Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-18

Dr.. George Macdonald's health is so
broken he is unable to remain in
Britain, and he spends the larger part
of the year in Italy. He is somewhat
better of late. and celebrated the
other day his golden wedding. His
first volume of poems. within and
Without" was issued forty-five years
ago, and his first popular novel,
David Elsinbrod." appeared in 1862.
| The father of the distinguished novel
ist. preacher and poet was a farmer
and miller. who lived long enough to
witness the dawning fame of his son.
The May number of the Literar ~
| Era is of exceptional interest. This
| magazine makes Il feature of illustrat-
| ing it's book reviews by cuts taken
| from the books themselves. thus Civ
| ing it's readers n very fair idea of
| what the artists are doing in current
book illustration. This department in
connection with that devoted to
''Rooks of the Month";" giving descrip-
| tons and prices of the books as they
appear, will afford full information to
all who wish to keep themselves post
ed. William s. Walsh's department.
THE Observer" is as interesting and
entertaining as usual Other features
of importance are: "Haphazard Notes
on Romance and Realism" William 5.
Walsh: "Old World Themes Henry
| F. Keenan,; English Literary News
Letter." James Walter Smith; and
Hitch Your Wagon to STAR
| Thackeray Gilkysson.
Miss Hildegard Brooks, whose novel
| Without a Warrant" has achieved so
marked success, resides at New
! Windsor. near Newburgh, n. Y. Her
! carly schOoldays were spent in Ger
| many. Later she entered Swarthmorc
College, from which institution she
was graduated several years ago Ihe
idea and local color of without a
Warrant" same from her father
plantation in Georgia, where much OF
her time is spent. The estate is on the
Chattahoochee river. and is called
| Roselands. The scene of the story Is
this estate. and in particular she mas
described the Potter House, when
actually exists near her own nome
| Miss Brooks writes for pastime ana
has made few attempts to publish any
of her stories before the present one
which. by the way, was written when
she was twenty-one years old.
1.-The Octopus" which has now beer
out three weeks. has already gone lnto
its tenth thousand. 1t is not often tna'
a story with a purpose-this deals VIII
the battle between the wheatgrowers
and the Western railroads-furnlshes
the essentials of popular novel, pu'
"The Octopus" certainly has done So
Miss Mary Catharine Crowleys ne"
novel. "A Daughter Of New France,
lust published by Little. Brown @
Co, starts off at speed which prom
ises to bring it abreast some OF the
hest selling books of the day. MISE
Crowley is native of Boston, ana III.
held a busy pen for several year
Eight years ago she visited Europ'
and on her return took up her reaI'
dence in the West where she mas re-
NAMED ever since. She has traVeie.
in Canada and is familiar with eluep.'
and Montreal. Among her acquai,.
ance belonging to the old Frehon
Canadian families. and from the pase.
of old memoirs and histories S.'
Gathered the material for the grouio
work of her romance. which was pes..
three or more years ago. laid asi"e ~
J other work, and finally taken up an.
| a winter. Gh'''