Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-12-01
IN WOMAN'S BEHALF.
MRS. W. X. CLIFFORD.
Different Popular Books That Sho Has
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Different Popular Books That sho liza.
Whitewater Finished style.
Mrs. W. X. Clifford, author Of "Mrs.
Keith's Crime" etc, and the newly
published novel, Aunt Anne" is the
daughter Of Mr.. John Lane, whose
father was once well known in the
Island Of Barbados, where he was at
one time speaker Of the house OF assem-
bly,. From early girlhood Mrs Clifford
/ wrote stories and verses which easily
found place in magazines and news
| papers She also wrote a novel in those
early days, which, after she became a
widow in 1879, she partly rewrote and
enlarged and published anonymously
under the name Of "The Dingy House
at Kensington." In 1875 she married
Mr. w. X. Clifford, f. Il. g., but in less
than four years she was eft a widow
with two little girls.
IL seems scarcely necessary to men
ton the fact that Mr.. Clifford was con-
sidcred one Of the greatest mathema-
ticians in Europe, and his premature
death left n blank which is even yet UNI
filled In the scientific world. He took
his degree at Trinity college, Cam
bridge, was second wrangler in 1867; on
authority of Prof Sylvester, might
easily have been first had he chosen"
He was made Fellow of his college in
1865, and he was member of that
learned society known at Cambridge as
The Apostles. In 1871 he was appointed
TO the Chair of Applied Mathematics at
University college, London, and eight
years later his brilliant career was
closed by death. lie was then only
thirty-three years old. A public testi-
monial was about to be presented to
him in recognition Of his great services
TO science, etc, but as he died before its
form had been decided the money sub
scribcd was invested for his widow and
children; and year later pension on
the civil list was awarded to Mrs. Cliff
ford, also in recognition of the work
that had been done by her distinguished
husband
Soon after she became a widow Mrs.
Clifford took to writing as profession,
and she Is now a contributor to many
Of the leading newspapers, reviews and
magazines. In 1851 u volume from her
pen called children Busy" was pub
lished by Wells, Gardner & Co. OF this
popular little book 81. 900 copies were
sold the first year, and it was promptly
translated into German, Dutch and
Italian. Anyhow Stories" illustrated
by Miss Dorothy Tenant, came out in
1882, and this quaint and original titlu
volume proved to the full as popular as
its predecessor "Mrs. Keith's Crime"
which appeared anonymously In 1885.
made distinct sensation in the literary
world 1t was so absolutely unconvcn-
ticnal, and so full of the rarely revealed
trage lies of the heart, that it appealed
to thousands Of readers for whom the
ordinary love story and the sensational
romance have no attraction, and it was
truly said Of 1t by one of lis critics that |
1t seemed as Il IL "were written with |
the hearts blood Of the author"
Love Letters of n Worldly Woman" |
came out in one volume last year; and |
In January, 1892, the first chapter OF |
AUNT Anne" appeared in Temple Bar. |
Mrs. Clifford, unlike the majority % |
popular writer's, gives no hasty and un-
work TO the public; and she
deserves the highest possible common |
dation for thus keeping up the dignity |
Of literu turc One may not always |
agree fully with her analysis OF charac-
ter, but lie must always admire and re-
tpect an author who looks upon her
readers rs worthy of the best that she
has to give Chicago Tribune.