An American nov-
elist and descriptive writer; born at Albany,
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elist and descriptive writer; born at Albany,
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Formerly a
correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph,
he has of late years resided in New York. He
has written : (The Broken Image, and Other
Tales) (1870), published anonymously; "On
the Road to Khiva) (1874); Into Unknown
Seas) (1886), describing the cruise of two sailor
boys; etc.
Kératry, Auguste Hilarion de (kā-rä-trē).
A French politician; born at Rennes, Oct. 28,
1769; died at Port Marly, Nov. 7, 1859. He
wrote on a great variety of subjects, his chief
works being Moral and Philosophical Induc-
tions) (1817), and (The Beautiful the Imi-
tative Arts) (3 vols. , 1822).
Kerkhoven, Petrus Frans van (kerk-ho'ven).
A Flemish miscellaneous writer; born at Ant-
werp, 1818; died there, 1857. He was editor
of several journals; wrote numerous poems,
tragedies, comedies, romances, and novels,
among them Daniel' (1845); (Ferdinand the
Corsair) (1845). His works appeared in 1869-73
in thirteen volumes.
Kernanan, Coulson. An English poet, nov-
elist, and essayist; born at Ilfracombe, Aug. 1,
1858. His poetry is strong in matter and fin-
ished in form. Some of his novels are marked
by a play of gloomy fancy not unlike Haw-
thorne's. The striking story (A Dead Man's
Diary, published anonymously, soon reached a
fourth edition. Two others, 'Stranger than Fic-
tion' (1893) and Dead Faces) (1894), were
notable. He has shown himself to be also an
excellent critic. Much of his work was origi-
nally contributed to English and American peri-
odicals.
Kerner, Justinus (kır'ner). A famous Ger-
man poet and novelist; born at Ludwigsburg,
Würtemberg, 1786; died at Weinsberg, 1862.
Several of his lyrics — for instance, (Song of
Wandering, (The Wanderer in the Saw Mill,
--- are popular with the masses, and a number
were set to music by Schumann. His poetry
can be read in (The Last Bunch of Blossoms)
(1852) and (Winter Blossoms) (1859). Of his
prose works (which included medical writings,
he being a physician), “The Seeress of Pre-
vorst) (5th ed. 1877), a result of his studies in
animal magnetism and somnambulism, attracted
great attention. Noteworthy too was his (Pict-
ure Book from my Childhood) (2d ed. 1886).
His work was marked by keen observation,
fancy, satirical power, humor blended with pa-
thos, and thought always busy with the other
world. He may be called the romanticist of
the Swabian school of poets.
Kerner, Theobald. A German poet and
novelist, son of Justinus; born at Gaildorf, June
14, 1817. A physician like his father, like him
he has published both medical and literary
works. Among the latter, his (Poems) ap-
peared in 1851; Princess Klatschrose) the
same year (2d ed. 1894); (The Flying Tailor,
an opera, in 1862; (Parson Staber, or the New
Ahasuerus,' a comedy, in 1888. (The Kerner
House and its Guests) (1893) consisted of bright
and interesting sketches of the inmates and vis.
itors of his famous father's domicile, his own
since the latter's death.
Kerr, Orpheus C. See Newell.
Kervyn de Lettenhove, Josef Marie Bruno
Konstantin (ker-van' de let'en-hô-ve). A Bel-
gian historian; born at St. Michel, West Flan-
ders, Aug. 17, 1817; died at Brussels, April 3,
1891. His principal work was History of
Flanders) (3d ed. , 4 vols. , 1874). Among his
other works may be mentioned (The Hugue-
nots) (6 vols. , 1883-85), Marie Stuart) (2 vols. ,
1890).
Ketchum, Mrs. Annie (Chambers). An
American educator, lecturer, and miscellaneous
writer; born in Scott County, Ky. , 1824. She
was principal of the high school for girls at
Memphis, Tenn. , 1855-58. She has written:
(Christmas Carillons and Other Poems) (1888);
(Nellie Braden,' a novel; Rilla Motto,' a ro-
mance ; etc.
Ketteler, Wilhelm Emanuel von (ket'e-ler).
A distinguished German prelate; born at Mün-
ster, Dec. 25, 1811; died at Burghausen, Bava-
ria, July 13, 1877. One of the ablest of Ger-
man ultramontanists; bishop of Mentz (1850),
for which diocese he obtained special privi-
leges; and member of the first Reichstag (1871).
He wrote on the questions of the day. Among
his works may be mentioned : Freedom, Au-
thority, and Church (7th ed. 1862); (The
Labor Question and Christianity) (3d ed. 1864),
which even Lassalle praised; (Germany after
the War of 1866) (6th ed. 1867).
Kettell, Samuel. An American prose-writer;
born in Newburyport, Mass. , Aug. 5, 1800; died
in Malden, Mass. , Dec. 3, 1855. He assisted
Samuel G. Goodrich in the preparation of some
of his Peter Parley' books. Under the pen-
names of Peeping Tom ” and “Timothy
Titterwell » he contributed many humorous
articles to the Boston Courier, afterward be-
coming its editor. His principal works are :
(Records of the Spanish Inquisition (1828);
and (Specimens of American Poetry, with
Critical and Biographical Notices) (3 vols. .
1829).
Kettle, Mary Rosa Stuart, best known as
“Rosa Mackenzie Kettle. ) An English novel-
ist; born at Overseale, Leicestershire. She is
popular through her stories of Cornwall and
the South Coast. Her earliest success was
(Fabian's Tower) (1852). She has also pub-
lished: (La Belle Marie: A Romance of the
Cornish Coast) (1862); (Hillsden on the Moors)
(1873); My Home in the Shires) (1877); (The
Sea and the Moor) (1877); (The Sisters of Om-
bersleigh; or Under the South Downs) (1888).
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Kexel, Olof (chaiks'el). A Swedish miscel-
laneous writer; born at Kalmar, 1748; died at
Stockholm, 1796. He wrote numerous satires,
songs, poems, plays, and a historical romance,
(Zalameski.
Key, Francis Scott. An American poet;
born in Frederick County, Md. , Aug. 9, 1780;
died at Baltimore, Jan. II, 1843. Author of
(The Star Spangled Banner, which was sug-
gested and partially written while he was view-
ing the bombardment of Fort McHenry, near
Baltimore, by the British feet, on which he was
a prisoner.
Keyes, Erasmus Darwin. A distinguished
American soldier; born at Brimfield, Mass. , May
29, 1810; died 1895. A graduate of West Point
(1832), he rose to the rank of major-general in
the Civil War. He wrote (Fifty Years' Ob-
servation of Men and Events) (1884).
Keyser, Jakob Rudolph (ki'zer). One of
the foremost Norwegian historians ; born at
Christiania, Jan. I, 1803; died there, Oct. 8, 1864.
Among his many important works were
(History of Norway) (2 vols. , 1865-70); (His-
tory of the Norwegian Church under Catholi-
cism (2 vols. , 1856-58).
