KENNEDY, J. P. (1795-1870), b. Baltimore, Md. Wrote three works of fiction, _Swallow Barn_, a picture of the manners and customs of Virginia at the end of the eighteenth century, _Horse-Shoe Robinson, a Tale of the Tory Ascendency_, _Rob of the Bowl_, a story of colonial Maryland. KEY, FRANCIS SCOTT (1780-1843), b. Frederick Co., Md. _The Star-Spangled Banner_. KING, GRACE E. (1852- ), b. New Orleans, La. Novels of Creole life and historical works on De Soto and New Orleans: _Monsieur Motte_, _Tales of Time and Place_, _Balcony Stones_. LONGSTREET, AUGUSTUS B. (1790-1870), b. Augusta, Ga. Judge, and (later) a Methodist minister. His _Georgia Scenes_ is one of the liveliest pictures of provincial Georgia life. MARSHALL, JOHN (1755-1835), b. Germantown, Va. Great Chief Justice of U. S. _The Life of George Washington_. MARTIN, GEORGE MADDEN (1866- ), b. Louisville, Ky. Novelist. _Emmy Lou--Her Book and Heart_. MATTHEWS, JAMES BRANDER (1852- ), b. New Orleans, La. Lecturer on literature at Columbia College. Critic and story writer. _French Dramatists of the Nineteenth Century_, _Margery's Lovers, A Secret of the Sea and Other Stories, The Story of a Story, The Historical Novel, Study of the Drama, The Short Story._ MULLANY, P. F. (Brother Azarias) (1847-1893), b. Ireland. Educator, essayist. _The Development of Old English Thought_, _Phases of Thought and Criticism._ O'HARA, THEODORE (1820-1867), b. Danville, Ky. Poet. _The Bivouac of the Dead._ PECK, SAMUEL MINTURN (1854- ), b. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Poet and novelist. _Caps and Bells_, _Rhymes and Roses._ PIKE, ALBERT (1809-1891), b. Boston, Mass. Moved to Arkansas. Teacher, editor, lawyer. Wrote the popular song, _Dixie_, and _To the Mocking Bird._ PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE (1802-1828), b. London, Eng. Poet. Best lyrics, _A Serenade_, _A Health_, _Songs_, _The Indian's Bride._ PORTER, SYDNEY ("O. Henry") (1867-1910), b. Greensboro, N. C. Edited newspapers in Texas. Successful short-story writer. _The Four Million, The Heart of the West, The Gentle Grafter, Roads of Destiny, Options, The Voice of the City._ PRENTICE, GEO. D. (1802-1870), b. Preston, Conn. Editor Louisville _Journal_, poet. _Poems._ Best poem, _The Closing Year._ PRESTON, MARGARET JUNKIN (1825-1897), b. Philadelphia, Pa. Moved to Lexington, Va. Representative woman poet of the Confederacy. _Cartoons, For Love's Sake, Colonial Ballads, Sonnets, and Other Verse._ RANDALL, JAMES RYDER (1839-1908), b. Baltimore, Md. Teacher, poet. _Maryland, My Maryland_ (song). REID, CHRISTIAN. See TIERNAN, FRANCES F. RICE (Alice Hegan) (1870- ), b. Shelbyville, Ky. A widely popular story writer of humble folk, a humorist of rare power, a cheery, breezy philosopher, and a sympathetic interpreter of the simple heart of the brave poor. _Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch, Lovey Mary, Captain June, Sandy, Mr. Opp._