The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-26
Author EDMUND }. DOLE. THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL AS
\ LITERARY MAN.
Two Stories from His Pen viii Be
Published by New York House
One Book in Print.

But coterie of the closest friends
of Edmund p. Dole. deputy Attorney
General of the Hawaiian Islands, are
aware that he is devoting his leisure
time these days to literary work. His
many acquaintance on the islands
will he greatly surprised to find two
Exceptionally strong and well written
books printed by the largest publish
ing house in the United States before
the present year expires.
The first of these books will be pub
lished next month by the Century Pub
fishing Company. of New York. 1t has
been named " The Standby" and of it
the March Century Magazine says:
THE Standby, by Edmund p. Dole,
will be book of about $50 pages, ~
mos. and will be issued in April. The
hero gains his name at college, where
he is the captain of the victorious crew
and retains it as the editor of the Wig
orous prohibition paper published in a
city despotically ruled by Il wealthy
brewer. The temperance question is
fully and fairly treated. but the chief
interest lies in the conflict of an ir-
resistible force with an almost inn
movable body. The story is founded
on fact. There are no points in it
where the readers interest flags"
The book was written and revised
by Mr.. Dole in Honolulu since he has
been here and was handed Charles ID.
Chase when he departed for America
in October last Mr.. Chase, while in
New York, visited the Century Com
pany and submitted Mr.. Dole's man
uscript. When he returned to receive
the final decision he found President
Scott and Editor Glider seated togeth-
er in the latter's Office. They at once
drew up contract to publish the book
and informed Mr.. Chase that although
Mr.. Dole was an entire stranger to
them, they were so Impressed with his
writing that they had concluded to
make a contract which was as liberal
as the contracts made with Stanley
Weyman, Conan Doyle and other great
literary writer's of the day.
Mr.. Glider, who is an acknowledged
| literary critic. also took occasion to
compare Mr.. Dole with the highest
literary men contributing to his house
and remarked that Mr.. Dole would
surely be heard of in the literary
world if he choosed to follow this
work. Editor Glider expressed himself
as being very desirous of receiving
more work from Mr.. Dole's pen. He
also requested that his house be given
first opportunity of reading new work
on which Mr.. Dole may be engaged
At present Mr.. Dole is writing his sec-
ond book for that house.
Mr.. Dole, upon the completion OF
''rhe Standby" submitted the manu-
script to several local critics, includ-
ing his cousin, President Dole, General
Hartwell, Captain Appleton, a resident
of Boston, and c. ID. Chase. All were
exceedingly well pleased with the
story. One of the city's great readers
who read the work, said of it: "The
book was one of the greatest surprises
alist and writer Mr.. Dole is very
distinct. He is the greatest pro and
con writer it has ever been my pleas
ure to read. BY that | mean his power
of presenting both sides of the ques,
ton is remarkable. There 4 no doubt
but what "The Standby" in which the
reader is left as much in the dark as
ever on the temperance question, will
create considerable discussion among
deep thinkers on this great issue. The
love story is strong in itself"
1t will also be interesting to the Ho
nolulu public to know that Mr. Dole is
"A cousin of Mr. Nat Dole, a writer OF
note OF him it has been said that his
writings are after the style of william
Dean Howells. Nat Dole is not only =
writer but a translator.
Before coming to Hawaii Houghton
Mitilin d Co., of New York published
an excellent volume entitled Talk,
About Law" written by the Deputy
| Attorney General. The book is a con
else statement of what our law is ant
how it is administered. Mr.. Dole re
ceiyed congratulatory letters upon hi.
work from the most eminent iurist,
of the country, including Morrison Il
Waite, late Chief Justice of the United
States Supreme Court, senator Ed
munds of Vermont, Senator William f.
Chandler of New Hampshire, Edmun'
II Bennett, dean of the Boston Law
Schools Melville NJ. Bigclow, Jeremial
Smith, j. Everett Sargent, John ID
Long and Henry w. Blair.
That firm is dead that does not ad
vertise.