The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-08-20

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Anthony Hopes new novel. Double
Harness." deals with marriage In 4
modern way.
Some Of Booth TaFkington's new
stories. soon TO appear from the press
OF Mcclure. Phillips Il Co.. will be ac-
eompanied BY bis own illustrations,
Miss Henrietta CoFkran. whose gOs-
sipy book called Celebrities and T.
was widely read. has written another
OF the same sort called Oddities, 9th
eFs and /. whleh has been published
In London.
In view OF the approaching eenten-
airy of George Sand. 1t IL thought prob
able that some Of her hitherto unpub-
lished writings will be- printed soon.
They include two complete plays aud
several fragments OF stories,
II IL announced that MaFgery win
Jams novel The Price % Youth"
which bears the Imprint OF the Mae
milan Company. and Is reported as
having had a steady sale since It's pub
lieatiOn. has been dramHtized.
According TO a London dispatch,
Thomas Hardy has given up writing
Action. He h devOtiRg himself 10 the
second part Of his drama. ~The Dyn-
Asts." the nrst part OF which was re-
Gently published b. the Macmillan
company.
A life Of Tom Hood. whose Song
, of the Shirt" appeared In Punch Ia
lst3. II being written BY Walter Jer-
Fold. a grandson OF another famous
Punch contributor. Douglas JerrOfd.
Mr. JerrOld has in bis possession some
interesting new matter relating 10
/ Hoods career.
The tile % RudyArd kipling's new
volume OF stories. which Doubleday.
Page 4 Co will publish this fall. win
be -Trafica and Discoveries" This
l. the fiFst book OF action BY the au-
thor since bis The Days Work" II
contains some OF Mr.. kIphnga most
characteristic stories, several of which
have appeared In Golfers Weekly.
: About 1000 Chicago school children
were recently required to write an
sweFs 10 these questions: What books
have you read since school began last
September Which one OF these did
you like bestl Louisa NJ. Alcotts ju.
venlle classic. Little Women" head
I'd the tabulateG list Of replies. and
Uncle Toms Cabin" was second.
n A little book with an attractive
cover Ia Hero Tales. by James Bald
win. an interesting collection and
adaptation % several stories % Greek
mythology. Morse legends and Old
tales OF France in the DARK aRea The
stories themselves are more or less
, familiar. but In the form presented
; they are far more interesting than In
/ the usual run Of books on mythology
, intended for school use. The lllustra
, tons are good.
, Conan Doyle began bis experiences
4 with the ayndlcating Of his Literary
: output AZ an early age. lie used q
tell stories 10 bis schooImatsS. f0l
+ which they paid him In jam tartN
. Young Doyle had bis own way % *
I tracing the price be wished ~.
. would get bis story worked up 10 SONS
such climax as this. While holdtas
2 to the rocky edge Of the cliT with !
!. grip Of desperation. the hero cUult
: hear below him the continued ErOwt
. OF the eurnEed bear Having pro
]. ceeded thus far. be would refuse 4
, proceed further unless the price pais
. in current tartlets Of the schoolb0l
+ realm was doubled.
Ford Maddox Huefer. who has col
Iabornted with Joseph Conrad tn writ
, ing that stirring and adventurous tall
Of the West indian buccaneers. "Ro
nance" which Mcclure Phillips hRvI
brought out. cola boratsd also will
n Mr. Conrad in The Inhsritors." whicl
appeared some years ago. Mr.. Huef
= fer IL a litterateur By birth. gift an,
. inclination. He Is = nephew Of ROa
aetti, and has spent his entire NO
4 among literary men. artists aud mu
: slclaha. His life has been void o
!. such haIr-raislug adventures as havu
n fallen to his coliaborator's share. bu
J. he has Travelled widely. and even nov
!, is constantly roaming about the cont
!. nent. He resides chiefly &c winchel
sea, a quaint old. walled town on
I bIuR overlooking the English Channe
q Mr.. Hueffers first book. ''The Brow
i Owl" was written when he was onl
: II years old. IL sold to fifteen ed
: tons and IL still selling though Nj
! Hueffer received only ITO for IT,
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