Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-20
az MAINE AUTHORS.
Half q Score New Books to Be Issued
by Them, This Fall.

autumn by Maine authors whlch ii'ui-
Gates not only that Maine writer's az"
holding good rark among the ieaoihs
authors of the day, but also tnat on,
state Possesses favorite scenes ana
subjects for the employment Oh tHe
best talent. -.
week or two since we noteu the
eact that Squire Phin," the new novel
~, Holman f. Day, is soon to be pup
lisaed by A. S. Barnes & Co. New
York. We now note that Jay Gouid
Harmon" is to be the title of the sec
ond novel by Mr. George Selwyn KIM
ltau whose first book, "Piney Home,
has had the honor of third edition.
OF this. The Living Age, says: 1T is
a story likely to have strong Maine
coloring. since the author himself Is Il
man from Maine and SPENDS his sum
.ncrs i'm a log cabin in the heart OF the
Maine woods"
The c. M. Clark Publishing Com
pany, Boston, whose manager Is
Maine woman, is soon to issue novel
entitled THE Man from Maine, by
Frank Camos Griffin, the librarian at
Poland Springs. The scene of the nov
ell is in that part of the state.
Houghton, Miftiin & Company, Bos-
ton. announce two novels by Maine
authors, the sceEts of which are lald IN
Maine. One of these is Rose o the
River" by the ever popular author OF
THE Birds Christmas Carol ana
| "Rebecca," the scene of which is laid III
the valley Of the Soca, and the author
| has thus given it a background OF
Maine village life very similar to that
| in "Rabecca" Rose Wiley. the heroine,
| is the village belle, and her courtships
and final winning sum up the story.
Her grandfather. Old Kennebec, will be
found q most appealing character-one
Of the unthrifty down eastern Yankees.
who is much more ready with remi-
niscence and advice than with A help
| ing hand Incidentally. Mrs. Wiggn,
gives some vivid pictures of logging
and m-breahirg on the Saco. The
cook Las all the brightness and humor
which are so characteristic of Mrs.
Wiggin. and which. perhaps, partly eX-
plain the secret of her tremendous sue
cess.
The other is the new story by Mr..
| George S. WATSON, author of "Cap'n
Simeon's Store" and is entitled, THE
Green Shay" This strongly con-
structed story depicts the present con-
ditions in a corner of Maine where the
| inhabitants, fine old American stock,
have somewhat cegenerated. Readers
| will recall the authors previous work.
"Cap'n Sineons Store" and will per-
haps recognize here certain of the
| same conditions as were described in
| the former story. The characters are
| mostly retired fishermen. and as Mr..
| WATSON has made his home among
| just such men, he is able to give
striking portrayal of their life and
character He is well known as an ar
fist as well as an author and comes of
a famous literary family. His stories
have been highly praised by Mr.. How
ellis and by Mark Twain.
| In a volume entitled, Cicero in
Maine." Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin &
Company. will publish a collection of
nine essays by Mrs. Martha Baker
Dunn. wife of Postmaster Dunn of Wa
terville and daughter of the late Judge
H. K. Baker Of Hallowell. The essays
deal with such attractive topics as
Piazza Philosophy" "Book-Dusting
Time" The Browning Tonic" "A Plea
for the Shiftless Reader" and have all
appeared within the past few years in
the Atlantic Monthly, where they have
| enjoyed an exceptional success. No
American essayist combines more en-
gaginGly wit and wisdom, humor ard
Tathos. or writes with a more delight
full piuuancy and favor than Mrs.
| Dunn. Many of her essays have to Il,
with the iumor and sentiment of old
1 &iy,,o Il ..1x
Maine. With the suSgestiveness of
essays they combine the readableness
| of stories.
Mr.. Edward StanwOod. q native of
Augusta. graduate Of Bowdoin, once
city editor of the KenncbeC Journal.
and later editor of the Boston Adver-
tiser and of the Youths Companion,
has written life of James G. Blaine,
which will be published by Houghton
Miftlin & Company, Boston. as the first
volume of the second series of their
American Statesmen collection. Mr..
| StanWoOd has done good work in his
| History of the Presidency and Amcri-
can Tariff Controversies, and is emil
Inently qualitied to prepare a biography
| of Mr.. Blaine. who for many years OF
| exciting political conflict. was the most
| prominent leader of the Republican
party.
Still another volume on the list of
announcements by the same publishers
as the above is that of a History of
Mount Desert" by the late Dr. George
+. Street. The book is in no sense q
| guidebook but rather carefully stud
led and well-conStructed history Of tho
island of Mount Desert and its several
towns. from the time of it's earliest ex-
ploration by Champlain. 1t will be of
special interest to the native inhabi-
| tantS of the island, because Of the
family histories and the careful genoa
| logical notes; to the summer residents
and cottage owners, because it is the
only complete story of the island to be
had; ard it will appeal to the general
reader, because of it's charm as A good
piece of literary work, it's illustrations.
and lis attractive manufacture. It
Will be wanted by many libraries ard
by special students OF early American
| history. because Of the peculiarly in
| teresting historic associations of the
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