Khayyam, Omar (ki-yäm'). A noted Per-
sian poet, mathematician, and astronomer; born
at Nishápúr, 1050 (? ); died there, 1123 (? ). He
is best known by his famous (Rubaiyát,' or
(Quatrains,' — four-line stanzas with the third
unrhymed,- of which about 500 are considered
genuine; Fitzgerald gives 101. Though some
of these had been already translated into Eng-
lish by Hyde, Ouseley, and Cowell (in prose),
the first English translation to make them
widely known was Fitzgerald's, editions of
which appeared in 1859, 1868, 1872, 1879, 1889.
Other English translations have been by Whin-
field (London, 1881), McCarthy (ib. , 1889), Les-
lie Garner (Milwaukee, 1888), Le Gallienne
(1897). An American edition in 1884 contained
the celebrated illustrations by Elihu Vedder.
There are also German, French, Norwegian,
and Hungarian versions. A valuable work is
that of N. H. Dole, containing English, French,
and German translations, comparatively ar-
ranged, with further selections, notes, biogra-
phies, bibliography, etc. , and an Introduction
(2 vols. , 1896). A new translation by John Payne,
the famous translator of Villon and the Ara-
bian Nights,' is announced, containing some
400 additional quatrains. *
Kheraskov, Mikhail (che-räs-kof'). A Rus-
sian epic poet; born Oct. 25, 1733; died at
Moscow, Oct. 9, 1806. His principal works
were the (Rossiad (1785), in 12 cantos, on the
conquest of Kazan, and “Vladimir) (1786), in
18 cantos, on the conversion of St. Vladimir.
Khvostchinskaia, Nadezhda Dmitrievna
(chvo-schin'skä-e-ä). A Russian novelist; born
at Riazan, 1825; died at Peterhof, July 2, 1889.
A prolific writer, her best works were : (Anna
Mikhailovna) (1850); Waiting for Something
Better); the romance (The Country Teacher);
(The Great Bear, the last particularly having
a pronounced success. She wrote also good
short stories and published poetry. (“Works,
6 vols. , 1859. )
Kidder, Daniel Parish. An American de.
scriptive writer; born at Darien, N. Y. , 1815;
died at Evanston, Ill. , 1891. He was a mis-
sionary to Brazil, and very active in the Meth-
odist Episcopal Church; was editor of the
Sunday School Advocate. He wrote: (Mor-
monism, and the Mormons) (1844); (Sketches
of a Residence and Travels in Brazil) (2 vols. ,
1845).
Kidder, Frederic. An American prose-writer;
born in New Ipswich, N. H. , 1804; died in
Melrose, Mass. , 1885. An antiquarian who gave
much attention to the language and religion
of the New England Indians. He was author
of 'The Expeditions of Capt. John Lovewell
(1865); “History of the First New Hampshire
Regiment in the War of the Revolution (1868);
(History of the Boston Massacre, March 5,
1770) (1870).
Kielland or Kjelland, Alexander Lange
(chel'and). One of the most prominent of
Norwegian novelists and dramatists; born at
Stavanger, 1849. A strong representative of
the realistic school, he seeks to introduce Eu-
ropean culture into Norway, and is a foe to
all forms of ecclesiastical tyranny. His writ-
ings have been supposed to show the influence
of Balzac and Zola, also of Ibsen and Heine.
Notable among his novels are: (Garman and
Worse) (1880), his first; Laboring People)
(1881); (Skipper Worse) (1882). The Christ-
mas story Else) (1881), one of his best pro-
ductions, should be read by all who desire to
form an opinion of his work. Of his dramas,
which differ from his novels only in having
the dialogue form, among the best are : Betty's
Formynder' (Betty's Guardian: 1887), (Profes.
) (1888). *
Killigrew, Thomas. An English dramatist,
brother of William ; born at Handworth, Mid-
dlesex, 1611; died in London, 1682. Held sev-
eral offices under Charles I. and Charles II. ,
among them that of English resident at Venice
(1651), and court jester. He succeeded his
rival theatre manager, Sir Henry Herbert, as
master of the revels (1673). He wrote eleven
plays, not all of which were intended for the
stage. As was to be expected from his charac-
ter, his comic dramas surpass the serious ones.
A complete edition appeared in 1664.
Killigrew, Sir William. An English dram-
atist; born at Handworth, 1605; died in Lon-
don, 1693. His dramas were praised by Waller.
(Selindra' (1665) and (Ormasdes) (1665), two
tragi-comedies,--so called because, though they
end happily, they contain violent deaths,- are
good specimens of his work. He was a Mem-
ber of Parliament and a courtier.
Kimball, Hannah Parker. An American
poet; born 18, She has contributed much to
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magazines, her best collection of verse appear.
ine in the volume “Victory and Other Verses)
(1897).
Kimball, Harriet McEwen. An American
writer of religious lyrics ; born in Portsmouth,
N. H. , 1834. Her published works include:
(Hymns) (1867); (Swallow Flights of Song)
(1874); and (The Blessed Company of All Faith-
ful People) (1879).
Kimball, Richard Burleigh. An American
writer; born at Plainfield, N. H. , 1816; died at
New York, 1892. He was a successful lawyer.
Among his literary works were : (Cuba and
the Cubans) (1850); Romance of Student
Life Abroad' (1853); “Under-Currents of Wall
Street) (1862); Henry Powers, Banker) (1868).
Kind, Johann Friedrich (kint). A German
miscellaneous writer; born at Leipzig, March
4, 1768; died at Dresden, June 25, 1843. His
works consisted of poems, novels, and dramas,
among the latter being the librettos of Kreutz-
er's opera “The Night Camp of Granada and
Weber's (Der Freischütz (1821).
King, Alice. An English novelist; born at
Cutcombe, Somersetshire, 1839; died there, May
1894. Though she became blind at the age of
seven, she learned seven languages, and was a
prolific writer for magazines and author of
novels, composing her manuscript by the aid
of a typewriter. Among the most popular of
her works were: (Sir Tristram's Will (1867);
(Hearts or Coronets) (1876); Fettered Yet
Free) (1883); (A Strange Tangle) (1885).
King, Mrs. Anna Eichberg. An American
short-story writer; born in Switzerland, 1853.
Daughter of Julius Eichberg the musician, her
home is in Boston. She has written Brown's
Retreat and Other Stories) (1893), and Kit-
wyk Stories) (1895), genuinely Dutch in tone.
King, Captain Charles.
An American nov-
elist and descriptive writer; born at Albany,
N. Y. , 1844. He resigned from the United States
army in 1879, becoming professor of military
science and tactics at the University of Wiscon-
sin (1881) and devoting his time largely to liter-
ature. He wrote a long series of novels treat-
ing of army and frontier life and people, among
the best of which are: (The Colonel's Daugh-
ter) (1883), describing life in a frontier fort;
(Kitty's Conquest) (1884), very popular; (Fa-
mous and Decisive Battles of the World
(1884); (The Colonel's Christmas Dinner and
Other Stories) (1892); (Captain Close and Ser-
geant Crosus) (1895): also “Campaigning with
Crook' (1890); (Trials of a Staff Officer) (1891).
