Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-16

The new illustrated edition of 1.-THE
LeaVenWorth Case" announced by
Iutnam, recalls attention to the wo-
man Conan Doyle OF America and to
the book, which, written seventeen
years ago, is so confidently offered i'm
increased richness of binding and il
lustration as a holiday attraction.
Anna Katherine Green spent two years
i'll writing the story and five years in
preparing for it. 1t was one of the
pioneers in the elevation of detective
stories to the rank of literature Since
that time the author has written a
story every other year, stories natur-
ally falling short Of her first great sue
cess ill excellence, but more or less
popular. In private life the writer is
a very charming woman, careful
housewife, a skilled needlewoman, a
gracious member of society, noted for
nor prompt discharge of the large de-
mands made upon her time by social
Obligations. Her husband carefully
treasures all first editions of her books.
the manuscripts of the published sto-
ries and the stumps of the lead pencils
with which they We're written.
Londoners who love literature are
beginning to chafc at the fact that
there is no monument to Charles
Lamb in the city for which he cared so
much. 1t is an extraordinary thing
that tie Temple where he was born
and whore he lived so long has given
him no memorial. 1t is not to it's
credit.
Success: The mind is Il very delicate,
complicated piece of mechanism, and,
although made to do a certain kind of
work marvelously well, yet, when put
to an entirely different use, it's
efficiency is ruined, just as the delicate
machinery intended for producing fine
watch parts would be completely
spoiled for this purpose if used to make
clock parts. When the mind becomes
detected, to certain extent, from its
normal condition by the vicious read
ing habit it DIVORCES more and more,
and rarely goes back to the normal
BY deGuitory habits of reading and lack
OF system you confuse the mind with q
large mass of unclassfied material
you pick up book and read q few
pages, and then pick up another enc,
and then go from that to a paper or
magazine. This puts the mind in a
chaotic state, because you let every
thing run into the mental reservoir
without any order or definite plans.
Systemlcss reading is profitless. You
cannot gain knowledge Of friend or
prize his friendship by a hasty first i'm
preston, so in reading u book you cam
not gain everlasting good by s<imm;ng
IN-n its &c h,-r It,,tr fnx
pages one night and then putting it on
shelf to gather dust until you get
time to read it again. Everything
comes out of the mind as it went in,
and il il does not enter in an orderly
manner it will come out in chaos.
Booth Tarkington's romantic little
tale, "The Beautiful Lady" is passing
into an English edition Meanwhile the
luthor. having seen his new serial,
The Conquest of Canaan" get a good
start in "Harp,r's," has gone to Eu-
rope for the winter. He will spend
most of his time abroad at Capri.
The advance orders FOR Holman f.
Days forthcoming novel Squire
chin" have made it necessary for A.
s. Barnes & Co. to order a second large
"Gition before publication.
There is no limit to the industry Of
Mr.. Andrew Lang. He will make still
mother contribution to the books of
the winter in The Clyde Mystery"
which is described as a study in forge
lics and folklore.
1t is reported that Booth Tarking- !
ons novel "Thc Conquest of Canaan"
low running as a serial in Harpcr's
Magazine, has already been snapped UP |
~ the cnterprising dramatist. Mr. |
Harrington is said to have given per-
mission for its dramatization to Gene
We've f. Haines, author Of Hearts |
\tlame." MIS-. Hanes is also at work