The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-19
asH MEMS Of YESTERDAY
Strange Confusion Of Names and
Literary Regulations.
When e. p Bee Produced Barriers
Burned Away the Admirers Of
A. s. Zoe Reloloed That Ha
Had Resumed Writing.

The name Of Z. p. Roe and many Of
the novels that bear It are still re-
membered BY tho world at large: but
how many readers Of today are there
who would have their memories
stirred BY the mention of the name Of
A. S. Roeg Yet. in hts day, A. S. Roe
was as popular a writer Of fiction as
p. p Roe was in his, and thereby
hangs tale Of confusion Of names
and reputation and condolences.
"A. s. Roe and d. r. Roe each be-
came a writer Of fiction by chance, as
It were, Until p. P. Roe wrote for a
friend. the editor Of religious paper,
Che serial called Barriers Burncd
Away" he had not the slightest idea
that he had any gift for fiction writ
ing al s. Roe started out In life a
marchant: he lost bis fortune. gained
in trade. through his too great gen
erosity in endorsing the notes Of his
friends. Having nothing else to do he
thought he would write a story. His
first novel. published IN the early ff-
ties, bore ths title, 1--WE Been Think
ing and It had an enormous circula.
tion, at least FOR that time It was.
properly speaking, Ia modern book
terms a best sellerH
Year after year. following this first
pronounced success. al. s. Roe pub
lished novels, and each was widely
read: It was "best seller" He
stopped writing about the year 1869
and great was the regret among his
following But some three years later
many Of the noseIist's admirers could
BIZ heard saying delightedly that he
had taken up writing novels again,
and then they would tell how much
they enjoyed reading his latest book,
Barriers Burned Away" They we're,
indeed, so glad that A. s. Roe resumed
writing fiction, and they hoped he
would keep ont and It was freely told
about by A. S. Roe enthusiasts how
their fayorlte author had been inspired
to return TO the field Of fiction with
his new novel by something he bad
seen while on a visit 10 Chicago short
~ after the great fire Of 1871 Indeed
even after y P. Roe-who following
his unexpected success, produced sue
cessfpl novels regularly year after
year, as A. S. Roe had done before him
-had written several Immensely pop
ular books, the confusion of names
and regulations still persisted
But there were other condolences ~
the careers Of these two men besides
those Of name and rapidity Of produc
iion A. 8. Roe cultivated a little
farm in Connecticut not far from Hart
ford, the state capital and he turned
to It for recreation between novels. p
P. Roe, after hts FIRST novel had re
vealed his real genius, took up fruit
culture on small farm at Cornell
n Y. near West Point, he having
been the pastor Of a Presbyterian
church not far from the Point when hs
took up experimental novel writing
Moreover, the novels Of A. S. Ro'
we're almost as popular in England al
they were In this country. So. too
when r. P Roe began to write, hii
novels speedily gained great hold OF
the British reading public. And ioI
many years the prevailing impression
in many an Englishman's mind wal
that the novels ora. S. Roe and thos,
by e. p. Roe we're the work OF one an,
the same man.
Copyright. 1911. BY f. J. Edwards Al
Rights Reseryed)