King, Clarence. A representative American
geologist and a writer on geology and allied
topics; born at Newport, R. I. , Jan. 6, 1842. In
1863 he joined the State geological survey of
California, making the first detailed surveys of
the Yosemite Valley. In 1867 he was in charge
of the United States geological survey of the
40th parallel, and for the next five years did
valuable work from the California Sierras to
Eastern Wyoming, the results of which were
registered in two atlases and the seven quarto
volumes entitled Professional Papers of the
Engineer Department of the United States Sur-
vey) (1870–78). The first volume was written
entirely by Mr. King. When in 1879 the differ-
ent geological surveys were united in one bureau
of the Department of the Interior, Mr. King
was made first director of the Survey, holding
the position until 1881, when he resigned. He
has since carried on independent geological in-
vestigation, and contributed many able and im-
portant papers to scientific periodicals in this
country and Europe. He was elected in 1876
a member of the National Academy of Science.
His best-known book, Mountaineering the
Sierras) (1871), is not merely a contribution
to technical knowledge in this field, but a brill-
iant literary performance; being written in a
graphic way, and narrating picturesque and
thrilling incidents of Western wild life.
King, Edward. An American miscellaneous
writer; born at Middlefield, Mass. , 1848; died
at Brooklyn, N. Y. , 1896. He was both a jour-
nalist --- being well known as a Paris and a war
correspondent- and an author. His special-
ties were our own Southern States and French
themes. Among his works were : My Paris,
or French Character Sketches) (1868); Ken-
tucky's Love, or Roughing it around Paris)
(1872); (The Great South' (1875); (A Venetian
Lover) (1887), a poem ; (The Gentle Savage)
(1888), a popular novel.
King, Grace Elizabeth. An American nov-
elist, short-story writer, and historian; born in
Louisiana, 1858. She is one of the most promi-
nent of Southern writers, and her books largely
deal with Southern subjects. Her novel (Mon-
sieur Motte, which appeared first in the New
Princeton Review, was republished in book
form in 1888. Balcony Stories) was
one of
her best works; others can be seen in (Tales
of a Time and Place. Her historical writings
embrace (New Orleans, the Place and the Peo-
ple, and a Life of Bienville, the founder of
New Orleans. *
King, Horatio. An American statesman,
publicist, and writer of travels; born at Paris,
Me. , 1811; died 1897. He was Postmaster-Gen-
eral of the United States in 1861. He wrote
(Sketches of Travel (1878); and “Turning on
the Light: A Survey of the Administration of
Buchanan.
King, Thomas Starr. An American essayist;
born in New York, Dec. 17, 1824; died in San
Francisco, March 4, 1863. He was a Unitarian
clergyman and a popular lecturer, and wrote
( The White Hills : their Legends, Landscape,
and Poetry) (1859); Patriotism and Other Pa-
pers) (1864).
Kinglake, Alexander William. A noted
English historian ; born at Taunton, Devonshire,
Aug. 5, 1809; died in London, Jan. 2, 1891. Hav-
ing accompanied the English army to the
Crimea in 1854, he wrote his masterpiece, “The
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Invasion of the Crimea, its Origin and an Ac-
count of its Progress) (8 vols. , 1863-87). It is
the standard work on the subject, written in
an almost perfect style, though perhaps it is
slightly diffuse, and partial to his friend Lord
Raglan. Before the Crimean War he had
written Eöthen; or Traces of Travel Brought
Home from the East) (5th ed. 1846), a delight-
ful record of personal experiences and a brill-
iant book of travel, with a light touch yet often
penetrating to the springs of Oriental feeling. *
Kingo, Thomas (kin'go). A Danish reli-
gious poet; born at Slangeruh, Seeland, 1634;
died 1703.
His secular poetry was common-
place; but his hymns, of which he wrote 41,
elevated in thought and beautiful in style, may
de said to have made him the John Keble of
Denmark. More than two centuries old, they
are sung to-day in the Danish churches, and
will continue in use while the Danish tongue
endures. They appeal both to the cultivated
and the rude. The best of them may be seen
in his (Hymn Book) (1689).
Kingsley, Charles. An English novelist,
poet, and philanthropist; born at Holne, near
Dartmoor, Devonshire, June 13, 1819; died at
Eversley, Hampshire, Jan. 23, 1875. He became
curate (1842) and vicar (1844) of Eversley,
where he spent a large part of his life. His
literary career began with the publication of
(The Saint's Tragedy) (1848), a drama in verse
on the story of St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
This was followed by a series of novels that
caught the attention of the best readers : the first
being (Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet) (1849),
which led to the establishment of co-operative
associations in England, and contained the
author's views as a Christian socialist, as did
also Yeast' (1851). Hypatia) (1853) described
pagan and Christian life in Alexandria early
in the fifth century. Westward Ho! ) (1855)
narrated the adventures in the New World
of Sir Amyas Leigh, with Sir Walter Raleigh,
Drake, Hawkins, etc. , as fellow characters.
(The Water Babies) (1853) was a fairy tale
enjoyed by readers of all ages. Of his verse,
(Poems, chiefly lyric, appeared in 1856, again
in 1875, and (Andromeda and Other Poems)
in 1858. Lectures delivered in America' (1875)
contained addresses given during his visit to
the United States in 1874. His controversy
with John Henry (afterward Cardinal) New-
man, in 1864, led to the latter publishing his
celebrated (Apologia pro Vita Sua. Mr. Kings-
ley became professor of modern history at
Cambridge in 1859, chaplain to the Queen in
1860, canon of Westminster in 1873. ((Works,'
28 vols. , 1878–81. ) *
Kingsley, Henry. An English novelist,
brother of Charles; born at Barnack, North-
amptonshire, Jan. 2, 1830; died at Cuckfield,
Sussex, May 24, 1876. An unsuccessful experi-
ment at gold-mining in Australia gave him
the material for his first novel, (The Recollec-
tions of Geoffrey Hamlyn) (3 vols. , 1859),
which was well received. He followed it with
a long list of popular novels, among them
(Ravenshoe) (1861), generally considered his
best work; (Austin Elliot) (2 vols. , 1863); (The
Hillyars and the Burtons) (3 vols. , 1865);
(Leighton Court) (2 vols. , 1866). A humorous
strain in his writings contrasts forcibly with
his brother's work. He was also a worker
for reviews and newspapers, being a special
correspondent in the Franco-Prussian War.
The battle of Sedan, at which he was present,
formed the subject of Valentin: A French
Boy's Story of Sedan) (1872).
Kingston, William Beatty. An English
journalist and author; born in London, in 1837.
For some years in the Austrian consular serv.
ice at London and Cardiff, he became a spe-
cial correspondent of the Daily Telegraph in
the principal Continental cities, and subse-
quently war correspondent for the same jour-
nal in the Austro-Prussian, Franco-Prussian,
and Russo-Turkish wars. His publications in-
clude: (The Battle of Berlin (1871); (William
I. , German Emperor) (1883); (Music and Man-
ners) (1887), a volume of personal reminis-
cences; (Monarchs I Have Met' (1887).
