Literature in the Making, by Some of Its Makers

American literature -- History and criticism; Authors, American

REX BEACH

    Rex Beach was born at Atwood, Michigan, September 1,
    1877. His novels deal chiefly with the West and the
    North, and his favorite theme is adventurous life in
    the open. Among his best-known books are _The
    Spoilers_, _The Silver Horde_, and _Rainbow's End_.


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                                          ROBERT W. CHAMBERS

    Robert W. Chambers was born in Brooklyn, New York, May
    26, 1865. One of the most widely read writers of his
    time, he has given his attention chiefly to English and
    American society, making it the theme of a large number
    of novels, among which may be mentioned _The Fighting
    Chance_, _Japonette_, and _Athalie_.


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                                            JAMES LANE ALLEN

    James Lane Allen was born near Lexington, Kentucky, in
    1849. In 1886 he gave up his profession of teaching to
    devote his attention to literature. Many of his novels
    deal with the South. Of them perhaps _The Kentucky
    Cardinal_ and _The Choir Invisible_ are best known.


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                                           HARRY LEON WILSON

    Harry Leon Wilson was born in Oregon, Illinois, May 1,
    1867. He was co-author with Booth Tarkington of _The
    Man from Home_, and his _Bunker Bean_ and _Ruggles of
    Red Gap_ have given him a great reputation for
    irresistible and peculiarly American humor.


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                                            EDWARD S. MARTIN

    Edward Sandford Martin was born in Willowbrook, Owasco,
    New York, January 2, 1856. His keen yet sympathetic
    observation of modern life finds expression in essays,
    many of which have been used editorially in Life.
    Several volumes of his essays have been published,
    among which may be mentioned _The Luxury of Children,
    and Some Other Luxuries_ and _Reflections of a
    Beginning Husband_.


_COMMERCIALIZING THE SEX INSTINCT_                                  131

                                              ROBERT HERRICK

    Robert Herrick was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
    April 26, 1868. He has been until recently a professor
    at the University of Chicago. He is a critic and a
    writer of realistic novels. _The Web of Life_, _The
    Common Lot_, _Together_, and _Clark's Field_ are novels
    that show Mr. Herrick's questioning attitude toward
    some modern social institutions.


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                                            ARTHUR GUITERMAN

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Literature in the Making, by Some of Its Makers

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