The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-11

W ateITOrG. Ae-, April Is. 1874 MS t-=li-
name being Charles Farrar Browne
HIS first letter signed with the famous
AZ temuS Ward. 20 pretended % ne from
travelling Snowman. and was puoiisA-
ed in a Cincinnati paper re eaits4 Z
humorous paper Nallllt q ~ - - 49,
York gave lectures and Drought our
his book. -Arremus Ward htiS -s-@L
years were spent 20 t-l----.Il-l. .---lV -
was a regular contributor 10 Punch He
died IN 1856
TX Marvel was the nom de plume
under which Donald Grant Mitchell an
American novelist and essayist wrote
He was born at Norwich Conn April
I2 800 He was appointed United States
consul at Venice 1853. and I'm 1858 be-
came editor OF the Atlantic Monthly
Among his works are Dream Life
"Reveries Of O. Bachelor and Ny
Farm at EdEem0nt."
Josh Billings was the name under
which Henry w Shaw. an American
humo-ist, began 20 publish his huuor-
Gus sketches They consist of quaint
uaxius. spelled by sound, and have
been very popular He died at Non
terey, Cal. Oltober j.. 1855.
Marx Twain. real name Samuel L.
Clemens. was born November Sd. I>s5.
died June. 1910 One Of the eommonast
sounds on q Mississippi steamboat in
shallow water IS the cali Of nan
sounding the depth or water Marx
Cawaiu- meaning mark two farl'-i.s.
and when Clemens wanted o. pseudo
uym he tooz this familiar CaII---1Iarlz
Twain lie became widely known as d
IrUmOrist through his first book. IN
uocerts Abroad Tom SAWYER proc
ably his most popular book. he had pub
IiShed IN 1855
Oliver Optic pseudonyu1 of William
he wrote only -vo books Tor grown per
sous-'-TEe Wsv OF the Worlu' and
Living Too FaSr-alI the rest OF his
works we're Tor Young folks. with whom
he IS very popular
Marion Hariand, nom de plume Of an
American novelist Mary virginia Ter
hume. Her maiden name was Halves
She began TO write ear and contrib
uted TO Wide Awake and St. Nicholas.
Baz-psuedonym Of Charles Dickens.
English novelist, born February Z, 1>l-;
his first published sketch. Mrs J5-
SeEh Porter over the Way appeared
IN the Old Monthly Magazine I-s4- This
was followed by other sketches with
SIGNATURE Boz" the shortened form of
a name given in sport To q youuEe-
BROKER. in aIlusiOu TO the son Of tie
Vicar OF Wakefield first Moses j.
becomes "Bosess'' and then Boz
George Eliot. the name by which the
great English novelist Marian Evans IS
known Her works. Adam Beder
NH on the Floss s'lIf7ETarnar 20
Daniel Der0nda,F and many others
She is noted FOR her power in depicting
character
"OuidaT IS the pen name OF louise De
T. Rance an English novelist OF French
extraction Little IS known OF her
early Iife OF education. Her pen name
was. 81 IS said suggested BIZ the efforts
OF a child sister 20 cali her by Der name.
Louise Her best known works are
"Under Two Flags Held I'm Bondage 20
Wooden Shoes
George .FGtzdoodIe should be George
Fitz-BoOGle. the name under which
William 1IakcreaCe TGackeray wrote.
He also wrote under the name Of
Michael Angelo Titmarsh' and
Charles Jauer EeIlOwplusL-' vanity
Fair was his first great novel. and
this YEAS followed BIZ many others
s'FTenr-v Esm0uL.'' The FirSiuiaus, etc.
owen Meredith IS the name adopted
by Edward Robert Lvtlon- son Of Bull
VEer LsyLtoC- His literary works, Of
which perhaps the most popular is
tLucile.' have been published under
- the name OF owen Meredith
-sRuunvue5es is the pen name Of Ben
1auin DisraeIL His first novel, Vivian
Gre was quite popular. and MS
works are widely read
Mrs. Alexander IS the name under
which Mrs Annie Hector writes
Bat IS the pen name of William
Schweuck Gilbert. who was born al