WAT'SON. IIExRY BRERETON MARRIOTT (1S63 —). An English novelist, born at Caulfield, a suburb of Melbourne. Australia, where his father was then settled as a clergyman. He was edu cated at Canterbury College in Christchurch. New Zealand. went to England in 18'85, and soon became a journalist. He is known through his contributions to The Notional Observer• and assistant editor of Black and White and of the Pall Mall Ga.:ette. The type of novel he mostly follows is a cross between the story of exciting adventure and the very modern psycho logical romance. Some of his short stories are excellent. his novels comprise mainly Maraleuna (188S) : Lady Faintheart (100); The Web of the Spider, a tale of adventure among the Maoris (1891) : Diogenes of London (1593) Galloping Dick, consisting of six autobiograph ical stories of Dick Ryder's adventures on the road in the time of Charles the Second (1805) ; At the First Corner, a collection of short stories (1896) ; The Heart of Miranda. and Other Stories, dealing with modern life (1808)1 The Ad vent urers, a tale of treasure-trove on the Welsh border in the year 188— (ISOS) : The Princess Xenia (1S99) ; Chloris of the Island. a story of smuggling on the Dorset-hire coast (1900) ; The Rebel, an historical romance of the time of Charles the Second (1900) ; The Skirts of Happy Chance, the fantastic adventures of a young man of wealth and high birth (1901) ; The House Dirided. dealing with English life in the time of George the Second (1901) : and Godfrey Muni lfring a Portion of His History (1902 ).—His
wife, ROSAMUND (1863—). a daughter of Ben jamin Williams Ball, was born in London. She became favorably known for much miscellaneous writing, as The Art of the House (1896), and for several volumes of graceful verse, as The Bird-Bride, and Other Poems I 1889 ) : ni met. Night. and Other Poems (1891) ; _titer Sunset ( 1895 ) : and l'espertilia, and Other• Pm ,,is (1895). Consult Archer. Poets of the Younger General ion (London, 1902).
WATSON, 11F.xny Coon (1816-75). .\n En!' lish-American composer, musical critic and writer, born in London. When but a child he showed remarkable musical talent, and in 1829 appeared at the Covent Garden Theatre in Weber's Micron. In 1540 lie to New York, and in 1815. with Poe and Charles F. Briggs. he founded the Broadway Journal, which proved a failure finaneially, though it was ably con ducted. lie was one of the founders of the Phil har (((( nie Society of New York, and had a chief share in oroanizing the celebrated Castle Garden Mendelsohn concert. In 1855 he founded The .Musical Guest, and published many of his own compositions in its caimans. Later he was slitor in-ehipf of Prank- Leslie's illustrated Newspaper: in 1562 started the .1 rt Journal. and for the last twelve years of his life was the musical critic of the NOV York Tribune. Ile wrote several libretti, among them that for Wallace's Turline (1860).