STEVENSON, Burton Egbert, American novelist, dramatist and anthologist: b. Chilli cothe, Ohio, 9 Nov. 1872. He was educated at Princeton University, and entered newspaper work in 1893. Since 1899 he has been librarian of the Chillicothe Public Library. His novels are At Odds with the Regent' (1900) ; 'A Soldier of Virginia' (1901) ; 'The Heritage' (1902) ; 'Tommy Remington's Battle' (1902) ; 'The Holladay Case' (1903) ; 'Cadets of cony' (1904) • 'The 'Marathon Mystery' (1904) ; The Young Section Hand' (1905)t 'The Girl with the Blue Sailor' (1906) ; 'The Young Train Dispatcher' (1907) ; That Affair at Elizabeth' (1907) ; 'The Quest for the Rose of Sharon' (1909), (The Young Train-master' (1909) ; (The Path of Honor' (1910) ; 'The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet' (1912) ; (The Gloved Hand' (1913) ; (The Destroyed' (1913) ; (Little Comrade' (1915). Mr. Steven
son's travels have resulted in two books, Spell of Holland' (1911), and (The Charm of Ireland' (1914). He is the editor of Theodore Winthrop's posthumous novel, 'Mr. Waddy's Return,' and of the Condensed Classics edi tion of Fielding's 'Tom Jones.' He is the editor and compiler of Ways and Deeds Verse' (1906) ; 'Days and Deeds— Prose' (1907) ; (Poems of American History' (1908) ; and the author of Child's Guide to Biog raphy' (1909). He is also the compiler of the anthology 'The Home Book of Verse' (1912) and of the companion 'Home Book of Verse for Young Folks' (1915). He has done edi torial work for various publications; is a con tributor to the leading magazines; and the author of the play, Comrade,' a dramatization of his novel of the same name.