The walls of his ruined house protected him neither from wind or rain; his short jacket was tattered and tied in knots; his bowl was often empty and his platter bare.
Yet his books—written only to please himself and give the world a few of his ideas—brought him happiness enough.
Thus heedless of failure, scornful of success, the Master lived and died.
By T’ao Ch’ien,
Called the Master of the Five Willows.
PART TWO
A BRIEF
WHO’S WHO
OF WRITERS
PARTICULARLY IDENTIFIED
WITH
THE BORZOI
A BRIEF WHO’S WHO
AIKEN, Conrad: Author “Scepticisms,”; b. 1889, Savannah, Ga. m. Educ.: Harvard (1912). Travelled extensively, living at different times in London, Rome and Windermere.
ALARCÓN, Pedro A. de: Author “The Three-Cornered Hat”; b. 10 March, 1833, at Guadix, Prov. of Granada, Spain, m. Doña Paulina Contrera de Reyes, 1866. Educ.: Guadix Seminary. Had a varied career as writer, soldier and politician. Died at Madrid, 19 July, 1891.
ANTONELLI, Etienne: Author “Bolshevik Russia”; b. France, 1879. When the war broke out was professor of political economy at the University of Poitiers. Wounded and decorated with Croix de Guerre, May, 1915. Sent to Russia on his recovery as military attaché at French Embassy.