Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-04

cD.tpo copies ftnind the orders.
Quebec seems to be forthcoming
popular literary environment. Two
volumes upon that historic city ineiud-
ing one by Gilbert Parker, and Everett
r. Tornlinson's latest story for boys,
Under Colonial Colors. are announced
FOR carly publication.
The Scribners announce a new edition
OF Robert Louis SteveI,son's "An In
land Voyage" Illustrated from photo
graphs taken especially for the purpose
by James b. Darlington, of scenes
along the way and mentioned in the
text. 1t Will be printed from new
setting by the Devnne Press.
OF The Fortunes of Oliver Horn"
Il. Hopkinson Smiths latest book, the
literary editor of the Boston Tran
script says:
As q representative story of New
York life in the mid-nineteeth century
The Fortunes of Oliver Horn can
hardly be surpassed. In atmosphere
in characterization. in homely and
placid incident it accurately repre-
sents the time whereof it treats. Al
though F. Hopkinson Smith has done
valiant service in the cause of Ameri-
can literature he has rendered the
debt of gratitude toward him all the
greater by his writing of The For
tunes of oliver Horn The plot of the
story is as nothing compared with its
characters ana its literary style. Be
ginning at the old house in Kennedy
Square a portion of New York which
is not difficult TO localiZe, it carries the
reader through certain events in the
lives of Richard Horn and the mem
bcrs of his family until finally the last
scene of all is reached-the deathbed of
the simple and humble minded old man
who has worked in vain through the
passing years of his impracticable in
vention. Within the circle of this re-
fined and gently aristocratic family as
semblc numerous friends from the
social and artistic world, and it is IN
the subtly fine delineation and differ
entiation of these characters that Mr.. !
Smith shows his great technical skill !
as a fiction writer.
Although the love incidents woven I
about the manly youth of Oliver Horn |
have their value and play their part
in the working out of the story, the
reader Will. we think. be most strong
ly drawn TO Richard Horn and his lit
tie coterie of friends, and he will also
be glad when the scene changes from
the country back to New York again.
To him the home of Richard Horn
will seem a home indeed-'a venerable
mansion with high chimneys, slopins
roof. and quaint dormerw windows,
col n.lf
is branches far across the street Its
two white marble steps We're guarded
By old-fashioned iron ratings which |
led up to the front door, which bore on
its face siIver-plated knoeker. in
scrihed in letters of black With the
name of it's owner. Richard Horn"
All these the door, the white marble |
steps. and the silver plated knocker--
not to forget the round silver knob |
orranenting the newell posts of the |
railings--were kept as bright as the
rest Of the family plate by that most
loyal of servants, old Malachi, VINO
daily secured the steps with soap ana /
water. ana then brought to phe-
nonenal polish the knocker, bell-pult. |
and knob by means Of fuliers earth, /
turpentine, hard breathing. and the
vigorous use of a buckskin rag.
In point of fact. The Fortunes OF |
Oliver Horn is-one of those novels OF |
which little need be written. II can
speak all the more readily for itself. As |
is well known, il appeared serially in
Scribner's Magazine, and is now pub
Iished in book-form by Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons
The statement is made by Chapman
4 Hall. the English publishers OF
Dickens's works. that their annual
sales have reached the immense total
Tor many years past OF 25p,0cO copies.
In popularity "Pickwick" leads. andt
close upon that comes David Copper
field" Says tine current Academy
when it is remembered that many OF
the novels are out of copyright IND
have been issued in various forms by
other publishers, It win be seen how
enormous the sale of Dickens continues
To be-
The long promised production OF the
tlav of Eleanor" drarnatized by Mrs..
Humphrey Ward from her famous
novel, viii soon be given at the Court
Theatre London, in a series of NATL
nees. 1t is stated that the roles of
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