_Philander Deming._--Philander Deming (born in Carlisle, New York, in 1829), a lawyer by profession, in 1873 began publishing in _The Atlantic Monthly_ stories and sketches the scene of which is laid in the Adirondack region of northern New York. Devoid of sensationalism, these stories portray simply and effectively the rude but sound life of plain country folk. Mr. Deming has published in book form “Adirondack Stories” (1880), “Tompkins and Other Folks” (1885), and “The Story of a Pathfinder” (1907). _Lew Wallace._--General Lewis Wallace (1827-1905), an Indiana lawyer and soldier in the Mexican and Civil Wars, was the author of three novels, “The Fair God” (1873), “Ben Hur, a Tale of the Christ” (1880), and “The Prince of India” (1893), which deserve mention chiefly because of their popularity. The second, especially, in this respect, ranks close to “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Written in a spirit of deep reverence for the traditional view of Jesus of Nazareth, and making small demands upon the imagination, it could hardly fail to make a strong appeal to a large body of readers. As literature, however, Wallace’s books are of only transient importance. _Charles Dudley Warner._--Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900) belongs mainly with the essayists, but wrote a few novels that deserve to live. With Mark Twain he wrote “The Gilded Age” (1873). “Their Pilgrimage” (1887) has a slight plot, but gives minute and accurate descriptions of Southern watering-places. “A Little Journey in the World” (1889) and its sequel, “The Golden House” (1895), are vivid pictures of decadent New York society. “That Fortune” (1899) is a picture, drawn from expert knowledge, of the New York financial world. _Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen._--Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen (1848-95) realised the dream of many in successfully combining the careers of authorship and teaching. Born at Frederiksvärn, Norway, and educated at Christiania, he came to America in 1869. He first became editor of a Scandinavian journal in Chicago. Then he studied philology at Leipsic for two years (1872-74). From 1874 till 1880 he was professor of German at Cornell University, and from 1881 till his death he filled a similar chair at Columbia University. Besides some poetry and essays, he wrote “Gunnar, a Norse Romance” (1874), his one effort in romance, “Tales from Two Hemispheres” (1876), “Falconberg” (1879), “Ilka on the Hilltop” (1881), a collection of short stories, “Queen Titania” (1881), “A Daughter of the Philistines” (1883), “Social Strugglers” (1893), “The Mammon of Unrighteousness” (1891), and “The Golden Calf” (1892). His later stories were realistic novels concerned with vital problems, such as the conflict between wealth and essential culture. Their vogue was not great, but their workmanship was genuine.