Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-15

| The most important literary event
| of the autumn, and in many respects
| the publishing event Of the year, VIII
| be the bringing out, carly in October
of Itudyard KiplinG's new book "luck
of P""k's HILL" published by l'"'ih''-
| day, Page & Go. 1t is Il group OF short
stories in an entirely new field.
| 1t will interest many readers 10
| know that the author of "f'rokc Oh
| Covcnd"n" announces another novel
| through the house Of Herbert -
Turner & 90, for early fall public"-
| ton. entitled "Iicnry N"rthcot". IL ~
said to be very original very lhI"r-
| c,ting, and very powerful; in fact, AR.
Snaith has told his story with AL INC
| cunning Of his art, which ne :" WEI!
| cxcmpliiicd in "Hrolic of t"Vcnd'h'
| ON reading the advance sheets the
I.rndon Times said: 1T is the ih''Sl
| interesting story that We have rcad l"r
| months ana months
! Lincoln St"ffcns tells New OTIS
police story in The American MaGa"l'''
| for October. 1t IS called ~ St"i''
| Rescue. Tho important characters "''
| the chief OF police and Mickey lhe t.
| porter. Mr.. Stcffcns is t" write
| who'll. series of Mickey stories Tor ne
| American Magazine. Later 'E's ~
| IL, brought out in book form u"
| chief of police in the stories r"Scnhi's
| = mctropolitan cX-chicf OF p"llr'. IT.
| rcrortcr. Mr.. Stcff"ns frankly admits IS
| mn,icIlcd after certain reporter now
| or tlc staff Of Il New York daily.
| 4 rrrson called upon a certain 'hi''i
| az t,n Atlantic Mcnthly Of the nam" "l
| N-iIii:,in Dean IInw"lls. and. producing
| =, ,,nr,n and courteous not" Of d"cilli"-
,inu. Indignantly demanded an 'N-
| ,,,u,+inn "po YOU mean I" inthn''S
| tb,t This is not Il good poem ~
| ,I.,u.no,d .'Rv no means, hastily
r,..,,,,netr,trd NJ. HoWclls; Il THINK ~
:, ,o,v GOOD infiocd'' '"Thcn why In
.,,.,,,vhat Modified toned" you de-
| a,in. ito consider it tn" best nav
| ovor written" it."Ah. we'll" SAID NJ
1Io.,.,,,. CATER all. we have very lew
| dfforcncos of opinion. Do you KNOW
~, r''' ,,1dn5 in his ccntlest voice, Il have
,,,., ,..,rar,lad it as The best that len
nyson has ever written.
Whether or not Boston Is sum
literary center Of tn" country "
much disputed question pu' III
r,ctrnnolis uf New England ~ '"'
lc,u,inuc, to he the greatest pr"doc',
.f hacks for boys and girls. me i"''
list of the leading publishers h '""'
cnnt.,in from four to twenty 1uN'-
,.iIn titles many by authors Wh" en-
1,.or.d themselves with young f'aH'i'
t,l,,,,+ q, generation ago. TIL" firm oil
ti,tl. Ir,nly,l & Co, who ar" puhliSh-
I'LL. nr thn stories Of Louisa NJ. Aic"'t'
lnrnbablv the most popular luN'''''
hooks Of the day. will isSu" twenty me-"
hooks designed for young r'ah'lI ;,
Among these is "A Sh"af OF STORIES
Inv Susan Coolidge. comprising 'N'N'
hitherto unc"ll"ctcd stories hy th' r."
Sarah G. WoolS"y th"tt"r known pH
lhcr pen name. Susan C"olidS") VINO
Idicd in Arr:l, 1903.
| A second large edition OF "
Throwhack." by Alfred Henry LOWS
has inst been sold in England, the
ruhIishcrs, The outing Publishing
selling well in this country.
Lnthrop. IT," & Shepard CO. has II
rrrss ); fourth edition Of fright ano
jWroug Thinking. and Their Results
BY Aaron Martin Crane.
An unusual v"lumo of Chimes" stories
nv the late Iafcadio II"arn cntitl"'
I"Som" Chinese Ghosts oflGl''dIA
published in 1887. has been 50 inuci
sought for of lat" that Little, Brown "
60. will bring out 4 new edition. "i 'h'
} book in the autumn. Mr. H"arn stat
! "a in tn" original prcfaC" that III pre-
PAIRING the legends h" sought esp"
ciaIly for weird beauty and that N
cuIlcd from "thc vast and mySt"ti"u
Measure grounds Of Chimes" fancy
t few nf the marvellous flowers Their
t Growing" some Chimes" Ghosts
contain six cxquisit" stories.
The writings of "P"trnl"um Y. Mas
by david Il. IockcD are Still III q"
mand and Lothrop. L"" & Sh"rar
Co, successor to Nashy'S cXcluSiN
publishers. Lee & Shepard. has, in re
: Spouse to frequent orders, been "bliG"
to 90 to press with new edition Q
I"Morals Of Abou Ben Adhcm."
Y Robert Kitchens. the English author
f whose new novel. "Thc Can Of tn
|. Flood" Just published by the Harpcr'
Il was born in Spcldhurt. Kent. Englan'
4 and educated at Clifton College. Ate
f leaving coll"g" he studied music f.
{ some years at the Royal College {
r Music, but even at that time tn" strue
4 gle had begun between the muSicia
O land the writer which WAS finally
result in the triumph of the latte
r He began early 10 write musical lyric
land stories. ANA later. after Il course ;
q the London School of Journalism. b,
came a member of the staff Of the LoI
( don World. His Green carnatiOn
| M 1iGE ttrih Ilt,