Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-13

thony Hope, author Of "The Intrusions
Of Peggy j. j. Bell, author OF Wee
Macgreegor," and Il. e. Benson. au.
thor Of 'DoGo" with the exception of
books which had already been con-
u1cted for by two Of these authors.
Arthur StanNool Pier the author of
the novel of the oil fields, "The Tri-
umph,' Just published by Mcclure,
Phillips q COMPANY, is one Of the many
whom the siren literature has beguied
from their chosen profession Mr. Pier
was to have been a lawyer but COM
bination Of gifts fate, and success said
nay, and now, with three successful
novels TO his credit, he is not likely to
give rein to his legal aspirations,
lie was born In pittsburg In 1873. His
father who was a lawyer. wished his
son TO be one, and took charge Of the
youngsters education. When Mr.. Pier
entered Harvard university, however
he fell among the literary sharks"
proved himself soon an able writer.
and thereafter had ambitions for him
self Immediately on graduating he
was offered an editorial position on the
Younth's Companion, viii n he accept
cd. This. with the success that his
contributions Of short stories and
sketches 20 the current magazines. had
met with decided him finally to give
up the idea OF practlclng law. IN 1899
he published his first book The Peda-
gCgues. q story Of the Harvard Sum
mer school His second book. "The
Ssntmenta'lsts,' is a story of modern
American life.
There is probably no novelist living
whose familiarity with novels began so
late as did Shan F. Bullock's. Writers
of novels are usually the most yoraci-
Gus readers OF them, ard behind every
novelists work extends a romance
reading habit leading back into the
days Of childhood and TO the nursery
Mr., Bullock was almost a full-grown
man before he ever opened a novel was
nineteen years OF age, In fact, In
my fathers house" says Mr. Bullock
in explanation, novel reading was un-
known and forbidden The strict PuH-
tanism Of such north Ireland heroes as
mine Is almost incredible, but II Is the
usuol-not the uncommon thing" II
was only after having departed from
the paternal roof, and having enrolled
himself as a student IN Kings College
London that he had the opportunity
10 do as he liked I'm the matter Of read
ing ~ shall never .orret how | read
I'm those days he says 81 read con-
tiuuously every spare moment George
Eliots works made the greatest inn
preston on me, can never forget
how ! enjoyed adam Bede" That
came first of ull' | have been reading
George Eliot recently, but you may be
sure not with the same pleasure Time
seems to have robbed her work Of
some of its charm
The efforts Of Prof Simon Nowcomb,
Of John Hopkins university. author Of
the popular book on astronomy. AS
tronomy for Everybody" have been
enlisted 20 make the scientific side of
the st. Louis Exposition a success
During the year Of this fair an Inter
national Congress OF Science VIII be
held in st, Louis. and Prof, Newcomb
has been sent TO France as the official
representatives Of the exposition, to
arouse interest In the congress among
the scientists OF France, and secure
their attendance aud cooperation He
sailed for Europe the latter part Of
Nav