Born at Hope, Illinois, 1885. A. B., University of Illinois, 1907; Ph. D., Columbia, 1911. Taught English at the University of Illinois, 1907-16; assistant professor, 1914-6. Associate in English at Columbia since 1916. Headmaster of The Brearley School, New York, 1916-9. Literary editor of The Nation, 1919—. Co-editor of the Cambridge History of American Literature. His most important books are The American Novel, 1921; Contemporary American Novelists, 1922.
Studies and Reviews
- Cur. Op. 71 (’21): 642.
- Dial, 71 (’21): 355.
- Nation, 113 (’21): 18.
- New Repub. 29 (’21): 106.
- See also Book Review Digest, 1921.
Henry van Dyke—man of letters.
Born at Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1852. Graduate of the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1869; A. B., Princeton, 1873, A. M., 1876; Princeton Theological Seminary, 1877; at the University of Berlin, 1877-9. Many honorary higher degrees and other marks of distinction. Ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church, 1879. Pastor in Newport, Rhode Island, 1879-82, and in New York, 1883-1900, 1902, 1911. Professor of English literature at Princeton University, 1900—. American lecturer at the University of Paris, 1908-9. United States minister to The Netherlands, 1913-7.
Most of Mr. Van Dyke’s numerous stories, essays, and poems are to be found in his Collected Works, 1920. His most recent works are: Camp-Fires and Guide Posts, 1921, and Songs Out of Doors, 1922.
Studies and Reviews
- Halsey.
- Bookm. 30 (’10): 551; 38 (’13): 20. (Portraits.)
- Cent. 67 (’04): 579 (portrait).
- Critic, 42 (’03): 511, 516 (portrait).
- Cur. Lit. 28 (’00): 282.
- Nation, 104 (’17): 54.
- Outlook, 99 (’11): 704.
- R. of Rs. 41 (’10): 509 (portrait).
Hendrik Willem van Loon—man of letters.
Born at Rotterdam, Holland, 1882. A. B., Cornell, 1905; Ph. D., Munich, 1911. Associated Press correspondent in Russia during the revolution of 1906 and in various countries of Europe during the war. Lecturer on history and the history of art.