Kingston, William Henry Giles. An Eng
lish novelist; born in London, Feb. 28, 1814;
died near there, Aug. 2 (? ), 1880. He wrote
almost though not quite exclusively for boys,
producing 130 stories in 30 years; mostly of
sea voyage and adventure, instructive as well
as pleasing, and very popular. Peter the
Whaler) (1851), (The Cruise of the Frolic)
(1860), the series beginning with (The Three
Midshipmen' (1873), Joviman' (1877), etc. ,
won swarms of readers, both young and old.
His articles on Portugal, where his father was
a merchant at Oporto, led to the commercial
treaty between Portugal and England in 1842.
Kinkel, Johann Gottfried (kink'el). A dis-
tinguished German poet and historian of art;
born at Obercassel, near Bonn, Aug. 11, 1815;
died at Zürich, Nov. 12, 1882. His patriotic
and stormy life and political martyrdom con-
trasted oddly with his peaceful writings. His
first volume of verse (1843; 7th ed. 1872), rich
in feeling and charming in simplicity, contained
the fine narrative poem (Otto the Archer,' which
had afterward enormous success printed alone
(56th ed. 1881), also serving repeatedly as an
opera libretto; his second (1868), more political
and much inferior, contained however the ex-
quisite narrative poem (The Blacksmith of
Antwerp, one of his best productions. The
tragedy Nimrod (1857) aimed to depict the
rise of despotism. The village tale Margret)
became at once a classic. Of a great prose
work he projected, “History of Christian Plastic
Art, only the first part, on Ancient Christian
Art, ever appeared (1845).
Kinney, Coates. An American journalist
and writer of verse; born in Yates County,
N. Y. , 1826. He was originally a lawyer, after-
wards editor of the Cincinnati Times and the
Ohio State Journal. He has written : (Ke-u-ka,
etc. (1855); (Lyrics of the Ideal and the
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Real' (1888). His best-known poem is probably
(The Rain upon the Roof.
Kinney, Elizabeth Clementine (Dodge).
An American prose and verse writer; born in
New York city, 1810; died at Summit, N. J. ,
1889. She wrote Felicita, a Metrical Romance)
(1855); (Poems) (1807); and (Bianca Cappello,
a Tragedy) (1873).
Kip, Leonard. An American miscellaneous
prose-writer, brother of William I. Kip; born in
New York city, 1826; died in San Francisco,
Cal. , 1893. Among his published works are :
"California Sketches) (1850); ((Enone, a Ro-
man Tale) (1866); (Under the Bells) (1879);
and Nestlenook) (1880).
Kip, William Ingraham. A distinguished
American Episcopal divine, one of the notable
men of his denomination; born in New York
city, Oct. 3, 1811; died 1893. He achieved dis-
tinction as missionary bishop of California in
1853, and was made bishop in 1857. He pub-
lished: (The Double Witness of the Church)
(1844); (The Catacombs of Rome) (1854); (The
Unnoticed Things of Scripture) (1868); and
(The Church of the Apostles! (1877).
Kipling, Rudyard. An English short-story
writer, novelist, and poet; born at Bombay, In-
dia, Dec. 30, 1865. Starting with prose, his short
stories are : (Plain Tales from the Hills) (1888),
introducing among others the famous creations
Mulvaney and Ortheris, who appeared again
with Learoyd, the third of the great trio, in
(Soldiers Three) (1889) and others of his works;
(The Phantom Rickshaw) (1889); Mine Own
People) (1891 ); Life's Handicap) ( 1891 );
Many Inventions) (1893); (The Jungle Books)
(1894-95). His novels are: (The Story of the
Gadsbys) (1890), in dialogue form ; (The Light
that Failed(1891); (The Naulahka) (1892),
with Wolcott Balestier; (Captains Courageous)
(1897), a story with American characters. His
verse can be seen in Departmental and Other
Ditties) (1890); "Barrack Room Ballads )
(1892); (The Seven Seas) (1896). *
Kirby, William. A Canadian novelist, poet,
and dramatist; born in Kingston-upon-Hull,
England, Oct. 13, 1817. He came to Canada in
1832. From 1841 till 1861 he edited and pub-
lished the Niagara Mail. Among his published
works are : (U. E. : A Tale of Upper Canada);
Niagara, a poem (1869); (Chien d'Or, a
Canadian historical romance (1877); Joseph
in Egypt); dramas; and many poems.
Kirchbach, Wolfgang (kirch'bäch). A Ger-
man poet and novelist ; born in London, Sept.
18, 1857. Of his numerous works, especially
noticeable were: (Salvator Rosa' (1880), a
novel; (Children of the Kingdom (1883), «a
novel cycle)); Selected Poems) (1883); (Waib-
linger) (1886), a modern tragedy ; (The Judge
of Men (1888), a comedy. He has filled vari-
ous editorial positions at Dresden.
Kirchhoff, Theodor (kirch’hof). A German-
American poet; born at Ütersen, Jan. 8, 1828.
Residing in the United States, he writes in
German and publishes in Germany. With his
brother Christian, he published (Songs of War
and Love! (1864), and another volume of
poems, (Adelpha) (1869). Alone, he has writ-
ten: Pictures of Travel and Sketches from
America) (2 vols. , 1875-76); (Ballads and Re-
cent Poems) (1883); Pictures of Californian
Civilization (1886); (A Trip to Hawaii' (1890).
Kirk, Ellen Warner (Olney). An American
novelist, wife of John Foster Kirk; born at
Southington, Conn. , 1842. She has been a fre-
quent and welcome contributor to periodicals.
Of her books, (A Midsummer Madness) (1885),
and (A Daughter of Eve' (1889), created a
marked impression. (The Story of Margaret
Kent! (1885), published under the pseudonym
"Henry Hayes,” passed rapidly through many
editions.
Kirk, John Foster. An American historian;
born at Fredericton, N. B. , 1824. He moved
to the United States about 1842. He is author
of History of Charles the Bold (3 vols. , 1863-
68), and of various historical essays and re-
views. He has been editor of Lippincott's Mag-
azine since 1871.
Kirkland, Caroline Matilda Stansbury. An
American prose-writer; born in New York city,
1801; died there, 1864. Her works, in part, are :
(Forest Life) (1842); "Garden Walks with the
Poets' (1854); (Memoirs of Washington' (1857);
(The Destiny of Our Country) (1864).
Kirkland, John Thornton. A distinguished
American Unitarian divine, educator, and bi-
ographer; born in New York State, 1770; died
1840. He was president of Harvard University
(1810-27). He wrote : "Life of Fisher Ames);
(Eulogy of General Washington. '
Kirkland, Joseph. An American novelist;
born at Geneva, N. Y. , 1830; died 1894. (Zury,
the Meanest Man in Spring County' (1887) gives
a touching picture of the beginning of pioneer
life in Illinois. In The McVeys) (1888) re-
appear several of the characters of (Zury. )
(The Captain of Company Kappeared in
1891; (The Chicago Massacre of 1812' 1893
(in collaboration with Caroline Kirkland );
(The Story of Chicago) (2 vols. ) in 1892-94.
Kirwan. See Murray, Nicholas.
