JAMES FENIMORE COOPER. ⭘ First American Novelist ⭘ Birth and Childhood ⭘ The Wilderness his Teacher ⭘ Sailor Life ⭘ Marriage and Home ⭘ “The Spy” ⭘ Plaudits From Both Sides of the Atlantic ⭘ The First Genuine Salt-water Novel ⭘ Removal to New York ⭘ A Six Years’ Visit to Europe ⭘ His Remaining Nineteen Years ⭘ ‘Encounter With a Panther’ ⭘ ‘The Capture of a Whale’ NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. ⭘ The Greatest of American Romancers ⭘ Birth, Ancestors, and Childhood ⭘ Twelve Years of Solitary Existence ⭘ His First Book ⭘ “Twice Told Tales” ⭘ A Staunch Democrat ⭘ Marriage and the “Old Manse” ⭘ The Masterpiece in American Fiction ⭘ Books Written by Hawthorne ⭘ Death and Funeral ⭘ ‘Emerson and the Emersonites’ ⭘ ‘Pearl’ ⭘ ‘Sights From a Steeple’ ⭘ ‘A Reminiscence of Early Life’ EDWARD EVERETT HALE. ⭘ Among the Best Known American Authors ⭘ A Noted Lecturer ⭘ Birth and Education ⭘ Career as a Clergyman ⭘ Newspaper and Magazine Work ⭘ A Prominent Short-Story-teller ⭘ An Historical Writer of Great Prominence ⭘ Patriotic Interest in Public Affairs ⭘ ‘Lost’ WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS. ⭘ One of the Greatest of Modern American Novelists ⭘ Birth and Early Life ⭘ Editor of the “Ohio State Journal” ⭘ His First Volume of Verse ⭘ His “Life of Abraham Lincoln” ⭘ Consul to Venice ⭘ Mr. Howells’ Works ⭘ Editor of the “Atlantic Monthly” ⭘ ‘The First Boarder’ ⭘ ‘Impressions on Visiting Pompeii’ ⭘ ‘Venetian Vagabonds’ GENERAL LEW WALLACE. ⭘ Began His Literary Career Late in Life ⭘ Birth and Early Life ⭘ Lawyer and Soldier ⭘ Governor of Utah ⭘ Appointed Minister to Turkey ⭘ His Most Popular Book ⭘ Enormous Circulation ⭘ ‘Description of Christ’ ⭘ ‘The Prince of India Teaches Re-incarnation’ ⭘ ‘The Prayer of the Wandering Jew’ ⭘ ‘Death of Montezuma’ ⭘ ‘Description of Virgin Mary’ EDWARD EGGLESTON. ⭘ Birth and Early Life ⭘ A Man of Self-culture ⭘ His Early Training ⭘ Religious Devotion and Sacrifice ⭘ Beginning of his Literary Career ⭘ What Distinguishes his Novels ⭘ List of his Chief Novels and Stories ⭘ ‘Spelling down the Master’ THOMAS NELSON PAGE. ⭘ Birth and Earliest Recollections ⭘ Childhood, Ancestors, and Education ⭘ His First Literary Success ⭘ “In Ole Virginia” and other stories ⭘ Prominent Journalist and Lecturer ⭘ A Tour Abroad ⭘ ‘Old Sue’ EDWARD PAYSON ROE. ⭘ Great Popularity Among the Masses ⭘ The Character of his Novels ⭘ Birth and Education ⭘ Served as Chaplain During the Civil War ⭘ List of His Works ⭘ ‘Christine, Awake For Your Life’