The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-20

| been made by women novelists, and
when one considers that the fiction of a
/ period supplies coming historians with
an insight into its manners. thought
| and dress, the importance of woman s
position as the novelist of the day can
not be too highly esteemed. It may be
| that to feminine, not the masculine.
! writer's future ages viii turn for a true
picture of the social conditions now ex-
/ listing.
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. 1, 275.O0O
copies, her Prisoners of Hope" follow
| ing, with a sale of $1,000 Marie Corel-
| lis Master Christian" has already
scored a sale of $4,000 volumes, while
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, with
In Connection With the De Willoughby
Claim has disposed of $1,000 books;
Mrs. Humphrey Wards Eleanor" al
though. it was issued in book form only
a few months ago, has already achieved
a sale of $4,000 copies; Mary Cholmon-
deIey's Red Pottage" made another OF
the seasons phenomenal successes and
sold over SO, 1000 copies; Gertrude Ather
toms Senator North" a satire on
Washington social and political life,
also was a great success, attaining
quite as great a popularity IN England,
where the author has resided for sew
eraI years, as in her native country,
America. Mrs Craigie (John Oliver
Hobbes). with Robert Orange" Sc
ouel 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 birll though claimed by the
British. in whose land she has for many
wears resided. Ouida, away in Italy,
sent out q book, her latest contribution
being a story called The Waters of
Fdera." Mime. Sarah Grand will soon
have a new book before the public, for
she has been publishing serialIy a story
called "Babs. the Impossible" char
acter study, the object Of which is to
show the evils Of unwise training on a
peculiarly sensitive and impresaionable
young girl Mrs. Margaret Deland has
not recently published any long story.
but her studies of great women, issued
in serial form, viii probably make up
her next book The studies are what
one would expect from Mrs. Deland's
rather conventional point Of view. |
Miss Ellen Glasgow, a Virginian: Mrs |
Kate Douglass Wiggin. Mrs. Frances /
Burton Harrison, AIRS. Mary Y. "a Ter |
hume (Marion Harlandl, Amelia E. /
Barr Beatrice Harraden and Katherine |
lyman arc among the bese known /
names in fiction.
Hiss Mary wilkins, whose hand IS 4
skilled in the painting OF prose pastels, /
z Of 81 fob
called "FIosyer Stories. They are in
her usual vein. Hiss wilkins has many
admirers but her writing is apt %
seem monotonous after one has read a
couple OF her books.
sarah Orne Jewett and Octave Tia
net may be said TO belong &c the same
school as Mary wilkins. for they have
acquired distinction through their sd-
nafrabie delineation o. types n chsrac-
Ter. In themselves ratbef provincial and
Interesting Ruth McEneTy Stuart.
whose delicious pictures Of negro life
have charmed 50 many readers. is said
10 De- al work on a new book
MoUv Elliot Seawsll. whose play.
The sprizhtly Romance Of 8arzac.
made hit is scoring another triumph
aith her last book The House of Eg-f
Miss sezweii rs an Amer
can woman. q grandniece ~ President
Tyler. q native a. virginia and res
dent o. washington
Mrs. Katrina TTask. whose Volume ~
1oens. Under King Constantine. son
.ieh praise from crifscs a few SEASONS
~ aud whose novel john Leighton
Ir was later favoTaalv received. ma
brought out q unique collection - Eto-
1es called Lessons IL Love Thev
ire rercaol ogical studies presented ~
Zee form u fction ard have al the