The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-29
Books and oAuthors,

Captain A. T. Iahan, whose TYPES Of
Naval Officers" was recently reviewed
in these columns, resigned from the navy
in 1896, in order to devote his entire time
to literature. He was born in New York
in September, 1910, and graduated from
the Naval. Academy in. 1859. He was
commissioned Commander in 1876. and In
1856 was made President of the War Col
leges at Newport, where he delivered
series of lectures which We're really the
foundation of his first great work, The
Influence of Sea Power Upon History,
issued in 1890, and followed by 1.-THE In
fueLce of Sea Power upon the French
Revolution and Empire" in 1892. He
went to England in 1898, In command of
the "U. S. S. Chicago" where the fame
OF his works insured him a most ffatter-
ing and enthusiastic reception. and a rec
ognition from the highest authorizes as
1.-The most distinguished living writer on
naval strategy, and the originator and
first exponent of the philosophy OF naval
history The late Admiral Tryon, of the
British Navy pronounced them simply
great, the best things ever written.
Miss Mary Johnstons new story,
Audrey now running as a serial in
The Atlantic Monthly, will be brought
out in book form late in February by
the Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. AS
the story approaches the climax, many
who are reading the novel have express
ed the opinion that in construction, plot,
movement, and in defamation of character
it is a decided advance over TO Have
and To Hold" although differing widely
in motif.
Mr.. j. C. Snath, author OF Lady Bar
barity,' has written a new novel called
Loves Itinerary which is to be pub
lished shortly by D. Appleton g. Co. In
Eia1Si0p 111t1Or
of tom JONES' appears as one of the
characters.
It is on excellent authority that Henry
Clay Mcdowell, who was appointed a
United States Judge by President Roose-
Welt q. few weeks ago, appears as char
acter in John Fox's new Kentucky
book. BLUEGRASS and Rhododendron."
He has been recognized beyond question.
or so at least the publishers tell us, in
the character of "Macfarlan. Judge
Mcdowell is, by the way. q grandson OF
Henry ClaW.
Louis Evan Shipman, the author of
"Ralph Tarrant," the complete novel in
the Christn as number of lppincott's
Magazine, was born in Brooklyn in 1863.
and was educated at private schools and
at Harvard University. He has been
writing plays and tales for twelve years.
and never was on a newspaper, which he
considers ..the worst possible training
for a man who intends to write. :" He
dramatized Henry Esn1ond' for Soth-
ern, and Henry Miller is now playing in
his darcy of the Guards"
Ralph Tarrant," he says. 'is the first
story I ever wrote that wasn't taken from
one OF my plays. have no method Of
work save to plug away when the idea
is hot, and to loaf beautifully when 1
can live up in the hills of New Ham2-
shire all the year around. save for q few
weeks, when descend to the towns for
opera, theatre, and club gossip.
The prize contributions to The Century
conf etition an1cng college graduates of
1000 will be printed in the January num-
Der of that magazine. The essay. ..Hux-
ley as Literary Man, is the work of
James e. Routh, Jr.. A. B. Johns Hop
Sins University; the story. The Poppies
in the Wheat is by Katherine Fuller
ton. a. 3. Radcliffe College; and the
poem. ..Actaen, . is by J ohm Erskin, a. b.
Columbia University. These competitions
having occurred annually for. four Years,
as announced will now be discontinued.
The editors of The Century have been
greatly pleased blythe large number and
high average quality of the poems, cs-
saws and stories the contests have called
forth.
The Scribners are unable to- supply the
demand with their first edition of Luke
Vincent Loclswoods Colonial Furnit-
ure in America. Notwithstanding the
high price of the book. More than. half
of 1tl,a seditfon was sold before publica ton