Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-26

NJ. Jusserand has finished the new
volume OF his literary history Of the
English people.
Eveleigh Nash Is to publish work
on some of the famous beauties Of
the reigns OF Charles III and George
| III.
William Dean IIowells says there Is
no money in literature. Maybe William
Dean doesn't write that kind OF liter
aturc.
The son OF the late IIjalmar IIjorth
Boyesen, Bayard l;oycsen, has written
an allegOrical drama entitled "rhc
Marsh" and Richard g. Badger is
publishing it.
\ million people are said to have
visited the congressional library in
Washington last year. 1t would he in
teresting to know what proportion OF
the number opened one of the LA 4.6lS
books that line the walls Of our great.
est library.
DR.. $. Wicr Mitchell is - years old,
short novel which the Century editors
consider one of the clcvercSt things he
ever produced. The scene Is laid in
Paris forty years ago and the narra-
tive Is said to be both absorbing and
amusing. 1t is in the vein of the All
thors Adventures of Francois" and
"A Madeira Party"
The Duchess OF Buckingham and
Chandos is publishing book Of sto-
ries for children which are tradition
in her family history. The tales are
real chldren's stories which have been
handed down from generation to gem
GRAFTON. The author, who says she
can remember them word by word.
has written them down as they were
told, first TO her grandmother. then by
her to the duchess mother, who In
turn passed them on to her children
and grandchildren.
The year 1903 saw this loss Of the
following twenty members Of the lit
erary profession George Rossitcr.
Guy Boothby. Sir Wcmyss Reid Sarah
Woolsey (SuSan COolidgcI. Albion W.
Tourgee, Charles Henry Webb (.John
Paul.. DR.. William X. Alger, Mary
Mapes Dodge. Frederick Lawrence
Knowles. Jose Maria dc IIcredia. W. G..
Prime. Lew Wallace. Jules Verne, Juan
Valera. Emerson f. Bennett. Dr. John
William Strceter, Walter Kittredge,
IIezekah Ruttcrworth. George Mac
donald. Rudolf Haumbach.
One of the most entertaining chap
ters in William O'Hriens volume Of
"RccOllections" of the political and
popular disturbances i'm Ireland during
the years of the Tarncll movement mar
rates how the author edited United
! Ireland for months while he was act
ually confined in Kilmainham jail.
The police of England. arresting every
one whom they could accuse of compile
| ity, even the newSboyS. and smashing
up the printing offices whence 1t is
sued; but never could discover its
author and editor. who meanwhile was
under their very eyes in the Jail into
which they haze put him.
Andrew Lang doesn't want to see
the old-time fairy story sidetracked,
and IL writer in the Chicago Tribune
agrees with him: There are grown
w children who now ana then relieve
their longings for the good old times
by going back to the adventures OF
Robinson trusoc and the entertain
ments OF arabian Knights enjoying
their substantial fare There is some
thing wrong in the makeup of the man
who would not he delighted at an
opportunity to witness ii dragon fight.
Mr. Lang il right. Give the children
back the Orgrcs. the giants. the mon
STEERS. and the entertainments. They
will soon have enough Of the stern
rcalities:'