Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-19
Literary Notices.

/ Rose Kingsley has timely article in the
October Wide Awake about THE Boy Who
invented the Telegraph" the French Youth.
Claude Chsppe.
General o. .. Howard answers the aues
ton, How many Indians in the United
States" with interesting details in the Octo-
Der Wide Awake.
| Graham X. Tomson and Celia Thsxter
both contribute long poems to the October
Wide Awake, with full-page pictures by St.
| Clair Simmons and Edmund II. Garrett.
The eighteen Prize Nonsense Animals in
the October Wide Awake are undoubtedly
the very funniest magazine features of the
year. The prize winners drawings are given
in fac-simile and the descriptive text a. writ
ten by the children themselves.
| Laura ID. Nichols. who is we'll known to
| young readers by her "Overhexd.'' Under
foot and other books on natural science, has
new story now ready, called Lotus Bay -
which is full Of interest and information
about the wonders Of sea and shore.
| Mrs. Nellie Blessing Eyster Of California,
a lady well known an able lecturer on
temperance and kindred topics, has written
an interesting story of Old colonial days,
/ founded on historical facts, under the title
of "a Colonial Boy" which d. Lothrop
Company will publish this month.
Three Little Maids u unique and be-
witching story by Mary B. Deane, an Eng
fish writer whose work is strongly commend
ed Charlotte NJ. fonge. is announced for
early publication in this country and Eng.
land. The illustrations are by +. o. Small.
whose paintings attracted so much attention
recently in Paris.
! Rev II II. Clark. L s N. who wrote
Boy Life in the United States Navy which
st all the boys of nautical propensities wild,
has just returned from n prolonged trip to
Soutt America and Southern Europe. Some
of his later experiences are portrayed in
Naval Cadet BentIy.'' sequel to boy
Life which ID. Lothrop Company have just
published
Life on U. $. Training ship 10 graphi-
caiIy told by Mary Bradford Crowninshield
in her last book. 'Plucky Smslls." just out.
Mrs. Crow ninshield is the wife Of Commander
crowninshield Of the United States Navy,
and the author Of those two popular books.
IAN Among the Lighthouses" and THE
Light house Children Abroad She is =
great favorite in New York musical and
social circles
One Of the writer's who is fact gaining =
hold upon the reading public is Mr.. Frank
N. VtsN
ern Union Telegraph Office in this city. For
some years past Mr. Munsey has been loca-
ted in New York city A. the publisher and ed
itor Of the Argosy q famous and popular
boys magazine. Aside from his arduOus
editorial work he has found time to write
some strongly original and exceedingly inter-
esting books tor young men, among them
being The Boy Broker, Under Fire, and
Ahost in Great City. In his last book,
however, "A Tragedy of Errors which
has just come to our desk the author appeals
to an older class Of readers, and il
can be truly said. wins an even
greater success tan he has achieved
in the Juvenile world. 1t is a work of
marked originality, spirited action. and
well drawn characters. The interest is
aroused with the opening page and never
lays throughout the whole volume. The
per.ouages that figure in the narrative strike
As being real persons and the parts through
out are admirably sustained. In the story
of the hero Bsinbridge are many things
which lead US to believe that the author has,
in HIM. given US leaf from his own life.
This fact will lend an additional interest in
the volume to the many friends of Mr..
Munsey.
II il an admirable work and one that will
materially add to the growing fame of the
author.