The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-22

numbering William ID. Howells among
its members, has had him at one of its in
formal dinners, and he has also been en-
tertained by the Aldine club as well as
at many private houses
Those who know kipling we'll say that
the reason why he has made so few friends
is because be is very shy man. He does
not object to publicity. but he seems to
have real horror of being made a show
of, and therefore it has appeared to some
who know him as though he We're unduly
sensitive, perhaps unfairly suspicious of
those who really have no other purpose in
seeking his acquaintance than personal
knowledge of a man whose literary work
they greatly admire. Doyle could not
come to New York city again without
finding hosts of friends, and friends, too,
who would respect desire for privacy and
shrinking from undue personal publicity,
Kipling comes to New York, and his de-
sire for seclusion is grati1ed. Except by
his publishers and few others, his COM
ing and departure are noted by no one.
He is able to walk broadway without rec
oguition, and If he were recognized not
more than a passing glance would be cast
at him.
Both Doyle and Kipling have entered
into new and important literary negotia-
lions recently. DIR. Doyle has work enough
scheduled ahead TO keep his pen busy for
the next three years and he has received
for some OF his contracts larger prices
than any yet paid TO writers OF the young
er generation. KipliDg's greatest success
has been in the most unexpected direc-
tions, for he did not dream, il is reported,
that his jungle Stories" would gain any
more than passing interest. He will con-
tinue allegories of this sort until the pop
ular taste for them has been satisfied.
A new kind Of business agency has
been established representing sort Of
miGdleman's relation between authors
and publishers. II began with Mr.. Ste.
venson and perhaps was due to the fact
that he found 1t not easy 10 negotiate
satisfactorily for his literary work while
be was so far away from the market as
the Samoan islands are. Therefore he
placed his business interests in the hands
OF an Edinburgh solicitor, and IL 10 through
that lawyer that all Of Stevenscn's con-
tracts with publishers are now made. The
arrangement was found 70 be a most sat
isfactory one. Il enabled authors who had
not great knowledge OF business or capaci-
t. to look out thoroughly for their own
interests TO commit arrangements 20 the
hands OF shrewd, sagacious business men.
Nearly oil Of DR.. Doyle's contracts are
thus arranged for him by a very capsbls
business man in London. Mr. Barrie has
a represen tative OF this sort, and Bret
Harts has long dealt with publishers
through an agent in this way. The agent
receives q commission, and II be Is a law
yer n retaining fee Is well. The custom
has not yet had much vogue in the United
States, and partly for the reason that
there is 10 such great demand for Ameri-
can works OF fcIion as Stevenson, Kip
ling, Barrie, Doyle AID Bret Hsrte have
zoe. with FOR their works
Among women authors Miss Ida Tar
bell is very rapidly coming 70 the front
ranks She has spent some months In a
careful study Ia the archives in Paris and
Washington AID the result Of her work
Is now appearing in life of Napoleon
which IS COIL msndirg the highest praise,
although 10 SO happens that il is being
published simultaneously with another
life CO Napoleon written by the historian
Sloane, who has taken high rank - a stu
dent % the philosophy Of history
L J. EOEARDs.