Kisfaludy, Károly (kish'fa-lö'de). A noted
Hungarian poet and novelist, brother of San-
dor; born at Tét (Raab), Feb.
correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph,
he has of late years resided in New York. He
has written : (The Broken Image, and Other
Tales) (1870), published anonymously; "On
the Road to Khiva) (1874); Into Unknown
Seas) (1886), describing the cruise of two sailor
boys; etc.
Kératry, Auguste Hilarion de (kā-rä-trē).
A French politician; born at Rennes, Oct. 28,
1769; died at Port Marly, Nov. 7, 1859. He
wrote on a great variety of subjects, his chief
works being Moral and Philosophical Induc-
tions) (1817), and (The Beautiful the Imi-
tative Arts) (3 vols. , 1822).
Kerkhoven, Petrus Frans van (kerk-ho'ven).
A Flemish miscellaneous writer; born at Ant-
werp, 1818; died there, 1857. He was editor
of several journals; wrote numerous poems,
tragedies, comedies, romances, and novels,
among them Daniel' (1845); (Ferdinand the
Corsair) (1845). His works appeared in 1869-73
in thirteen volumes.
Kernanan, Coulson. An English poet, nov-
elist, and essayist; born at Ilfracombe, Aug. 1,
1858. His poetry is strong in matter and fin-
ished in form. Some of his novels are marked
by a play of gloomy fancy not unlike Haw-
thorne's. The striking story (A Dead Man's
Diary, published anonymously, soon reached a
fourth edition. Two others, 'Stranger than Fic-
tion' (1893) and Dead Faces) (1894), were
notable. He has shown himself to be also an
excellent critic. Much of his work was origi-
nally contributed to English and American peri-
odicals.
Kerner, Justinus (kır'ner). A famous Ger-
man poet and novelist; born at Ludwigsburg,
Würtemberg, 1786; died at Weinsberg, 1862.
Several of his lyrics — for instance, (Song of
Wandering, (The Wanderer in the Saw Mill,
--- are popular with the masses, and a number
were set to music by Schumann. His poetry
can be read in (The Last Bunch of Blossoms)
(1852) and (Winter Blossoms) (1859). Of his
prose works (which included medical writings,
he being a physician), “The Seeress of Pre-
vorst) (5th ed. 1877), a result of his studies in
animal magnetism and somnambulism, attracted
great attention. Noteworthy too was his (Pict-
ure Book from my Childhood) (2d ed. 1886).
His work was marked by keen observation,
fancy, satirical power, humor blended with pa-
thos, and thought always busy with the other
world. He may be called the romanticist of
the Swabian school of poets.
Kerner, Theobald. A German poet and
novelist, son of Justinus; born at Gaildorf, June
14, 1817. A physician like his father, like him
he has published both medical and literary
works. Among the latter, his (Poems) ap-
peared in 1851; Princess Klatschrose) the
same year (2d ed. 1894); (The Flying Tailor,
an opera, in 1862; (Parson Staber, or the New
Ahasuerus,' a comedy, in 1888. (The Kerner
House and its Guests) (1893) consisted of bright
and interesting sketches of the inmates and vis.
itors of his famous father's domicile, his own
since the latter's death.
Kerr, Orpheus C. See Newell.
Kervyn de Lettenhove, Josef Marie Bruno
Konstantin (ker-van' de let'en-hô-ve). A Bel-
gian historian; born at St. Michel, West Flan-
ders, Aug. 17, 1817; died at Brussels, April 3,
1891. His principal work was History of
Flanders) (3d ed. , 4 vols. , 1874). Among his
other works may be mentioned (The Hugue-
nots) (6 vols. , 1883-85), Marie Stuart) (2 vols. ,
1890).
Ketchum, Mrs. Annie (Chambers). An
American educator, lecturer, and miscellaneous
writer; born in Scott County, Ky. , 1824. She
was principal of the high school for girls at
Memphis, Tenn. , 1855-58. She has written:
(Christmas Carillons and Other Poems) (1888);
(Nellie Braden,' a novel; Rilla Motto,' a ro-
mance ; etc.
Ketteler, Wilhelm Emanuel von (ket'e-ler).
A distinguished German prelate; born at Mün-
ster, Dec. 25, 1811; died at Burghausen, Bava-
ria, July 13, 1877. One of the ablest of Ger-
man ultramontanists; bishop of Mentz (1850),
for which diocese he obtained special privi-
leges; and member of the first Reichstag (1871).
He wrote on the questions of the day. Among
his works may be mentioned : Freedom, Au-
thority, and Church (7th ed. 1862); (The
Labor Question and Christianity) (3d ed. 1864),
which even Lassalle praised; (Germany after
the War of 1866) (6th ed. 1867).
Kettell, Samuel. An American prose-writer;
born in Newburyport, Mass. , Aug. 5, 1800; died
in Malden, Mass. , Dec. 3, 1855. He assisted
Samuel G. Goodrich in the preparation of some
of his Peter Parley' books. Under the pen-
names of Peeping Tom ” and “Timothy
Titterwell » he contributed many humorous
articles to the Boston Courier, afterward be-
coming its editor. His principal works are :
(Records of the Spanish Inquisition (1828);
and (Specimens of American Poetry, with
Critical and Biographical Notices) (3 vols. .
1829).
Kettle, Mary Rosa Stuart, best known as
“Rosa Mackenzie Kettle. ) An English novel-
ist; born at Overseale, Leicestershire. She is
popular through her stories of Cornwall and
the South Coast. Her earliest success was
(Fabian's Tower) (1852). She has also pub-
lished: (La Belle Marie: A Romance of the
Cornish Coast) (1862); (Hillsden on the Moors)
(1873); My Home in the Shires) (1877); (The
Sea and the Moor) (1877); (The Sisters of Om-
bersleigh; or Under the South Downs) (1888).
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Kexel, Olof (chaiks'el). A Swedish miscel-
laneous writer; born at Kalmar, 1748; died at
Stockholm, 1796. He wrote numerous satires,
songs, poems, plays, and a historical romance,
(Zalameski.
Key, Francis Scott. An American poet;
born in Frederick County, Md. , Aug. 9, 1780;
died at Baltimore, Jan. II, 1843. Author of
(The Star Spangled Banner, which was sug-
gested and partially written while he was view-
ing the bombardment of Fort McHenry, near
Baltimore, by the British feet, on which he was
a prisoner.
Keyes, Erasmus Darwin. A distinguished
American soldier; born at Brimfield, Mass. , May
29, 1810; died 1895. A graduate of West Point
(1832), he rose to the rank of major-general in
the Civil War. He wrote (Fifty Years' Ob-
servation of Men and Events) (1884).
Keyser, Jakob Rudolph (ki'zer). One of
the foremost Norwegian historians ; born at
Christiania, Jan. I, 1803; died there, Oct. 8, 1864.
Among his many important works were
(History of Norway) (2 vols. , 1865-70); (His-
tory of the Norwegian Church under Catholi-
cism (2 vols. , 1856-58).
