Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-19
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

Jane Cable G"orgc Earr Mccut-
hc has written yet somewhat resembling
Ncdra, has appeared from D"dd. Mead
4 Co. The scenes are laid in this coun-
try and in the Philippines where the hero
IS with the United States army anh ths
him thithSF. is a nurse.
Bliss Perry. whose life of wait Whit
man" was recently published by Hough-
ton. Mifffin d Co. this wick has been
spending the summer i'm Bel GUM and is
now in Italy. He expects to return to
this country in January to begin his work
as professor of English literature at Har-
wand University. which, hcwcyer, VIII not
interfere with his work as editor of The
Atlantic Monthly.
thoroughly revised by him, and they will
shortly come from Doubleday, Page u
Co in ncw editions The first to anprar
book. It's original title was Spring
time and Harvest" Ii will he followed
by The Journal Of Arthur Stirling" for
preface. Apropos of this writer, it may
be interesting to learn that his story of
Chicago. The Jungle is appearing in
somewhat forbiGding title. The Poison
ers of Chicago
a recent interview with Miss Carolyn
Wells discloses the fact that she works
very hard On Monday Tuesday, Wcdncs-
of the week into a hOlidaN-making time:
II go to New York and play Friday and
Saturday" she SAYS. 81 90 t" the Thea,
tire, to luncheon and dinner parties, and |
shop sometimes and always walk down
broadway ard read the signs. The
signs of what" she was asked 20 Just
the signs, the advertisements on the sides
OF buildings in windows and on wagons.
With a good companion, a man or
woman with a keen. wel-train"d sens" OF
humor a walk down Broadway is ll<" a
in,,r,,. Y with Alice Through the I.pDkin &
Glass
Not long ago G. p. Putnam's Sons pub
lish.d Edwin Munroe EaconS The Con.
nccticut River Closely following that
Archer Il. Hurlbcrt's Tho ONO RiY"r.
both books being included in the Historic
the scene Of many important h:storical
transactions ard about it clusters all
kinds Of traditions and legendary lore
In Comrades Three" n. Appleton 4
Company. Dr. William ~ - Wilson, a. a.
a boys story Of the days Of Louis NJ
with the Canadian forests and SETH
mcnts as a background.
Love was the keynote Of Frederic
Lawrence <nowlcS'S life. and it is most
fitting therefore that his last compilation
should deal with its value shortly be-
fore his death. now about a year ago. MT.
Knowles handed to IN" publishers u. ~
script for THE Value Of Love. ~" hal
given to tho subject far more thought
| than most of his other antholnci"s ana
therefore the publishers are today itlc u
pr sent this last book. equal; II nor Su-
| perio:. to its prcdeccssors-"I he Value -
t.riendshn' and The value OF '"nrI ~,
| friend and always kindly adviser t'
| him. has written in her mastery way =
most charming Introduction: not only on
the subject of love itself: nut IN II pa
Maid n deep and lasting tribute 20 f''h'f
| ic Lawrence Knowles.
The Conflict" by Emma Wolf whir'
| is the rovclette opening IN" NoV"inn'
number of The Smart n, S"t is anfy re-
concerns the two distinct pcrsonati":
which the heroine. young married
woman, discovers that she possesses
| Her wonderful alter ego is encourage
and developed by her, and the strang,
complication which results Is logical!
and skllfulIy brought about MISS VOL
through, this novelette,. will find hcrscl
| occupying A very hlgh piace among 'ii'
Younger American writers.
| 1t is news indeed that the humor .
modern to keep IN the demand for tn
books that bear his nom d" plum" OF
their title page. The I;othrop, Lee
Shepard Company says that frequent or
ders have made necessary the Drntng I"
a new edition of .Nasby's Morals o
Abou Zen Adhem.
Pref. George Wharton James new bool
| entitled The wonders of the COLORADO
Desert (Southerr California;" will b
published by Little, Brown & Co. in tw
octave volumes instead Of one. with
colored frontisriece. g full-page Plates
and over 300 pen-and-ink sketches by Car
Eytel.
II. NJ. Caldwell COMPANY Of Boston
havn just published a ievcnle cntiT2l
novel and original in Character. cntitle
seem SOS" by L. ]. Brakeman, The ~
thor and illustrator Of Guess" Cues