DANA, RICHARD HENRY, JR. (1815-1882), b. Cambridge, Mass. Lawyer, statesman, author. His _Two Years before the Mast_ keeps, its place among the best books written for boys during the nineteenth century. The British admiralty officially adopted this book for circulation in the navy. DAVIS, RICHARD HARDING (1864-1916), b. Philadelphia, Pa. Journalist, playwright, novelist. Best works are short stones of New York life, such as _Van Bibber and Others_, _Gallegher and Other Stories_. _The Bar Sinister_, which holds boys spellbound, is an excellent story of a dog. DELAND, MARGARETTA WADE (1857- ), b. Allegheny, Pa. Voluminous writer of stories. _Old Chester Tales_, _Dr. Lavendar's People_, _John Ward_, _Preacher._ DICKINSON, EMILY (1830-1886), b. Amherst, Mass. Author of unique short lyrics. _Poems_. DICKINSON, JOHN (1732-1808), b. Crosia, Md. Statesman. _The Farmer's Letters to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies_. DODGE, MARY MAPES (1838-1905), b. New York, N. Y. Editor of _Saint Nicholas Magazine_. Among her juvenile books may be mentioned _Hans Brinker_, _Donald and Dorothy_, _The Land of Pluck_. DORR, JULIA C. R. (1825- ), b. Charleston, S. C. Moved to Vermont. Poet, novelist. _Poems_, _In Kings' Houses_, _Farmingdale_. DWIGHT, JOHN S. (1813-1893), b. Boston, Mass. Musician, transcendentalist. Best poem, _Rest_, appeared in first number of _The Dial_. EGAN, MAURICE FRANCIS (1852- ), b. Philadelphia, Pa. Diplomat, poet, essayist, novelist. _Preludes_, _Songs and Sonnets_, _Lectures on English Literature_, _The Ghost of Hamlet_. EVERETT, EDWARD (1794-1865), b. Dorchester, Mass. Orator, statesman. _Orations and Speeches_. FIELDS, JAMES T. (1817-1881), b. Portsmouth, N. H. Editor _Atlantic Monthly_ and publisher. _Yesterdays with Authors_. FISKE, JOHN (1842-1901), b. Hartford, Conn. Scientist and historian. His histories are both philosophical and interesting. _The Critical Period of American History_, _The Beginnings of New England_, _The American Revolution_, _The Discovery of America_. FORD, PAUL LEICESTER (1865-1902), b. Brooklyn, N. Y. Novelist, historian. _The Honorable Peter Stirling_, _Janice Meredith_. FOSTER, STEPHEN COLLINS (1826-1864), b. Pittsburgh, Pa. Writer of some of the most widely known songs of the nineteenth century. _Old Folks at Home_ ("Down on the Suwanee River"), _My Old Kentucky Home_, _Nellie was a Lady_. FREDERIC, HAROLD (1856-1898), b. Utica, N.Y. Novelist, journalist. _The Damnation of Theron Ware_, _Gloria Mundi_. GILDER, RICHARD WATSON (1844-1909), b. Bordentown, N. J. Editor and poet. Editor of _Century Magazine_ until his death. Poems: _The New Day_, _Five Books of Song_, _For the Country_. GOODWIN, MAUD WILDER (1856- ), b. Ballston Spa, N. Y. Writer of romances, chiefly historical. _The Colonial Cavalier_, _or Southern Life before the Revolution_, _Four Roads to Paradise_.