then set
tied rear Mobile, where Miss Evans was
married to l.. M. Wilson in 1868. Her
field is novel writing, and such stories
as "Inez; n Tale of the Alamo" "Beu-
lah." ''St. Elmo" ''Vashti, " etc. clearly
prove her an authoress of exceptional
ability. She has written a great va
riety and number of novels, but the ma
iority are upon the theme so dear to the
novel writer-the old, old story of love
and its resultant complications.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps name will al
| ways DC doSoNlatCu w IL " "iiSii
made her famous. 1.-THE Gates Ajar.'
Miss Phelps has since written many
stories and published various collections
Of verse, all OF decided literary ability;
bu. THE Gates Aiar" will remain her
most lasting work. She was born al
Andover, Mass, August 81, 1874. and
was the daughter of Prof. Austin Phelps
and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Her
mother was a talented and popular au-
thoress and at an early age Miss Phelps
followed in her footsteps. The Gates
Aiar," published ig 1868, was followed
by Beyond the Gates" Then came
MEN, Women and Ghosts" and in sue
ceeding years a great variety OF subject:
have been touched upon by Miss Phelps
charming pen. IAN Old Maids Para
disc" aud"Burglars in Paradise" proved
interesting companion books, and doc.
tor Gay, THE Silent Partner" ant
"Hedged In" established the Puritan
authoress' right to the title of novelist
Among her stories dedicated to the lit
tie folks, 1.-THE Trotty Book ant
"Trotty's Wedding Tour and Story
Book" are widely known. The versatile
authoress has also frequently contrib
uted to leading magazines aud weeklies
and in this line OF work has covered al
most as wide a range Of subjects as IL
her general writing.
Frances hodgson Burnett is general.