Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-15
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Anthony Hopes new novel. Double
Harness." deals with marriage in a
modern way.
Some of Booth Tarkington's new
stories, soon to appear from the press
of Mcclure, Phillips d Co., will be ac-
companied by his own illustrations.
Miss Henrietta Corkran. whose Cos
sipy book called celebrities and L"
was widely read. has written another
of the same sort called Oddities. 9th
ers and L. which has been published
! in London.
In view of the approaching centen-
AIRY of George Sand, it is thought prob
able that some of her hitherto unpub-
Ilshed writings will be printed soon.
lhey include two complete plays and
several fragments of stories
1t Is announced that Margery Will
Jams novel, The Price of Youth"
which bears the imprint of the Mac
milan Company, and is reported as
having had steady sale since its pub
LEGATION, has been dramatized.
According to London dispatch
THOMAS Hardy has given up writing
fiction He is devOting himself to the
second part of his drama. 1.-The Dyn-
asts." the first part of which was re-
Gently published by the Macmillan
company.
A life of Tom Hood whose Song
of the Shirt appeared in Punch in
1913, Is being written by Walter Jer-
rod, grandson of another famous
Punch contributor. Douglas Jerrold
Mr.. Jerrold has in his possession some
interesting new matter relating to
Hoods career.
The title of Rudyard Kiplngs new
volume of stories. which Doubleday
Page Il Co. will publish this fall, will
be "Trattics and Discoveries" This
is the first book Of fiction by the au-
thor since his THE Days Work" 1t
contains some of Mr.. kiplings most
characteristic stories several of which
have appeared in Golfers Weekly.
About 5000 Chicago school children
were recently required to write an
swers to these questions: What books
have you read since school began last
September? Which one of these did
you like best? Louisa NJ. Alcott's jul
venile classic. Little Women" head
ed the tabulated list of replies, and
Uncle Toms Cabin" was second.
A little book with an attractive
cover is Hero Tales" by James Bald
win, an interesting collection and
adaptation of several stories of Greek
mythology, Morse legends and old
tales of France in the dark ages. 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 illustra-
! tons are good.
Conan Doyle began his experience
with the syndicating of his literary
output at an early age. He used TO
tell stories to his schOolmates, for
which they paid him in jam tarts.
Young Doyle had his own way of ex-
tracing the price he wished. He
would get his story worked up to some
such climax as this: while holding
to the rocky edge Of the cliff with a
grip of desperation. the hero could
hear below him the continued grOwls
of the enraged bear" Having pro-
! ceeded thus far he would refuse to
! proceed further unless the price paid
in current tartets of the schooboy
rea I'm was doubled.
Ford Maddox Hueffer, who has col
labOrated with Joseph Conrad in writ
ing that stirring and adventurous tale
of the West Indian buccaneers. "Ro-
nance which Mcclure Phillips have
/ brought out, collaborated also with
Mr.. Conrad in 1.-The lnheritors," which
appeared some years ago. Mr.. Huef-
/ fer is 4 litterateur by birth. gift and
inclination. He is nephew of Ros
setti, and has spent his entire life
among literary men, artists and mu-
! sicians. His life has been void OF
such hair-ra Using adventures as have
! fallen to his cola borator's share but
he has Travelled widely. and even now
is constantly roaming about the CONT
nent. He resides chiefly at Winchel-
sea, quaint. old. walled town on a
| bluff overlooking the English Channel.
Mr.. Hueffers first book. THE Brown
! OWL" was written when he was only
! II years old. 1t sold to fifteen edi-
tons and is still selling. though Mr..
Hueffer received only so for it.
Self sufficient.
DISTINGUISHED comedian who tells