The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17
Gassp Of BeaEs and Pspps Who Make Ihsn

Harry Leon Wilson. author of "Ew-
fngs Lady" Is with his old friend
Booth Harrington. in Capri. where they
are renting the lovely villa long ia
nous to American travellers as the
residence Of the artist, Elihu Vedder.
May Sinclair. who OF late has been
turning her hand to short stories for
the magazines. Is to publish another
novel soon. Miss Sinclair is one among
the many writer's who are in London az
the present time; but the greater part
of her work is done away from the
capital In small. rambling country
house near Sidmouth. one OF the more
silent suburbs OF South Devon.
General Charles King has written a
new story with a young cadet hero
called ITO the Front" which has Just
been published by Harper & Brothers.
General King at the present time Is
residing in Milwaukee.
Roy Norton. author of The Vanish
ing Fleets" has joined the colony OF
American authors in Europe, where he
VIII spend a vacation Of two or three
months before starting for Peru to
gather material for his next long story.
Christian BrintOn. whose Modern
Artists has just been published. has
gone to Mexico on yachting trip. Carl
Melchers, native cOlorist to whom Mr..
Brinton has devoted a chapter In his
book, is now painting a portrait OF
President Roosevelt. Mr. Melches il a
native Of Detroit. but his home Is in
Holland
Mr.. Hillaire Belloc has ideas on evarv
subject under heaven. and is an Inex-
haustble fount OF information. COM
ment. revelation and prophecy. He has
written so much on so many topics that
ne is now forced to the issue OF a
oook entitled "On Nothing and Kindred
SupJeets. Here is a topic which even
MI Hiilaire BellOc will hardly be able
to exhaust.
Miss Ellen Thornycroft Fowler is
writing a new novel, which is to bear
tune"
Duffield & Co.. publishers Of "Thres
weeks have acquired the American
publishing rights OF Elinor Glyn's
earlier wriNngs- Over $4,000 COPIES
or Three Weeks" have been sold since
It's publication last fall Mrs. Cslvn's
latest work. Elizabeth Visits America =
Is to be brought out in September.
t-O mans CAAASLldn Andersen hOuSA
at Odense, recently arranged to contain
memorials OF the great writer. was
opened to the public on April ?, his
birthday.
1t is now an open secret that James
s Metcalte of Life" is the author OF
Another Three Weeks. Not by EI-n-r
Gin"
The publishers "hunch." 10 which
they are blindly and superstitiously
committed. that books OF short stories
&C not sell. is entirely So at naus.i9
by theastcnishing success Of the books
or o. Henry, which are among the best
and steadiest sellers. A new -Four
MILLION book. containing nearly twice
as many stories as either of the others.
is announced fa= .zis spring under tie
Hignifieaat title, The Voice of the
city"
Fusapia Paladino. the woman Of the
mystic third arm. with which she can
pick your pocket or play the piano BY
absent treatment. is now in Paris.
where her case Is once more being
studied by eminent French savants who
are specially interested in psychical re-
search. Her home is in Naples. Eusapfa
Is ~ far the most famous OF European
nlediums--One whose life history is
given IN detail in Camille Flammarion's
book, Mysterious Psychic Forces's
which Small. Maynard Co. have ra-
Gently published.