The Princess Athura: A Romance of Iran

Broad experience has ripened the ability of Samuel W. Odell, who has been a legal practitioner for more than forty years and is a member of the Los Angeles firm of Tanner, Odell & Taft. Endowed with more than one talent, Mr. Odell has not only won success and prominence in his profession but has also become well known in the field of literature and is the author of a number of interesting books. He was born in Hampton, Illinois, November 4, 1864, a son of John P. and Sarah (Neilson) Odell, the latter of Scotch descent. The father was descended from ancestors located in Yorkshire, England, and was born in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Odell were the parents of nine children and six are now living, five sons and one daughter.