Mary Hunter Austin (Mrs. Stafford W. Austin)—novelist, dramatist.
Born at Carlinville, Illinois, 1868. At the age of nineteen went to live in California. B. S., Blackburn University, 1888. Lived on the edge of the Mohave Desert where she is said to have worked like an Indian woman, housekeeping and gardening. Studied the desert, its form, its weather, its lights, its plants. Also studied Indian lore extensively, contributing the chapter on Aboriginal Literature to the Cambridge History of American Literature (IV [Later National Literature, III], 610ff.).
Bibliography
- The Land of Little Rain. 1903.
- *The Basket Woman: Fanciful Tales for Children. 1904.
- Isidro. 1905.
- The Flock. 1906.
- Santa Lucia. 1908.
- Lost Borders. 1909.
- *The Arrow Maker. 1911. (Play.) (Also in Drama, 1915.)
- *A Woman of Genius. 1912.
- The Green Bough. 1913.
- The Lovely Lady. 1913.
- Love and the Soul-Maker. 1914.
- The Man Jesus. 1915.
- The Ford. 1917.
- Outland. 1919. (Originally published under the pseudonym, “Gordon Stairs,” London, 1910.)
- No. 26 Jayne Street. 1920.
Studies and Reviews
- Overton.
- Am. M. 72 (’11): 178 (portrait).
- Bookm. 35 (’12): 586 (portrait).
- Cur. Lit. 53 (’12): 698 (portrait.)
- Freeman, 1 (’20): 311.
- New Repub. 24 (’20): 151.
- R. of Rs. 47 (’13): 241 (portrait).
- Review, 3 (’20): 73.
- Sunset, 43 (’19): 49 (portrait).
Irving (Addison) Bacheller (New York, 1859)—novelist.
His outstanding books are:
- Eben Holden. 1900.
- A Man for the Ages. 1919. (Lincoln, the hero.)