MOULTON, ELLEN LOUISE CHANDLER (1835-1908), b. Pomfret, Conn. Story writer, poet, correspondent. _Some Women's Hearts_, _Swallow Flights and Other Poems_, _In Childhood's Country_. "NASBY, PETROLEUM V." See LOCKE, DAVID ROSS. ODELL, JONATHAN (1737-1818), b. Newark, N.J. Clergyman, greatest anti-Revolution poetic satirist. Shows influence of Dryden and Pope. _The American Congress_, _The American Times_. O'REILLY, JOHN BOYLE (1844-1890), b. Ireland. Journalist, poet. _Songs, Legends and Ballads_; _Moondyne_; _Songs from the Southern Seas_. "PARTINGTON, MRS." See SHILLABER, BENJAMIN P. PAULDING, JAMES KIRKE (1779-1860), b. Pleasant Valley, N.Y. Satirical humorist and descriptive writer. _The Dutchman's Fireside._ Assisted Irving in the _Salmagundi_ papers. PAYNE, JOHN HOWARD (1792-1852), b. New York, N.Y. Dramatist. Author of the song, _Home, Sweet Home_. PEABODY, JOSEPHINE PRESTON (Mrs. Lionel Marks) (1874- ), b. New York, N.Y. Poet, dramatist. _The Singing Leaves_, _Fortune and Men's Eyes_, _Marlowe_, _The Piper_ (Stratford-on-Avon prize drama). Author of excellent poems for children. PERRY, BLISS (1860- ), b. Williamstown, Mass. Educator, editor, author. _Walt Whitman_, _A Study of Prose Fiction_, _John Greenleaf Whittier_. READ, THOMAS BUCHANAN (1822-1872), b. Chester Co., Pa. Poet and painter. _The New Pastoral_, _Sheridan's Ride_. REPPLIER, AGNES (1857- ), b. Philadelphia, Pa. Witty essayist. _Books and Men_, _Points of View_, _Essays in Idleness_. RIGGS, MRS. See WIGGIN, KATE DOUGLAS. ROE, EDWARD PAYSON (1838-1888), b. New Windsor, N.Y. Clergyman, novelist. _Barriers Burned Away_, _Opening a Chestnut Burr_, _Nature's Serial Story_. ROHLFS, MRS. CHARLES. See GREEN, ANNA KATHERINE. ROOSEVELT, THEODORE (1858-1919), b. New York, N. Y. Ex-President of the United States. Lived for awhile on a western ranch and amassed material for some of his most popular works. _Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail_, _The Winning of the West_, _The Rough Riders_. He has written also on civil, economic, and ethical subjects with great vigor and incisive clearness. His _African Game Trails_ is the record of his trip to Africa. SANGSTER, MARGARET (1838- ), b. New Rochelle, N. Y. Editor, writer of stories and poems. _Poems of the Household_, _Home Fairies and Heart Flowers_. SAXE, JOHN GODFREY (1816-1887), b. Highgate, Vt. Journalist, writer of humorous verse. _Humorous and Satirical Poems_, _The Money King and Other Poems_. SCHOULER, JAMES (1839- ), b. Arlington, Mass. Lawyer, historian. _A History of the United States under the Constitution_. 6 vols. SCOLLARD, CLINTON (1860- ), b. Clinton, N. Y. Educator, poet. _With Reed and Lyre_, _The Hills of Song_, _Voices and Visions_. SEDGWICK, CATHERINE M. (1789-1867), b. Stockbridge, Mass. Novelist. Her best stories are those of simple New England country life. _Redwood_, _Clarence_, _A New England Tale_.