TIERNAN, FRANCES F. ("Christian Reid") (1846- ), b. Salisbury, N. C.
Novelist. Child of Mary, Heart of Steel.

TROUBETSKOY, PRINCESS. See RIVES, AMELIE.

WEEMS, MASON LOCKE (1760-1825), b. Dumfries, Va. Clergyman, biographer. Life of Washington.

WILSON, AUGUSTA EVANS (1835-1909), b. Columbus, Ga. Prolific novelist. Best novel, Saint Elmo.

WILSON, WOODROW (1856- ), b. Staunton, Va. Educator, historian, statesman. A History of the American People.

WIRT, WILLIAM (1772-1834), b. Bladensburg, Md. Lawyer. Life and Character of Patrick Henry, Letters of the British Spy.

WESTERN AUTHORS

ATHERTON, GERTRUDE FRANKLIN (1859- ), b. San Francisco, Calif. Novelist. The Doomswoman, The Aristocrats, The Conqueror.

BALDWIN, JAMES (1841- ), b. Westfield, Ind. Writer of excellent stories for children. The Story of Siegfried, Old Greek Stories', Stories of the King, Discovery of the Old Northwest, The Book Lover.

BIERCE, AMBROSE (1842- ), b. Ohio. For many years a San Francisco journalist. Can Such Things Be? In the Midst of Life (tales of soldiers and civilians).