Arthur Guiterman was born of American parents in Vienna, Austria, November 28, 1871. He is a writer of deft and humorous light verse, of which a volume was recently published under the title _The Laughing Muse_. He contributes a weekly rhymed review to _Life_. _MAGAZINES CHEAPEN FICTION_ 157 GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON George Barr McCutcheon was born on a farm in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, July 26, 1866. He is a short-story writer and novelist, devoting himself chiefly to tales of adventure. _Beverley of Graustark_ and the volumes that succeeded it have gained him many admirers among lovers of romance. _BUSINESS INCOMPATIBLE WITH ART_ 169 FRANK H. SPEARMAN Frank H. Spearman was born at Buffalo, New York, September 6, 1859. He is known both as a short-story writer and a writer of articles on economic topics. His novels are founded chiefly on themes dealing with the great industrial enterprises of the West, especially the railroads. The best known of these are _The Daughter of a Magnate_ and _The Strategy of Great Railroads_. _THE NOVEL MUST GO_ 187 WILL N. HARBEN Will N. Harben, who was born in Dalton, Georgia, July 5, 1858, began his career in business in the South. His entrance into literature began with the assistant editorship of the _Youth's Companion_. He had gained a distinctive place as an interpreter of phases of Southern life in the company which includes Cable, Harris, and Johnston. His novels include _Pole Baker_, _Ann Boyd_, _Second Choice_, and many others. _LITERATURE IN THE COLLEGES_ 199 JOHN ERSKINE John Erskine was born in New York City, October 5, 1879. He is Adjunct Professor of English at Columbia University, the author of many text-books and critical works, of _Actaeon and Other Poems_ and of _The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent and Other Essays_. _CITY LIFE VERSUS LITERATURE_ 213 JOHN BURROUGHS John Burroughs was born in Roxbury, New York, April 3, 1837. He taught school in his early years, and held for a time a clerkship in the United States Treasury. Since 1874 he has devoted himself to literature and fruit culture. Among his well-known "Nature" books may be noted _Wake Robin_, _Bird and Bough_, and _Camping and Tramping with Roosevelt_. _"EVASIVE IDEALISM" IN LITERATURE_ 229 ELLEN GLASGOW