Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-24
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
New Magazine, "The Bohemian"
Edited by Maine Man.
NEW SOUTHERN WRITER
pIIILlPS BROOKS BIOGRAPHY.

The Journal is III receipt OF tne
;,;tial number of The Bohemian" a
d,inty. original. and altogether attrac-
i've little magazine published at Is
,,o,unhia St. Boston. by w. l.. Ter
bupe Conventional lines have been
a;srccarded in the production of this
,ubiication. In shape. method of illus
ration and general typographical
,,ake-up. il is distinctly new Every
hing about il bears the stamp of a
strong. vigorous and pleasing individu-
,Etv The aim of The bohemian" as
.tated in the prospectus is to furnish
original and unique fiction. Its sole
,,uction is to entertain. and to this
end il will publish only bright. crisp
s.ories. with an occasional short
poem.
I, is evident that the publishers of
This magazine are determined to main
,ain for il. from the start. high
s,,ndard of literary merit 1t NAV
very well appeal to those whose inn
m,ses are generous. whose hearts are
warm. and whose tastes are Guilt
vate6.
The subscription price of The Boz
bem;an'' IS sl.00 per year. Single
COMICS retail for 10 cents.
special interest will attach to
his magazine in our State from the
f,ct that one of its editors and promo
,ers. Mr.. f. Ernest Holman. is a Maine
hov-a writer Of exceptional strength
and grace.
There is always a field in the literary
world for publications like The Hohe-
mian which make their appeal to
what is truest ana best in human
nature. and we sincerely trust that ii
NAV meet with that generous measure
Of success it 50 richly merits.
Mrs. Humphrey Ward is one Of the
few modern English women who have
deliberately prepared themselves for Il
literary life She spent eight years in
study in the Bodleian Library at OK
ford.
Just two weeks after its publication
10000 copies of Alice in ola Vim
cennes." Maurice Thompson story OF
American life had been sold. From
canada came one order Of 10000 copies.
4 very unusual order from that colony,
where the sale of books is necessarily
limited. The publishers report that
they are sending out Il steady average
Of $500 COPIES day.
Mrs. Gertrude Anterior. whose new
book Senator North" has met with Il
most successful reception in London. is
very much admired in the literary set
Of the British metropolis. in which she
has spent a large part of her time.
Her first English book was The
Americans OF Maundrell Abbey"
which was published two Years ago.
Mrs. Atherton is @till young ANA quite
pretty. She was born on itincon Hill.
San Francisco and was educated in
that city ana in Kentucky. Her novel.
What Dreams May Come" WAS ac-
copted in lSSS. after having made the
rounds OF the publishers. This was
her first effort. Her literary ability
VAS improved Wonderfully in Il decade.
and her stories have more substantial
claims to recognition than had her
work OF earlier ANA less mature days.
The author OF Deacon bradbury.
Edwin Asa Din. who has lately been in
Vermont renewing his impressions Of
The New England life described in his
'1|''' '+'it 7''AI4fi 4iiS ItI'iltA itAI l'i
further work in this field says that the
conditions Of life today in the farming
regions OF the state. remote from rail
ways and III" direct influence Of the
OUTSIDE world. are not materially
Inherent from those of the early sew
mites. in which the scenes of Deacon
bradbury" aye laid. The general habits
ana manner Of speech arc unchanged.
~" regularly appears on the table for
dnincr and supper. ana douShnutS are
cdten three times 4 day. flushing bees
and barn Jdnces are by no means
thhSS OF the past. The general condi-
uon Of Tho farmer however is i'm
proved.
ne British Museum has lately ac-
CURED a copy Of the catalogue Of the
nrSt English book sale. in October.
'''O The volumes. about five thousand
III number. had formed part of the IL
"idI! OF IN Seaman. and brought al
pScthef something over s.. lo0--a very
H'hai SUM compared to the total To be
.'aiI~ed today. The highest price paid
'uf any lot MAS Sal for the Paris edi-
"9h 1855 Of tn" works in eleven vol
u'ncS % st. John Chrysostom. in
'"eeA and Latin. The auctioncer's
WcI~ce, giving the rules of the sale
quantity SAYS: 1T hath not been
usual here in England To make sales
VI looks 10y way Of Auction. or who
VIII give most Tor them: i;ut it haN-
"S peen tractised in other countreyS
me Advantage both Of buyers ana
-AeiS. 1t was therefore conceived (for
e encouragement of Learnng) to
PUNISH the Sal" Of these Books this
"idlier of way: ana it is hoped that
~ VIII not be Unacceptable. to
SchollerS.
dpliears That the reading public is
'ueht!N to be nauSeated with weak
NATIONS Of TO Have and to Hold"
u Richard Carved" II was so in
=, 'e ante-beilum days when Uncle
I'll cabin" appeared. Mrs Stoves
@"'oaS book was followed by flood
ant-slitvery novels not one of
when has survived.
thtf ndnIe is added to the list Of
r'. .heih writer's who have achieved
StiActon in that OF Mr.. Joseph Alt
whose Revolutionary romances
al " admirable entertainment for
w. "ho are addicted to historical iic-
~" Mr. Altsheler was born in Ken