Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-19

been made by women novelists, and
when one considers that the fiction OF
period supplies coming historians with
an insight into It's manners, thought
and dress, the Importance Of woman's
position as the novelist Of the day can
not be too highly esteemed. Il may be
that TO feminine, not the masculine
writer's future ages will turn for a true
picture OF the social conditions now eX-
istlng.
OF women's great literary successes
OF the past year In fiction Miss Mary
Johnston led, with ITO Have and to
Hold" that sold, up TO Dec. !, G5'OOO
copies, her prisoners Of Hope follow
ing, with a sale Of $1,000, Marie Corel-
us Master Christian" has already
scored a sale Of $1,000 volumes, while
Mrs, Frances Hodgson Burnett with
In Connection With the De Willoughoy
\ Claim" has disposed OF $1,000 DOCKS
Mrs. Humphry Wards Eleanor al
though It was issued In book form only
few months ago, has already achieved
a sale Of $4,000 copies Mary Cholmon,
deley's RED Pottage" made another OF
the seasons phenomenal successes ana
sold over $1,000 copies Gertrude Amer
toms Senator North" a satire on
Washington social and political llte'
also was great success, attaining
quite as great a popularity in England
where the author has resided for sew
eral years ne in her native country
America. Mrs. Craigie John Ollver
I Hobbes), with Robert Orange Sc
auel TO her School For Saints and
THE wisdom Of the Wise achieved
possibly more success In England than
In America. Mrs. Craigie is an Amer
lean by birth, though claimed by the
British. in whose land she has for many
years resided Ouida, away In ltaly
sent out a book, her latest contribution
being a story called "The Waters OF
Edera" Nine. Sarah Grand will soon
have a new book before the public Tor
she has been publishing serially a story
called "Babs. the impossible a char
octar study the object Of which Is 10
show the evils Of unwise training on
peculiarly sensitive and impreSsionablc
young girl. Mrs Margaret Deiand has
not recently published any long story
but her studies Of great women, issued
In serial form. will probably make up
her next book. The studies are what
one would expect from Mrs. Delands
rather conventional point OF view
Miss Ellen Glasgow, q Nirginian. Mrs
Kate Douglass Wiggin, Mrs. Frances
Burton Harrison Mrs Mary V. II, Ter
hume Marion Harland) Amelia e.
Barr Beatrice Harraden and Katherine
lyman are among the best known
names in fiction
Miss Mary wilkins, whose hand Is
skilled IN the painting Of prose pastels,
has Just finished a series OF sketches
called Flower Stories" They are IN
her usual vein Miss wilkins has many
admirers. but her writing is apt TO
seem monotonous after one has read q
couple Of her books.
Sarah Ome Jewett and octave Tha-
net may be said TO belong to the same
school as Mary wilkins, for they have
acquired distinction through their ad-
mirable delineation Of types OF charac. F.
ter, in themselves rather provincial and /
interesting Ruth McEnery Stuart /
whose delicious pictures Of negro life /
have charmed 80 many readers, is said T.
20 be at work on a new book.
Molly Elliot Seawel, whose play 7.
The Sprlghtly Romance Of Marsac,' /
made a hit. is scoring another triumph I,
with her last book, The House OF Eg
remonte." Miss Seawell is an Amer !
lean woman. a grandniece Of President |
Tyler, native Of Virginia and a res.
ident OF Washington.
Mrs Katrina Trask, whose volume Of |
poems. Under King Constantine won /.
high praise from critics a few seasons /.
ago and whose novel John Leighton /
Jr.," was later favorably received. has /
brought out a unique collection Of sto- .
ries called Lessons In Love- They /
are psychological studies presented IN .
the form Of fiction and have an the ]