Khayyam, Omar (ki-yäm'). A noted Per-
sian poet, mathematician, and astronomer; born
at Nishápúr, 1050 (? ); died there, 1123 (? ). He
is best known by his famous (Rubaiyát,' or
(Quatrains,' — four-line stanzas with the third
unrhymed,- of which about 500 are considered
genuine; Fitzgerald gives 101. Though some
of these had been already translated into Eng-
lish by Hyde, Ouseley, and Cowell (in prose),
the first English translation to make them
widely known was Fitzgerald's, editions of
which appeared in 1859, 1868, 1872, 1879, 1889.
Other English translations have been by Whin-
field (London, 1881), McCarthy (ib. , 1889), Les-
lie Garner (Milwaukee, 1888), Le Gallienne
(1897). An American edition in 1884 contained
the celebrated illustrations by Elihu Vedder.
There are also German, French, Norwegian,
and Hungarian versions. A valuable work is
that of N. H. Dole, containing English, French,
and German translations, comparatively ar-
ranged, with further selections, notes, biogra-
phies, bibliography, etc. , and an Introduction
(2 vols. , 1896). A new translation by John Payne,
the famous translator of Villon and the Ara-
bian Nights,' is announced, containing some
400 additional quatrains. *
Kheraskov, Mikhail (che-räs-kof'). A Rus-
sian epic poet; born Oct. 25, 1733; died at
Moscow, Oct. 9, 1806. His principal works
were the (Rossiad (1785), in 12 cantos, on the
conquest of Kazan, and “Vladimir) (1786), in
18 cantos, on the conversion of St. Vladimir.
Khvostchinskaia, Nadezhda Dmitrievna
(chvo-schin'skä-e-ä). A Russian novelist; born
at Riazan, 1825; died at Peterhof, July 2, 1889.
A prolific writer, her best works were : (Anna
Mikhailovna) (1850); Waiting for Something
Better); the romance (The Country Teacher);
(The Great Bear, the last particularly having
a pronounced success. She wrote also good
short stories and published poetry. (“Works,
6 vols. , 1859. )
Kidder, Daniel Parish. An American de.
scriptive writer; born at Darien, N. Y. , 1815;
died at Evanston, Ill. , 1891. He was a mis-
sionary to Brazil, and very active in the Meth-
odist Episcopal Church; was editor of the
Sunday School Advocate. He wrote: (Mor-
monism, and the Mormons) (1844); (Sketches
of a Residence and Travels in Brazil) (2 vols. ,
1845).
Kidder, Frederic. An American prose-writer;
born in New Ipswich, N. H. , 1804; died in
Melrose, Mass. , 1885. An antiquarian who gave
much attention to the language and religion
of the New England Indians. He was author
of 'The Expeditions of Capt. John Lovewell
(1865); “History of the First New Hampshire
Regiment in the War of the Revolution (1868);
(History of the Boston Massacre, March 5,
1770) (1870).
Kielland or Kjelland, Alexander Lange
(chel'and). One of the most prominent of
Norwegian novelists and dramatists; born at
Stavanger, 1849. A strong representative of
the realistic school, he seeks to introduce Eu-
ropean culture into Norway, and is a foe to
all forms of ecclesiastical tyranny. His writ-
ings have been supposed to show the influence
of Balzac and Zola, also of Ibsen and Heine.
Notable among his novels are: (Garman and
Worse) (1880), his first; Laboring People)
(1881); (Skipper Worse) (1882). The Christ-
mas story Else) (1881), one of his best pro-
ductions, should be read by all who desire to
form an opinion of his work. Of his dramas,
which differ from his novels only in having
the dialogue form, among the best are : Betty's
Formynder' (Betty's Guardian: 1887), (Profes.
) (1888). *
Killigrew, Thomas. An English dramatist,
brother of William ; born at Handworth, Mid-
dlesex, 1611; died in London, 1682. Held sev-
eral offices under Charles I. and Charles II. ,
among them that of English resident at Venice
(1651), and court jester. He succeeded his
rival theatre manager, Sir Henry Herbert, as
master of the revels (1673). He wrote eleven
plays, not all of which were intended for the
stage. As was to be expected from his charac-
ter, his comic dramas surpass the serious ones.
A complete edition appeared in 1664.
Killigrew, Sir William. An English dram-
atist; born at Handworth, 1605; died in Lon-
don, 1693. His dramas were praised by Waller.
(Selindra' (1665) and (Ormasdes) (1665), two
tragi-comedies,--so called because, though they
end happily, they contain violent deaths,- are
good specimens of his work. He was a Mem-
ber of Parliament and a courtier.
Kimball, Hannah Parker. An American
poet; born 18, She has contributed much to
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magazines, her best collection of verse appear.
ine in the volume “Victory and Other Verses)
(1897).
Kimball, Harriet McEwen. An American
writer of religious lyrics ; born in Portsmouth,
N. H. , 1834. Her published works include:
(Hymns) (1867); (Swallow Flights of Song)
(1874); and (The Blessed Company of All Faith-
ful People) (1879).
Kimball, Richard Burleigh. An American
writer; born at Plainfield, N. H. , 1816; died at
New York, 1892. He was a successful lawyer.
Among his literary works were : (Cuba and
the Cubans) (1850); Romance of Student
Life Abroad' (1853); “Under-Currents of Wall
Street) (1862); Henry Powers, Banker) (1868).
Kind, Johann Friedrich (kint). A German
miscellaneous writer; born at Leipzig, March
4, 1768; died at Dresden, June 25, 1843. His
works consisted of poems, novels, and dramas,
among the latter being the librettos of Kreutz-
er's opera “The Night Camp of Granada and
Weber's (Der Freischütz (1821).
King, Alice. An English novelist; born at
Cutcombe, Somersetshire, 1839; died there, May
1894. Though she became blind at the age of
seven, she learned seven languages, and was a
prolific writer for magazines and author of
novels, composing her manuscript by the aid
of a typewriter. Among the most popular of
her works were: (Sir Tristram's Will (1867);
(Hearts or Coronets) (1876); Fettered Yet
Free) (1883); (A Strange Tangle) (1885).
King, Mrs. Anna Eichberg. An American
short-story writer; born in Switzerland, 1853.
Daughter of Julius Eichberg the musician, her
home is in Boston. She has written Brown's
Retreat and Other Stories) (1893), and Kit-
wyk Stories) (1895), genuinely Dutch in tone.
King, Captain Charles.
An American nov-
elist and descriptive writer; born at Albany,
N. Y. , 1844. He resigned from the United States
army in 1879, becoming professor of military
science and tactics at the University of Wiscon-
sin (1881) and devoting his time largely to liter-
ature. He wrote a long series of novels treat-
ing of army and frontier life and people, among
the best of which are: (The Colonel's Daugh-
ter) (1883), describing life in a frontier fort;
(Kitty's Conquest) (1884), very popular; (Fa-
mous and Decisive Battles of the World
(1884); (The Colonel's Christmas Dinner and
Other Stories) (1892); (Captain Close and Ser-
geant Crosus) (1895): also “Campaigning with
Crook' (1890); (Trials of a Staff Officer) (1891).
