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Show LITERARY BREVITIES. Japanese publications are (all of American articles on all kind ot subjects. sub-jects. Dr. 8lgurd Ibsen, son of the noted dramatist, Is prominent In the movement move-ment which recently culminated In' the secession of Norway from SweJen. Dr. Ibsen Is the constant and close associate asso-ciate ot Frlthjof NanBon, the explorer. ex-plorer. The late Secretary Hay left to his daughter, Mrs. Whitney, a number of his unpublished manuscripts. She In herlted no Inconsiderable share ot her father's literary taste, and shortly will begin to propare for publication some of the manuscripts. Not long ago a young society woman wrote to F. Marlon Crawford, the author, au-thor, requesting that be send her a bit ot sentiment and his autograph. The reply was: "Dear Miss A: When you request a favor that Is ot Interest only to yourself, please inclose a two-cent stamp. There's your sentiment, and here's your autograph. F. Marlon Crawford." Helen Longstreet, daughter of the famous general, has written In "Lee and Longstreet at High Tide" tho story of tho battle bt 'Gettysburg, in answer to certain criticisms that have been leveled at her distinguished father. She has gone to the record for nor story, and has filled out sundry sun-dry gaps by reference to the memoirs loft by her father. As a youth Maxim Gorky, the Rus-. slau author, possessed a tenor voice ot much charm, and ho bad woll-grounded woll-grounded hopes ot making a namo and fortune, on the operatic stago. Dut ono night the houso In which he slept was Btruck by a cyclone, and Gorky waB caught up by it and thrown somo distanco. When he recovered re-covered from his injuries ho found that his singing voles had disappeared. disap-peared. For tho first tlmo tho Vltet prize, nwt coveted of all literary awards made by the Academlo Fraucalso, has Just boon given to a woman, Mmo. Henri Lapanxe, who writes under the natno ot "Daniel Lesueur." Her latest novel, "La Force du Passe," which has had a success oven greater than that ot hor provlous works, doubtless contributed to winning for her this honor. Though still a young woman, "Daniel Lesueur" has written 20 novels. |