Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-23
BOOKS AND
. AUTHORS

In The RACES of I.Ongman'S Maga-
zine held sacred to the monthly fuIIni-
nations Of andrew Lang. We find that
crr;,iic critic now declaiming against
bowels ANA the V hole brood OF noIeiStS.
II is the IL tion of the past season
vHich .'rOiises his most vehement
llncilt.ric:!. lie finds that recent
invclS arc often dull, often dirty. FREE
uuentir 'hry are b";h." Anthony Hope
j. ~ Disappointment" I<ipliMg also.
aHG OILY Stanley W-y!Ian remains
useful. Il his is sad case. | won-
der if everyone is of the same opinion.
remarks Marriott Watson in the Lon
doc Daily Mail Mr.. Lang is an ar-
know ic'!-ed champion Of historical nc
ton, and W";.ld apparently like Ia SEE
battle betw Shakespeare. hugo
Scott and Dumas. and the detrictofS OF
the historical novel, to wit, Sir Leslie
stephen. Mr. Goose Mr.. Howell anh
Professor Iranier Matthews.
"1'hn Affair AT the Inn. written by
Kat" D"uGlts Niegin and her f.HS.!Sh
friends. IS ci. j"ying q popularity "hirH
has carried il into the ninth e'htloii-
At the beginning If the Christmas SCI
son 20 0tm copies had been called for IN
this cnt;!,tIy Mrs. Wi"einS British
llaborniors. the Misses Mary ana
Jane Fmdl:,tcr. are now III tthS country
visiting tie American author III he'
New York home.
ORIGINALLY published some fix" y"''rS
ago Hamilton W. Mabies wv II'f'hi
Shakespeare. Poet Drana'iSt an"
Mnn." - l.ou reprinted for the seventh
tin" inr tlt. benefit of those Wh" haN.
derived much brI.ciit from It's SEiiii't-
thctic r!tiltsis of the poet me ''h'i
Mcrk. In tres" chapters, u" says
1.-THE ,.nGcaVor has been nhde 10 pre-
sent the man ~ he is disclosed ny IN"
results Of tie long and loving study o.
- giorIp ot scholars. chiefly English
German and American, VINO nave
sc,r,.hed thu. whole field of con-
Temporary literature. records. ana ms
tory with infinite paticnc" aud WIZ
keen intelligence. by the history Of ms
time. ana By Il study of his work. Th''
t.;l,s E;.,.. been presented in those as
poets which throw light on the drama
,i+,'e lie. thought ana art; the many
and interesting questions which nave
h..ii discussed with great ingenuity
ara 1T great length by Shakesp";lr'';th
u,.,,l.rs have bren touched upon only
n; the, directly affect the history.
thought. or art of the poet. DE-
AIu.,ie divides his work into Il series OF
,rrrt.rs covering '.Shaktspcar"
tn,,ntiy.'' 9TH" London Stage. his
"Any.r.rticcship." the Poetic Period.
.".re Earlier Tragedies" ''Th" lso-
n,:.;c-s." and many other phases "i
Sh.,l aA,,earc's career. he volume Is
published by the Macmillan Company
According to the proprietor of the best
known h""hshop in fIccadiilE. iNi"h
Is curuinI into his OWN. here '"1'S a."
Increased demand for ,hr poet works
Tie Cook. .ll"r'S opinion is reinforced 10y
John MORLEY Speaking at III" dedication
OF he piunstcad Library. Mr.. Morley
predicted that WHEN our drin""'ac!
seeks ins r:.tion in poetry EHi' n VIII
once more. have his day. Ill. MAS the
greer center and inspiring lore 81 a.. i'',
l,.,.,i / world recommend Il reader o h"@Ii;
win. | think | should say Byron.
In Il speech made al the op-riing oi u
new Carnegie library in I.ontion l.".'i
RnS"b-ry said. as Ieio"trd in ihc London
Mail: knowledge IL power. Iui that does
rot nee. sSariiy mean book knowl"u;-.
Book knowledge is only q part 81 IN"
krowlcd that Constitutes power looks
ar. excellent things. il would b" hi-h
treason Ia deny Hhlt. coming her" 10 ortl
II free library; but gluttnny hl books l.
Just as bad a. u suif'lt OF anything tlSe.
&ind there, are Il great many 'Nrrli'nt Ito-
hole in the world VINO spend all their days
IN reading and who are II no u>.' 10 them
J selves or 10 anybody '.lse. Thr fact H.
costing l.. as Wwholcsomc as any "thr.
germ of glucony. Tie man Of vigorous
he among men would beat the man 81
books always and "A. every thing III thl:'
world. Libraries, hose " +. give them tie
tools with which they can work "u, theIi
own salvation. Mr.. Glads one. .! IN" aid
s,uty man | have EVER known vii" was
able 10 adjust all balance between his
liir oi study and his lite Of action salts
1tctorily 10 himself and I" "tne rs. Hu,
books can also he an end in themselves.
The man with a happy taste for books
can come in. tired and sour"d .hnugh H.
may lr and fail into the aims Of som,
;.irat .li:ihoi who would raise nm INTO
new heaven and II new earth. where he
would forget hi- bruises ard rest ms 'linn-
and return to the world a fresh and happy
man. NJ limitation of means can i'll III. -
days excuse anybody from not huHlnt
hooks h,;t we must dist .nGuiSh hrtw"ru
i,",hs II b. read and books to lie bought.
There are two further classes ri hooks
tn. books that are borrowed from friends
and returned aud the books that arr. io
rowcd and not returned. The non-return-
ing ct hooks has ended NOR" Friendships
and t..rmina ed more affections than any
other ua,is" of when am cog ..lZ.i... i'.t'
man who horrows one volume orr Of a set
III volumes and never returns III Is MAJ.
who should be treated like verrnlI-
trapped on shot "A, sight or any other III
ih.. IuIniSh,ncntS which might be- extended
10 III, lowest and Vilc:;t ot mankind
According to the Bookman's annual re-
view. Kate Douglas Virgins Rehe'c.,
al sunny brook Farm Was third on the
IL: uf the eight best selling books Of IN.
wear 1901. ''Thc Crossing by Winston,
Churchill. comes first and .''rhr l.t.i,
Shr;l, of Kingdom Come. 10y John
Er\. Jr.. second.
II w make The pages Of our hooks
merely Il sort of pleasant maze in which
Ia set orr minds to wandering during idi,
hours. We in reading shall hay" acquirrn
~ taStmc that is usually harmless. But
There il a vast difference between such
- WAY Of spending our time. and the read
ing that teaches us To think as the great
-: and wiScst men and wum"n hav,
Thought Words stand in our minds IN
certain. ideas or images. From waat We
read We learn Ia make thrS" plain ~
ha2y clearly drawn pictures al cai"I,-S>-
n'.~S -N",ulcd sketches and thus "ur JAW
.r> ~! thinking arr directly trained by nuI