King, Clarence. A representative American
geologist and a writer on geology and allied
topics; born at Newport, R. I. , Jan. 6, 1842. In
1863 he joined the State geological survey of
California, making the first detailed surveys of
the Yosemite Valley. In 1867 he was in charge
of the United States geological survey of the
40th parallel, and for the next five years did
valuable work from the California Sierras to
Eastern Wyoming, the results of which were
registered in two atlases and the seven quarto
volumes entitled Professional Papers of the
Engineer Department of the United States Sur-
vey) (1870–78). The first volume was written
entirely by Mr. King. When in 1879 the differ-
ent geological surveys were united in one bureau
of the Department of the Interior, Mr. King
was made first director of the Survey, holding
the position until 1881, when he resigned. He
has since carried on independent geological in-
vestigation, and contributed many able and im-
portant papers to scientific periodicals in this
country and Europe. He was elected in 1876
a member of the National Academy of Science.
His best-known book, Mountaineering the
Sierras) (1871), is not merely a contribution
to technical knowledge in this field, but a brill-
iant literary performance; being written in a
graphic way, and narrating picturesque and
thrilling incidents of Western wild life.
King, Edward. An American miscellaneous
writer; born at Middlefield, Mass. , 1848; died
at Brooklyn, N. Y. , 1896. He was both a jour-
nalist --- being well known as a Paris and a war
correspondent- and an author. His special-
ties were our own Southern States and French
themes. Among his works were : My Paris,
or French Character Sketches) (1868); Ken-
tucky's Love, or Roughing it around Paris)
(1872); (The Great South' (1875); (A Venetian
Lover) (1887), a poem ; (The Gentle Savage)
(1888), a popular novel.
King, Grace Elizabeth. An American nov-
elist, short-story writer, and historian; born in
Louisiana, 1858. She is one of the most promi-
nent of Southern writers, and her books largely
deal with Southern subjects. Her novel (Mon-
sieur Motte, which appeared first in the New
Princeton Review, was republished in book
form in 1888. Balcony Stories) was
one of
her best works; others can be seen in (Tales
of a Time and Place. Her historical writings
embrace (New Orleans, the Place and the Peo-
ple, and a Life of Bienville, the founder of
New Orleans. *
King, Horatio. An American statesman,
publicist, and writer of travels; born at Paris,
Me. , 1811; died 1897. He was Postmaster-Gen-
eral of the United States in 1861. He wrote
(Sketches of Travel (1878); and “Turning on
the Light: A Survey of the Administration of
Buchanan.
King, Thomas Starr. An American essayist;
born in New York, Dec. 17, 1824; died in San
Francisco, March 4, 1863. He was a Unitarian
clergyman and a popular lecturer, and wrote
( The White Hills : their Legends, Landscape,
and Poetry) (1859); Patriotism and Other Pa-
pers) (1864).
Kinglake, Alexander William. A noted
English historian ; born at Taunton, Devonshire,
Aug. 5, 1809; died in London, Jan. 2, 1891. Hav-
ing accompanied the English army to the
Crimea in 1854, he wrote his masterpiece, “The
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Invasion of the Crimea, its Origin and an Ac-
count of its Progress) (8 vols. , 1863-87). It is
the standard work on the subject, written in
an almost perfect style, though perhaps it is
slightly diffuse, and partial to his friend Lord
Raglan. Before the Crimean War he had
written Eöthen; or Traces of Travel Brought
Home from the East) (5th ed. 1846), a delight-
ful record of personal experiences and a brill-
iant book of travel, with a light touch yet often
penetrating to the springs of Oriental feeling. *
Kingo, Thomas (kin'go). A Danish reli-
gious poet; born at Slangeruh, Seeland, 1634;
died 1703.
His secular poetry was common-
place; but his hymns, of which he wrote 41,
elevated in thought and beautiful in style, may
de said to have made him the John Keble of
Denmark. More than two centuries old, they
are sung to-day in the Danish churches, and
will continue in use while the Danish tongue
endures. They appeal both to the cultivated
and the rude. The best of them may be seen
in his (Hymn Book) (1689).
Kingsley, Charles. An English novelist,
poet, and philanthropist; born at Holne, near
Dartmoor, Devonshire, June 13, 1819; died at
Eversley, Hampshire, Jan. 23, 1875. He became
curate (1842) and vicar (1844) of Eversley,
where he spent a large part of his life. His
literary career began with the publication of
(The Saint's Tragedy) (1848), a drama in verse
on the story of St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
This was followed by a series of novels that
caught the attention of the best readers : the first
being (Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet) (1849),
which led to the establishment of co-operative
associations in England, and contained the
author's views as a Christian socialist, as did
also Yeast' (1851). Hypatia) (1853) described
pagan and Christian life in Alexandria early
in the fifth century. Westward Ho! ) (1855)
narrated the adventures in the New World
of Sir Amyas Leigh, with Sir Walter Raleigh,
Drake, Hawkins, etc. , as fellow characters.
(The Water Babies) (1853) was a fairy tale
enjoyed by readers of all ages. Of his verse,
(Poems, chiefly lyric, appeared in 1856, again
in 1875, and (Andromeda and Other Poems)
in 1858. Lectures delivered in America' (1875)
contained addresses given during his visit to
the United States in 1874. His controversy
with John Henry (afterward Cardinal) New-
man, in 1864, led to the latter publishing his
celebrated (Apologia pro Vita Sua. Mr. Kings-
ley became professor of modern history at
Cambridge in 1859, chaplain to the Queen in
1860, canon of Westminster in 1873. ((Works,'
28 vols. , 1878–81. ) *
Kingsley, Henry. An English novelist,
brother of Charles; born at Barnack, North-
amptonshire, Jan. 2, 1830; died at Cuckfield,
Sussex, May 24, 1876. An unsuccessful experi-
ment at gold-mining in Australia gave him
the material for his first novel, (The Recollec-
tions of Geoffrey Hamlyn) (3 vols. , 1859),
which was well received. He followed it with
a long list of popular novels, among them
(Ravenshoe) (1861), generally considered his
best work; (Austin Elliot) (2 vols. , 1863); (The
Hillyars and the Burtons) (3 vols. , 1865);
(Leighton Court) (2 vols. , 1866). A humorous
strain in his writings contrasts forcibly with
his brother's work. He was also a worker
for reviews and newspapers, being a special
correspondent in the Franco-Prussian War.
The battle of Sedan, at which he was present,
formed the subject of Valentin: A French
Boy's Story of Sedan) (1872).
Kingston, William Beatty. An English
journalist and author; born in London, in 1837.
For some years in the Austrian consular serv.
ice at London and Cardiff, he became a spe-
cial correspondent of the Daily Telegraph in
the principal Continental cities, and subse-
quently war correspondent for the same jour-
nal in the Austro-Prussian, Franco-Prussian,
and Russo-Turkish wars. His publications in-
clude: (The Battle of Berlin (1871); (William
I. , German Emperor) (1883); (Music and Man-
ners) (1887), a volume of personal reminis-
cences; (Monarchs I Have Met' (1887).
