MATTHEWS, JAMES BRANDER (1852- ), b. New Orleans, La. Lecturer on literature at Columbia College. Critic and story writer. French Dramatists of the Nineteenth Century, Margery's Lovers, A Secret of the Sea and Other Stories, The Story of a Story, The Historical Novel, Study of the Drama, The Short Story.
MULLANY, P. F. (Brother Azarias) (1847-1893), b. Ireland. Educator, essayist. The Development of Old English Thought, Phases of Thought and Criticism.
O'HARA, THEODORE (1820-1867), b. Danville, Ky. Poet. The Bivouac of the
Dead.
PECK, SAMUEL MINTURN (1854- ), b. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Poet and novelist. Caps and Bells, Rhymes and Roses.
PIKE, ALBERT (1809-1891), b. Boston, Mass. Moved to Arkansas. Teacher, editor, lawyer. Wrote the popular song, Dixie, and To the Mocking Bird.
PINKNEY, EDWARD COATE (1802-1828), b. London, Eng. Poet. Best lyrics, A
Serenade, A Health, Songs, The Indian's Bride.
PORTER, SYDNEY ("O. Henry") (1867-1910), b. Greensboro, N. C. Edited newspapers in Texas. Successful short-story writer. The Four Million, The Heart of the West, The Gentle Grafter, Roads of Destiny, Options, The Voice of the City.
PRENTICE, GEO. D. (1802-1870), b. Preston, Conn. Editor Louisville Journal, poet. Poems. Best poem, The Closing Year.
PRESTON, MARGARET JUNKIN (1825-1897), b. Philadelphia, Pa. Moved to
Lexington, Va. Representative woman poet of the Confederacy. Cartoons, For
Love's Sake, Colonial Ballads, Sonnets, and Other Verse.
RANDALL, JAMES RYDER (1839-1908), b. Baltimore, Md. Teacher, poet. Maryland, My Maryland (song).