Mr. Anthony Hope Hawkins, The

autliar of ''The Prisamer of Zemla." p ovts, om clossr a.equaitïtajice -vhich Lis visit to thls ooimtry la now yicidIng, no lYB3 avM'nrtive as ; man vlian i - .■!. wriber. ÏIL-i puAHc readkugs f: om hls ou"n worke seam to give hi.s Muil ju-es bbe higheat eatisf actiom ; and iin tllue buisy couree oí friendly dJnlng tilmough whioh he lias been pat -iiioe tse Sanded lio has slnvn 3 i ttoe kímlliest and inot unasBuiniug oí' gaeefcs of honor. Mr. IlawkliiK is noiv 34 ye&rs oíd. He bagan Ufe as a lawíyer, and in 1892 lie made a vúg'OTONS but iiiteuicoeesful canvas for a Liberal rseat ir.i narliamijirt. "While waiting íor cliicintis he began to write Btories. He made hila vay bab elawly at ïirst ; lie lwid baen wiiiting foar oí' íive $eara be.'ore lie achieved a prcmounced buccees in "Tbs Pii'soner o Zenda." ■'Tbe Dod'ly Dialogues" followed and ooniiramed bis populliarity. Ifc is aai ili tienes t ing fact tluat white1 lie is visii'óing in this country an American magaztae ,wiU betgin tlie publicatiou oi a eeqael to tlxe story which was Ms great success. McClure's Magaatae ftw December wiLl contato olie opienámg Ohiapters oí "Eupert of Heetaau," a new Zeaida novei whieh coutlimiuies tilia liistory oi the iore and a dYitfnltTures of Rudtílí Rassendyll and P.inoesi Fia via. Tbey were extreme, iy enigiag-iinjg people as they presented tluemseles Ín "TTie Prlsoner of Zemda": but tliflsewlio have had the piïviiege o.f readiing tice Uew ut-ory say that they are still mo-re engagimg in iit, and tlna-t tbs saries of adMeautuj-es tilwough whteh ib carriee tlnem fa ome to kep readers sitting up all night. Ttoa story has been alustra ted for McClvure's bjy? the author'e pereoual frilemd, Charles Dana Gttwoo.