Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27

Lithuania, Russian province, and his
father, mayor Of Wolqszin, fell into polit-
firs a rabbi at McKeesptrt. Pa. and later me
q manufacturer at Cleveland. The author
was fourteen years old when he came to
America to join his-father, and two years
later became foreman in his fathers fac
tory. Business was irksome, however and
he entered high school tat Cleveland. Sub
sequently he studied law at Adelbert Col
lege and at Yale. He is now successful
lawyer in Cleveland. "The Fugitive" Dou-
bleday, Page & Coz Is fiction, but inter-
woven with truth stranger than fiction,
with new conception of the relationship
between Jew and Gentle in which love con-
Guers creed. Asked.thA other day about his
nationality, Mr.. Brudno said: 81 am an
American citizen born in Russia"
George Madden Martin the author of
Emmy Lou (McClure-Phillips), was
thought at first, because of her masculine
sounding name, to be man. George Mad
den Martin is her own name and she does
not like to have 1t mistaken for her hus-
bands name or for a pseudonym The
American readers of books now understand
this fairly well, but the English public,
which has been recently introduced to
Emmy LOU does not. The Pail Mall Ca
Zette in recent review of Emmy Lou"
says fngenuously: George Madden Martin
indeed knows so much about little girls
that we cannot help suspecting that fem
ininity is concealed behind the masculine
nom de guerre."
A short time ago The Star, commenting
IN this department on the work of Miss
Ottilie Liljencrantz, author of 1.-THE Thrall
of Left the Lucky and 1.-THE Ward of
King Canute," stated that Miss Liljen-
crantz had been compelled by the circum-
stances of her family to engage in literary
work. This is an unfortunate misstate-
ment the result Of incorrect informa ton
Miss Lfljencrantz Is the daughter Of the
United States assistant engineer stationed
In Chicago, in local charge of the public
works of that region and has at no time
been under the least compulsion for finan-
cha! reasons to engage in the production
Of books. Her father came to this country
In 1859 of his own desire, and not as an eX-
lie as stated, and has been in the nnhlic
service practically the entire time since
then s.oo
Mime Waddingtons Letters of a. Diplo-
mats Wife" continues to sell extremely
well. On January 10 the Scribners put out
the sixth edition since the original publica-
ton on May last.
A new volume of Maeteriinck ESSAYS IA
shorty 81 r to be issued by Dodd Mead & Co,
IN form similar to that given .Wisdom
ana Destiny and 1.-THE Treasure of the
tumble Thus another phase of this in
oustrlous workers genius is once more
turned to the public view.
Israel Zangwi1rs novelette,, Merely Mary
Ann, which has been dramatized and was
is ~ lniS CITY recently, has been re-
issued by the Macmillan Company. Illus
trated from the play. Heretofore this non
ular story has been published only in the
v YOU OF Zangwill stories, under the title,
Hall Gaines latest novel, "The Prodigal
Son., Is set In England and Iceland He
spent some weeks journeyine through the
northern seas in search Of materials and
atmospheric effects.
tective story is that its fundamental crime
shall be novel in some respect The author
OF tale of this sort, M. L. Severy. soon to
be published by George w. Jacobs & Co.
murder mystery. Al. the time John Oar
row was murdered there, were present with
him several people in the room. The doors
were all locked, and each Of the witnesses
of the tragedy testified en- oath that they
saw no murderer, heard no cry, and knew
no motive Incidentsllsh the weapon with
which barrow was killed is one that has
never been made use OF in novel before
From these materials, say the publishers
the author weaves his romance and finally
persuades his readers as to the guilt of the
detective story promises well in advance
One of the. best known Of writers of
novels Is going into, the anonymous field.
This is the author of q story having for it's
title the personal pronoun, Il" The ex-
PLANTATION for the anonymous authorship is
given by the author in the single sentence:
TAhy "oHldH W TSdQSe the mover Will IN
derstand why do not attach my name to
it," The largest offer in the point of none
tary .compensation' probably Insde by a
magazine for the serial publication of an
anonymous novel was made to the author
when the manuscript was read by an editor.
But the author refused the overtures. pre-
ferring that the novel should receive its
initiak publication in book form. "I'' has
for it's subtitle the words, wherein a wO-
man tells the truth about herself" 1t will
be issued by d. Appleton & Co. in March.
The number 10 is the lucky for
Charles Bloomingdale, jr., the author whose
book, "A Failure" the Lippincotts now
have on the press The story is in thirteen
chapters there are a trife more than 1900
words in the last chapter, the contract with
his publishers was signed on Friday, the
was written in 1903. the sum total of which
figures totals thirteen. And against the
wishes of his publishers he selected the
name of IA Failure" for the title.
Miss Rose E. Young has been connected
with some picturesque journalism in her
time. One little sheet which she edited had
rural correspondent who was JOY to her
soul. Once he sent in a batch of news notes
from which she culled the following: Mr.
Dave Ransom has Just past down the road
with a load of corn going to Napoleon.
. Mr.. Ransom is on his way home.
seen him coming back" 1t was lively
community of its class, and the dots De-
tween the items stood for no greater lapse
follow one upon another in Turkey Prairie.
Republics may be ungrateful but au-
thors are not invariably so, as is shown by
the fact that Henry Seton Merriman. who
died recently In London, left a substantial
bequest to Miss Evelyn Beatrice Hall, ex-
planning that 1t was in token Of his graft
tude for her assistance and literary advice,
without which," added the testator, II
would never have been able to earn liv
ing by my PEN"
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Ever since the misfortuness Of the woman
writer who undertook some years ago to
depict the characters of the people on Cape
Cod. and was sued for libel because OF her
unpleasant fidelity Of portraiture, this field
has been avoided in the main by the
fiction writers. Now. however, a venture
is to be made In that direction by Joseph
c. Lincoln, who has prepared novel en-
titled "Cap'n Err" dealing with the fisher
folks and others of the great sand strip.
It is to be published soon by A. 8. Barnes
& Co.