Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-09
NOTES.


The Circle magazine, New York. Is
offering $4,000 in cash prizes for short
stories submitted by authors before
May 81. 1907. The competition is open
10 all. Full particulars are given IN
the February number Of the magazine
Although the new novel by Mary u.
wilkins Freeman, BY the Light OF me
Soul. WAS published only last Week, the
Iarpers have already found IL neces-
sary TO issue Il second edition, follow.
ing the large first edition, which was
completely exhausted by advance or
ders An English edition has also been
issued, as well as an Australian
Mrs. Freeman is one OF the most fla
nous among living writer's, and yet she
is by nature so averse to self-advertise-
ment that the general public knows but
little of her personality, except so far
as II Is expressed In her books.
She was born in Randolph, Massa-
chusetts, and received her education at
Mount Holyoke seminary. Ten years
of her life were passed in Battleboro,
Vermont. but after that she returned
10 Randolph, She was married. in
1909. TO Di. Charles Manning Freeman.
Since their marriage. DIT. and Mrs.
freeman have made their home in the
pleasant town of Motuchen, New Jer-
sey.
Mrs. F'reeman's success came with
practically her first story and her
writing at once won fame. She has
never been spoiled by success, however,
hut is unaffectedly modest in her own
estimate of her work and deeply
pleased when she feels that 1t has won
the approval of the public. She works
entirely In the daytime; when evening
comes she puts her manuscript aside.
She has brown hair and dark-blue
eyes. and her manner is direct and
frank, She has keen sense of humor,
as her writings SO clearly show. and
when she wishes TO do so can express
herself with Wit or whimsicality.
The home Of II. G. Wells. whose re-
rent book. The Future in America, has
attracted great attention on both sides
Of the Atlantic by It's striking presen-
tation of present-day problems, is near
Fokerstone, In England, and is a
charming, rambling house built on
rising ground close to the sea.
He has written on wide variety of
subjects. For example, he has written
n textbook of biology. which has been
so we'll received by scientific men that
II has been given the extremely unusu-
al honor of translation into Chinese,
He is a writer who is never afraid TO
give infinite attention TO typographical
"details ard to the choice OF the very
best word or phrase. He generally
writes out the first copy OF book with
his own hand and then has this copy
typewntten by his secretary. Mr. Wells
goes with great thoroughness over this,
ind then 1t goes 10 the publisher and
vs. set up Ia type, after which the author
gives II another careful revision. The
result of this extreme and conscientious
- a naaE Il IA
ness of style ana that felicltous
strength which comes only when a
word-artist has used his patient Skill
Although ne o. 3d. love with his
charming home, SCI as 81 IL amid
charming surroundings. Mr. Wells loves
also 10 travel u was only last year
that he Was so America. on the extend
ed trip In which he secured tho mater
lal Tor his recent book, referred 10
above, but since that trip he has been
ON journey To Italy.
The agitatfn that has once more
sprung up, as voiced by the newapa-
pers, In regard 10 had better" or
would better many would fain con-
slider themselves experts taking the
stand that would better" Is tho only
correct form-is a remainder that Prof
Ionndshury. OF Yale IN one OF his
striking articles on the English Ian
guago which have been appearing in
1Harpors Magazine. has shown conclu-
sively hat the form OF had better"
has behind II an imposing array OF
great writer's. both Of past generations
and the present, who have given 1t the
weight of their usage
podd, Mead 81 Company win issue
this snring a nov romantic novel OF
The "Graustnrk' style. entitled Hi
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