Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-03

copies. Inc nTSt american cuItioi Will
be between fifty thousand and one
hundred thousand copies. That word
between" may mean anything when
the time comes, fifty -one thousand or
ninety nine thousand, but there is
every probability that the circulation
Of the book will be far wider here than
i'm England. The personal popularity
of kipling in his own country remains
yet for some occult rca-
son he appears to be read there less
widely than in the United States. His
opportunity to show the faith that is
in them in very substantial manner
when the portfolio of Mr.. Strang's
etchinEs. illustrating scenes from his
writings; is published. next winter. 1t
will cost something over SIS a copy.
Henry James's new novel. THE AM
bassadors," is to appear as serial in
Harper's Magazine.
E 1t was fashionable lady of New
York who, meeting Mr.. Bret Harte at
q friends house. in q moment of amia-
bility took him by the hand and said:
Il am so pleased to meet you. MIR.
Harte. I admire your writings so
much. though l don't think that you
ever wrote anything better than Little
Ereeches.' l admire that more than
anything you have written To which
Mr.. Harte replied Madame. | entire
~ agree with your opinion; also ad-
mire Little Brooches more than any
xxE,.ifs ton h.
lady was immensely pleased to think
that she had hit upon the authors
favorite poem. and perhaps John Hay
would have been equally pleased.
Miss Louise Quincy is in England
this summer, working on her elabo-
rate edition of Henry Naughan's
poems She is staying at Oxford and
searching for material at the Bodleian
Library Her volume of essays, Pa
trims. has just been published in Lon
don.
George Gissing has fallen into rank
with an historical novel. its place and
period having long been favorite
study with him. 1t is Rome in the
L
the book deals.
Anthony Hopes new novel. Tristram
of Blent. is on the eve of publica ton
in book FORM but the exact dote of its
appearance here is still withheld.
The finest private library of books
ON sports, particularly on the subjects
of driving, riding and coaching. is said
to be that of T. Suffern Taller, of New
York. Mr.. Taller has a room arranged
for his collection in which he takes
great pride. He is quite an authority
on coaching. and. although not men,
Der of the Coaching club, is one of the
best whips in this country. His father.
L, n. Taller, has a fad for SenealoGy
and the history of New York families.
He has a record of all the marriages
and deaths, as well as births in proml-
nent families, having collected data
from various newspapers for very
long period His scrap books are val
ua BILE induces to the social history OF
the last half of the last century. Mrs
John King Van Rensselaer, has "a
somewhat. similar collection Of this
kind, on which she has drawn at varl-
Gus times in writing articles on gene
alogy. Mr.. Taller has never rushed
into print. but he has been frequently
interviewed and is always most in
terestinS on these occasions.
In the Times. Mr.. Percy Fitzgerald
tells us how Ecsant and Rice coliabo-
rated. Rice and Bcsant consulted, Be
SAINT wrote. Rice criticized, Besant re-
wrote. SAYS London newspaper.
That. we are told, was the order Of
proceedings: and it may partly &C
count for the fact that the earlier nov
efs Of Hesant alone are more like the
books the two men wrote together
than the later ones. The echoes OF the
yofte Of the critic were still heard for
awhile after the voice itself was silent.
and then gradually ceased to be heard
or attended to. 1t is probably the best
method OF collaborating. but it is not
the only one known to literary history
In The Green Bay Tree which had
q success de scandaie "a few years ago.
the two authors-Messrs. wilkins ana
Vivian-signed their names to their re-
suective chapters, and the result was
tolerably harmonious: but the most
interesting idea Of the functions OF
collaboration was that of Dumas the
elder. who offered the appointment 10
his son Il will give you "A th"uSaho
a wear" he said, and you will have
nothing to do but raise objections.
The offer Mas refuScd-posslbly ne
cauxc the author of La Dame aux
C.amclias' knew that his father was
not the man to listen To objections
mcckIv.. The collaborators VINO were
found by Dumas Pere were pracucaii!
little more than the great man
an,aricnses At any rate. they never
did any toIerable work of their own.
New Canterbury Tales is the title OF
book which Mr. Maurice Hewlett Is
now finishing. 1t is described as diff
fcrcnt in style from his previous
works. but as b, ing as attractive in It's
avn way as The Forest Lovers.
Among the publications which are eN-
rccted 10 reach us from the other side OF
The Atlantic about Christmas time VIII ot
an edition dc luxe III the works of Charles
kingsley \ good edition of his novels
tho E,verSley edition. was brought OUT
some wears ago but the idea of printing
kingsley in specially sumptuous form Is
a new one.
=. r. Crockett chooses unusual h"J".
for his literary work. He begins at