Studies and Reviews

(Frank) Gelett Burgess (Massachusetts, 1866)—humorist.

Inventor of the “Goops” and of “Bromide” (Are You a Bromide? 1907). The humor of his illustrations contributes greatly to the success of his writing. For bibliography, cf. Who’s Who in America.

Studies and Reviews

Frances Hodgson Burnett (Mrs. Stephen Townsend)—novelist.

Born at Manchester, England, 1849, but went to live at Knoxville, Tennessee, 1865. She began to write for magazines in 1867.