Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-05-29

DR.. Lyman Abbott is now at work
on biography of Henry Ward Beech
er.
Thin paper editions Of standard
works, bound in limp leather, are
growing in favor with English pub
fishers.
The Lothrop Publishing Company is
sues Irving Bachelors third novel,
"Darrel Of the Blessed Isles" 1t deals
with life in the north-before the war.
8. Il. Crockett's latest story, Strong
Mac" is a tale Of life on the moors Of
Scotland, with later shifting Of
scene to Spain during the peninsula
war.
e. P. Dutton & Co. have just pub
lished the new book on Italy and the
Italians" by Edward Hutton, whose
studies in the Lives Of the Saints"
has already made favorable comment
The Scribners announce novel by
Frances Powell entitled 'The House
ON the Hudson" This maiden work of
a new writer is described as blending
the chara cteristics Of a detective story
with those Of passionate and force
full drama of love-"
Mary Catherine Crowley, the au-
thor Of "The Heroine Of the Strait" a
romance of Detroit in the time Of Pom
tiac, has written another novel with
its scenes laid in that interesting Sec
ton, but with the war Of 1872 for the
historical background.
Richard G.. Badger will issue the
only adequate rendering obtainable Of
''Tannhauser," the romance upon which
Wagner's most famous opera is based,
It being translated in bold and spirit
ed manner from the original German
by Charles G. Kendall.
Miss Ottilie Liljencrantz, the author
Of "The Thrall Of Left the Lucky"
has written another historical novel
This time she has chosen the period
of the Danish conquest Of Britain for
her theme and has decided to call the
tale ''The Ward of King Canute." II
will be published at an early date by
A. G. McClurg & Co.
Mcclure, Phillips & Go. announce
'The Blue Goose" by Frank 1. Ma
son, author of ITO the End Of the
Trail" 1t is story of mines and min
ers in the gold regions Of the Rockies
Since Bret Harte wrote Of the "Forty
Miners" in California and along thu
transcontinental trail the mining worlt
has completely changed.
1t will probably be surprise t.
many to be told that Joseph Conrad
the author Of Youth" is not writing
in his native tongue when he write,
In English. Mr.. Conrad Is. 1t seems
a Pole, and was born In a southern
province Of Poland. His father was {
noted critic and poet, who edited {
patriotic review at Warsaw.
Ronald Carnaquay, a Commercial
Clergyman" novel on the press To-
, early issue by the Macmillan Com
pany, will find many readers. Th,
never-failing humor and pathos of ,
pastors relations with his congrega
, tion, his trustees and some Of tn
women of his flock have been skillfull,
, handled by the author, Bradley Gil
! man.
For the last twenty years hardly
, spring has gone by that has not wei
, coined new volume Of short storie
from the pen of Bret Harte. His dealt
last May brought many expressions o
regret that this annual contribution t
I good fiction could no longer go on. MI
D Harte's literary executors have found
{ however, that he left material read
=. for one more book. which will be pub
lished under the title of Trent
3 Trust" 1t contains seven stories. 1
: which some Of the favorite charac cter
( have one more word to say.