Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-14

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Little. Brown & Co. announce for
early publication a novel by Helen Mil
ffcete. called "A Detached Pirate" 1t
is a@socfsty story. ifvsolvifng dfvorce
ana a reconciliation. The author is
HAifaN woman, N8oss stories have APP.
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About the middle of the month John
Lane will publish a novel by Mrs.
Wilfred Ward called 1.-The Light Be-
hind Mrs. Ward is niece of the
Duke of Norfolk, the premier British
duke Her father was James Robert
Hope Scott, the Parliamentary barris-
ter and close friend sof Gladstone.
He came into possession of Sir Walter
SCOTS home. Abbotsford, by his mar
riage with the romancer's grand
daughter and sole descendent, Miss
Lockhart. Mrs. Wards childhood was
passed at Sir Walters home. She pub
| lished an earlier novel some time ago,
| called 'One Poor Sample"
| The Bangor Commercial gives the
| following interesting facts relative to
the books popular with the boys of that
city: Bangor boys from ten to IA years
of age read the same type of books to
| a great extent and at the public library
a good idea of the youngsters tastes
may be obtained by a glance at the list
of authors that are popular with them.
oliver Optic, is perhaps, as great a
favorite as any author and his many
slritings are always in demand They
are read both by the poorer boys who
| frequent the reading room and by those
who have cards and take books out for
personal use at home. Harry Castel-
man is another popular author and the
Frank and Archie series are we'll
known to the boy book lover. These
| books are read over and over again
F, until the many thrilling adventures of
| the two heroes by land and sea, Indian
fighting and hunting are known almost
by heart. Edward S. Ellis is another
writer whose works are always in cir
| culation and whose books are among
those that have to be constantly re-
| bound James Otis is a much-read au-
| thor by the boys. if'c -sH aH
&c. A. Henty, the English author,
who lately died, is perhaps the most
| read of the foreign writer's and there
are over so of his books in the library.
Elijah Kellogg, the well known Maine
writer, is another whose works are
often called for. The three Rockspur
books. The Eleven. The Nine ana
The Rivals by Gilbert Patten are also
popular Then there are William O..
Stoddard's ON the Old Frontier,
Chumley's Post and The Battle of
| no of
| ington' by Meyer is read a great deal
and The Colonial Boys series by Tom
| linson is a great favorite.
'sThe only one of Capt. Kings which
! is suited. especially for the younger
boys is the Cadet Boys. Anna Chaplin
Rays The Cadets of Fleming Hall is
another story of soldier life which is a
we'll read book Donald Marcy by
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, is popular
with both boys and girls and William
| Drysdale has written number OF
| good books, such as the Young Report
err The Fast Mail and The Beach Pa
troll For the Honor of the School, by
| Ralph Henry Barlow is popular
boarding school story for both sexes.
The younger boys, and some of the old
| er ones. TOO, read Andrew Lang's Red,
| Green. Yellow, Blue and Violet fairy
| books.
ernest Thompson Saton's animal
stories are called for a good deal as
are the Jungle Books by Kipling. Then
the Boy Travellers series or the Zig
Tag journeys by Hezekiah Butter
worth are we'll known to all boys.
IF a boy calls for war stories he IS
usually given those written by Charles
Carleton Coffin and he is generally sat
isfied. The Blue Jackets of rs is an
other story which appeals to the taste
of the boy who delights in tales of COM
bat on the high seas and so the list
could go on but these mentioned are
by far the most popular of all that are
read by the boy of today"
Excused on Account Of Sickness.