The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-23
GERTRUDE ATHERToN.

been made by women novelsts, and
when one considers that the fiction OF a
period supplies coming historians with
an insight into it's manners, thought
and dress. the Importance of woman
| position as the novelist of the day can
not be too highly esteemed. IL may be
| that 10 feminine, not the masculine,
writers future ages will turn for true
picture OF the social conditions now ex-
isting.
or 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. l, 2I5,ooo
copies, her Prisoners of Hope follow
ing. with n sale of $1,000; Marie Corel-
IFS Master Christian" has already
scored a sale of 10000 volumes, While
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, Win
In Connection With the DE Willoughby
Claim" has disposed of $4,000 DOCKS
Mrs. Humphry Wards Eleanor al
though II was issued in book form only
few months ago. has already achieVeu
a sale of 80. 600 copies: Mary Cholmon'
aelav,s "Red Pottage" made another OF
the seasons phenomenal successes ana
sold over so 900 copies; Gertrude Ather-
ton,s senator North" satire on
Washington social and political life'
also was a great success. attaining
ouite as great popularity in England
where the author has resided for sew
eral vears. as i'm her native country
America Mrs. Craigie John Oliver
Itohbesl. with Robert Orange, Sc
onsI to her school For Saints and
,.rbe Wisdom of the Wise" achieved
possibly more success in England thah
I'm America. Mrs. Craigie IL an Amer
ican by birth, though claimed by the
T,,Jt,sh In whose land she has for many
yesrs resided. Ouida, away In ithiy'
sent out a book her latest contribution
be,nv n story called The Waters OF
Edera." Mime. Sarah Grand VIII soon
have n new book before the public, Tor
she has been publishing serially story
called ''Babs, the Impossible, "a char
acter study. the object of which is TO
sno,v the evils OF unwise training on
peculiarly sensitive and impressionable
voune girl Mrs. Margaret Deland 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 s
rather conventional point of view.
! Miss Ellen Glasgow, a Virginian; Mrs.
| Kate Douglass Wiggin, Mrs. Frances
Burton Harrison, Mrs. Mary V. IL. Ter
| hume marion HarlandD, Amelia Il.
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 iust finished series OF sketches
| called "Flower Stories" They are in
IL gtrxrs has
admirers. but her writing Is apt To
seem monotonous after one has read
couple of her books.
sarah Orue Jev~-st and octave Tha-
net may be said TO belong 20 tho same
school as Mary wilkins, for they have
acquired distinction through their ad-
mirable delineation of types OF charac-
tor. in themselves rather provincial and
interesting. Ruth McEnery Stuart.
whose delicious pictures of negro life
have charmed so many readers. Is said
10 be at work on a new book
Molly Elliot Seawell whose play.
The Sprightly Romance OF Marsac."
made a hit. is scoring another triumph
with her last book. THE House OF Egg
remonte." Miss Seawell is an Amer
ican woman. n grandniece Of President
Tyler, native OF Virginia and res-
ident Of Washington.
Mrs Katrina Trask, whose volume OF
poems, Tnder King Constantine" [" won
high praise from critics o few seasons
sso ana whose novel, John Leighton
Jr. wRs later fayors6ly received has
brought cut unique collection OF sto
ries called Lessons In Love They
are psychol"gicai studies presented iu
ihc form of fiction anu have an The