Kingston, William Henry Giles. An Eng
lish novelist; born in London, Feb. 28, 1814;
died near there, Aug. 2 (? ), 1880. He wrote
almost though not quite exclusively for boys,
producing 130 stories in 30 years; mostly of
sea voyage and adventure, instructive as well
as pleasing, and very popular. Peter the
Whaler) (1851), (The Cruise of the Frolic)
(1860), the series beginning with (The Three
Midshipmen' (1873), Joviman' (1877), etc. ,
won swarms of readers, both young and old.
His articles on Portugal, where his father was
a merchant at Oporto, led to the commercial
treaty between Portugal and England in 1842.
Kinkel, Johann Gottfried (kink'el). A dis-
tinguished German poet and historian of art;
born at Obercassel, near Bonn, Aug. 11, 1815;
died at Zürich, Nov. 12, 1882. His patriotic
and stormy life and political martyrdom con-
trasted oddly with his peaceful writings. His
first volume of verse (1843; 7th ed. 1872), rich
in feeling and charming in simplicity, contained
the fine narrative poem (Otto the Archer,' which
had afterward enormous success printed alone
(56th ed. 1881), also serving repeatedly as an
opera libretto; his second (1868), more political
and much inferior, contained however the ex-
quisite narrative poem (The Blacksmith of
Antwerp, one of his best productions. The
tragedy Nimrod (1857) aimed to depict the
rise of despotism. The village tale Margret)
became at once a classic. Of a great prose
work he projected, “History of Christian Plastic
Art, only the first part, on Ancient Christian
Art, ever appeared (1845).
Kinney, Coates. An American journalist
and writer of verse; born in Yates County,
N. Y. , 1826. He was originally a lawyer, after-
wards editor of the Cincinnati Times and the
Ohio State Journal. He has written : (Ke-u-ka,
etc. (1855); (Lyrics of the Ideal and the
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Real' (1888). His best-known poem is probably
(The Rain upon the Roof.
Kinney, Elizabeth Clementine (Dodge).
An American prose and verse writer; born in
New York city, 1810; died at Summit, N. J. ,
1889. She wrote Felicita, a Metrical Romance)
(1855); (Poems) (1807); and (Bianca Cappello,
a Tragedy) (1873).
Kip, Leonard. An American miscellaneous
prose-writer, brother of William I. Kip; born in
New York city, 1826; died in San Francisco,
Cal. , 1893. Among his published works are :
"California Sketches) (1850); ((Enone, a Ro-
man Tale) (1866); (Under the Bells) (1879);
and Nestlenook) (1880).
Kip, William Ingraham. A distinguished
American Episcopal divine, one of the notable
men of his denomination; born in New York
city, Oct. 3, 1811; died 1893. He achieved dis-
tinction as missionary bishop of California in
1853, and was made bishop in 1857. He pub-
lished: (The Double Witness of the Church)
(1844); (The Catacombs of Rome) (1854); (The
Unnoticed Things of Scripture) (1868); and
(The Church of the Apostles! (1877).
Kipling, Rudyard. An English short-story
writer, novelist, and poet; born at Bombay, In-
dia, Dec. 30, 1865. Starting with prose, his short
stories are : (Plain Tales from the Hills) (1888),
introducing among others the famous creations
Mulvaney and Ortheris, who appeared again
with Learoyd, the third of the great trio, in
(Soldiers Three) (1889) and others of his works;
(The Phantom Rickshaw) (1889); Mine Own
People) (1891 ); Life's Handicap) ( 1891 );
Many Inventions) (1893); (The Jungle Books)
(1894-95). His novels are: (The Story of the
Gadsbys) (1890), in dialogue form ; (The Light
that Failed(1891); (The Naulahka) (1892),
with Wolcott Balestier; (Captains Courageous)
(1897), a story with American characters. His
verse can be seen in Departmental and Other
Ditties) (1890); "Barrack Room Ballads )
(1892); (The Seven Seas) (1896). *
Kirby, William. A Canadian novelist, poet,
and dramatist; born in Kingston-upon-Hull,
England, Oct. 13, 1817. He came to Canada in
1832. From 1841 till 1861 he edited and pub-
lished the Niagara Mail. Among his published
works are : (U. E. : A Tale of Upper Canada);
Niagara, a poem (1869); (Chien d'Or, a
Canadian historical romance (1877); Joseph
in Egypt); dramas; and many poems.
Kirchbach, Wolfgang (kirch'bäch). A Ger-
man poet and novelist ; born in London, Sept.
18, 1857. Of his numerous works, especially
noticeable were: (Salvator Rosa' (1880), a
novel; (Children of the Kingdom (1883), «a
novel cycle)); Selected Poems) (1883); (Waib-
linger) (1886), a modern tragedy ; (The Judge
of Men (1888), a comedy. He has filled vari-
ous editorial positions at Dresden.
Kirchhoff, Theodor (kirch’hof). A German-
American poet; born at Ütersen, Jan. 8, 1828.
Residing in the United States, he writes in
German and publishes in Germany. With his
brother Christian, he published (Songs of War
and Love! (1864), and another volume of
poems, (Adelpha) (1869). Alone, he has writ-
ten: Pictures of Travel and Sketches from
America) (2 vols. , 1875-76); (Ballads and Re-
cent Poems) (1883); Pictures of Californian
Civilization (1886); (A Trip to Hawaii' (1890).
Kirk, Ellen Warner (Olney). An American
novelist, wife of John Foster Kirk; born at
Southington, Conn. , 1842. She has been a fre-
quent and welcome contributor to periodicals.
Of her books, (A Midsummer Madness) (1885),
and (A Daughter of Eve' (1889), created a
marked impression. (The Story of Margaret
Kent! (1885), published under the pseudonym
"Henry Hayes,” passed rapidly through many
editions.
Kirk, John Foster. An American historian;
born at Fredericton, N. B. , 1824. He moved
to the United States about 1842. He is author
of History of Charles the Bold (3 vols. , 1863-
68), and of various historical essays and re-
views. He has been editor of Lippincott's Mag-
azine since 1871.
Kirkland, Caroline Matilda Stansbury. An
American prose-writer; born in New York city,
1801; died there, 1864. Her works, in part, are :
(Forest Life) (1842); "Garden Walks with the
Poets' (1854); (Memoirs of Washington' (1857);
(The Destiny of Our Country) (1864).
Kirkland, John Thornton. A distinguished
American Unitarian divine, educator, and bi-
ographer; born in New York State, 1770; died
1840. He was president of Harvard University
(1810-27). He wrote : "Life of Fisher Ames);
(Eulogy of General Washington. '
Kirkland, Joseph. An American novelist;
born at Geneva, N. Y. , 1830; died 1894. (Zury,
the Meanest Man in Spring County' (1887) gives
a touching picture of the beginning of pioneer
life in Illinois. In The McVeys) (1888) re-
appear several of the characters of (Zury. )
(The Captain of Company Kappeared in
1891; (The Chicago Massacre of 1812' 1893
(in collaboration with Caroline Kirkland );
(The Story of Chicago) (2 vols. ) in 1892-94.
Kirwan. See Murray, Nicholas.
Kisfaludy, Károly (kish'fa-lö'de). A noted
Hungarian poet and novelist, brother of San-
dor; born at Tét (Raab), Feb.
