Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-02-15

vising new titles increases. 1t is "a fire.
quent incident in the publishing busi-
ness nowadays TO find either that a title
decided upon has been used by some
body else. and must be changed, some
times at the last moment, or that some
body else has announced title that
you have used yourself and that a re-
quest for its change must be sent.
Both these things happened almost on
the same day in one New York house
recently. When there is obvious in
reference in titles reputable publishing
houses. of course, make change at
once as matter of courtesy. The
question of the power to compel
change is of some legal subtlety. and,
If It gets so Tar as that, must be de-
cided each time by the courts on the
merits of each case.
owen Wister's The Virginian,"
which the Macmillan Company is pre-
pairing for publication early in April, is
the story of a young Virginian of ex-
ceptional gifts, who is living as cow
boy, in the Far West, and falls in love
with Vermont girl of education su-
perior to his own, the first woman of
refinement with whom he has ever been
thrown. The life in the cattle country
is familiar to Mr.. Wister. and in this
book he has united several chapters
that have appeared formerly as separ-
ate stories. but that were originally
written with the intention of including
them in this book.
Mary Johnston's Audrey" which has
beer running serially in the Atlantic
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form by Houghton, Mifflin e. Co. on
Wednesday. Feb. 26. The illustrations
will be reproduced in color from draw
ings by F. c. Yohn. The first one
thousand copies OF the first edition
have been specially printed and bound
in cloth cover, with paper label and un-
cut edges.
"Basil King" the author of Let Not
Man Put Asunder," is. it is stated by
The Boston Literary World. the Rev.
William p. King 'IIe was recently
the rector Of Christ church. Cam
bridge. and is now abroad in search of
health. He is, or was, an English sub
ject, narrowly missed going on the
stage, Il is understood when he
brought up in the pulpit"
F. Marion Crawford's novel. Mari
.tta: a Maid of Venice" is now in its
fcrtieth thousand and q new edition is
on the press.
George Ethelbert Walsh. the author
OF "The Mysterious Burglar" which
scored decided. success within
month after publication. and which is
steady seller right along, has been
free lance" in literature and journal
ism in New York for the past fifteen
years. His first newspaper training
vas on the New York Tribune's staff.
which he finally left 10 write cor-e-
sEondence for out-of-town papers ana
the weekly and monthly periodicals.
When the Atlanta Constitution was
made one of the leading Southern
papers under Mr. Grady, Mr.. Walsh
acted as the New York correspondent.
and later he accepted similar position
for the Philadelphia Times. During an
extended trip through the Southern
states Mr.. Walsh wrote series OF
valuable articles for the New York
Evening Post, and Times.
Fiction soon attracted his attention,
and his first stories were published in
the Youths Companion. Harper's
Weekly. the Independent, and St
Nicholas. Several long stories were
published by. a leading newspaper
syndicate. and of one In the Shadow
Of the Northern Lights" the critics
said that "it was more weird and Won
derful than She, and its author was
TIE American Rider Haggard in litera-
ture." Although THE Mysterious Bur
glar" is the first book published by
NJ. Walsh. he had several offers 10
bring out his stories i'll book form; but
writing for magazines and newspapers
was more profitable work. and he has
been n regular contributor TO the
leading periodicals. A series of articles
and sketches published in Lippincotts s
Magazine were copied extensively IN
this country and England. Mr.. Walsh
has secured considerable International
fame in magazine literature, and his
contributions on serious topics or the
day in the Strand Magazine, of Lon
don. and the North American Review,
I.ippincott,s New England Cosmopoh-
tan, Chautauquan, Gunton's and st.
Nicholas have received wide comment.
Mr.. Walsh's new novel "Allin VIM
field will be published. this month.
The first large edition has already been
ordered in advance,
The Harpers have received an ap-
plicatioh for permission to translate
KIRK Munroe's inmitable books for
boys into the Russian language. Should
the translations ever be completed.
"Canoemates, and "Campmates, and
all the rest,of Munroe's tashing Ameri-
can stories, will surely be a revelation
to,yo,tng Russian readers.
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To Write a semi-historical novel is
not easy, as for most people 1t requires
a. good deal Of preliminary reading.
Edna lyaIl cenfesses that il is not an
common for her to have fifty books at
least by way of preparation. II do not
sayI read them all thoroughly" she
says. but poke about in them
Miss Ellen Glasgow has written a new
novel. Which viii be called "9hc Battle
ground, and will he Published in London
in the srrinS. Miss Glasgow does nnt
produce novels ass rapidly as some OF her