CHARLES BROCKDEN BROWN, born in Philadelphia, Pa., January 17, 1771, died there, February 22, 1810, was originally intended for the bar, but gave up that study for literature about 1796. He soon took rank as a novelist of the first class, and was the first American to take that place in English literature. His first writings were published in Philadelphia periodicals, notably, _The Rhapsodist_, which appeared in _The Columbian Magazine_. He published _The Monthly Magazine_ and _American Review_ (1779-1799), and edited _The Literary Magazine_ and _American Register_ from 1803 to 1808. He was with Dunlap and Dr. Elihu Hubbard Smith, a member of the "Friendly Club" in New York, and one of Dunlap's most devoted friends. He was one of the first to advocate (in 1803) the purchase of Louisiana from France; and in a series of articles published in that year strongly urged the progressive territorial extension of the Union. He was married in November, 1804, to Miss Elizabeth Linn, daughter of Rev. Dr. William Linn of New York, and thus became the brother-in-law of John Blair Linn, between whom and himself a lifelong attachment of affection existed. ALCUIN. A Dialogue on the Rights of Women. New York, 1797. 16mo. BROWN, DAVID PAUL DAVID PAUL BROWN, born in Philadelphia in 1795, died in 1875, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1816. He contributed in early life to a number of magazines, and wrote _The Prophet of St. Paul's_, Philadelphia, 1836; _The Trial_, a tragedy, and a farce called _Love and Honor_. The last two were not acted, and probably not published. He was also the author of legal works. Besides the play mentioned below, he wrote and published a number after 1830, not included in this list. SERTORIUS; OR, THE ROMAN PATRIOT. A Tragedy. Philadelphia, 1830. 8vo, pp. 87. BRYCE, JAMES F. DEMOCEDES, AN INTERLUDE. In one Act. Second edition, revised with the addition of a Third Scene. Performed with unbounded applause in Annapolis, Md., August 16, 1827, by Messrs. Mestayer & Co. Annapolis: 1827. 8vo, pp. 8. BURK, JOHN DALY