Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-24
Books and Authors.

Mrs. Anne Warner French, the au-
thor Of the inimitable Susan Clegg
stories, has returned to st. faui, MIMI
Her new book, Susan Clegs ana her
INeirhbors' Affairs" went into second
| edition on publication, ana promises
to rival in popularity the original
Susan Clegg book. one OF tpe pest
bits i'm the new book is Susan's inspec-
ton Of an automobile which stopped
i in the country town where she hves
Gazing at the license number, S9s, on
the back of the car she exclaimed:
It's n brand new one, for the price
tags still hanging on the back"
Prospective visitors to South Africa
will find abundance of helpful in
formation i'm the South Africa Hand
books" published at the Offices of
South Africa" Winchester House.
London. We have just received No. "a
Of this series. entitled "A Trip to
Victoria Falls and Rhodesia." The
author makes a statement that APP
pears to reveal curious and wide
spread association between goats and
Icataracts. Calling attention to the
fact that the island in the Niagara
River which divides the American
from the Canadian falls is known as
Goat Island, he says that the similar
Island in the Zambesi at Victoria Falls,
land now known as Livingstone Island,
is called by the natives. Kempongo,
which signifies 1.-The Isle of Goats
P. T. Risdale of st. Louis. is the
L <,r oyiy Of
siderable size and merit which
circulates under the title of THE
Blue Devil" 1t belongs to the same
school as THE Philistine." and is
described as "A Journal of Disappro-
bation." which it is, subjectively as
well as effectively.
Bjornson has just finished a new
novel which will be published in Copen-
hagen and in England in translation al
the same time.
II. G. Wells. the English novelist and
author of when the Sleeper Wakes
anticipation" and other works OF
. ina ginative prophecy, has just com
pleted book which will be of great in
terest to his American readers. as il
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customs in American communities. Mr.
Wells has but recently returned t,
II England from his visit to this country
II where the material for the volume wa
accumulated. Serial rights have beer
secured by Harpers Weekly, and pub
LEGATION will begin with the issue o
July A. under the title Of 1.-THE Futur
| in America
Frederick J. StimsOn, whose lates
novel. "In Cure of Her Soul" was re
Gently published by the Appetons. is
lawyer of large practice. vet his lit
orary work. for which he is compelle,
to find time during the hours whicl
most busy men devote to recreation. /
nevertheless prosecuted in yer
Ileisurely manner, the nice choice of
phrase meaning more to him in the re
suit Of an evenings work than tn
number of pages of copy" that he ha
written.
The San Francisco fire wiped ou
more literary treasures than the news
lpapers have reported. 1t develops tina
the original manuscripts of Frank Nor
ris books, which were the property o
destroyed. Mr.. Norris also was tn
owner of the original manuscript n
Or. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde and this
too. was also lost. BY hard work tn
house occupied by Robert Louis Stew
enson in San Francisco was saved.
few pages Of some of Frank Norris
hooks which fortunately in the posses
sion of friends in New York and Cali
fornia have been placed at the dispose
of Mr.. Norris.
Rudyard Kipling tells of an Incl
dent which occurreda year or two age
when he was revising the proofs o
"Traftics and Discoveries"
His little daughter Elsie was seate
in a chair in the same room and pres
emily Mr.. Kipling began to sing 90
the Road to Mandalay" His daughte
looked up in surprise. Her father KEEP
on singing.
Suddenly the girl interrupted Kipiln
saying: Father, didn't you write tina
song?"
yes" was the reply.
"Well, it seems to me you shout
know the tune better" she said.
Mr. Eden Phillpotts is preparing
e new novel for autumn publication. !
f is to be called 1.-The Preachers Wife.
Mr.. S. f. Crockett will also have ceN
t novel ready at that time. Under tn
title Of "The White Plumes of Ma
varre" it tells a story of Spain an
S of France in the days of Philip II
T. Mr.. Crockett knows the Spain Of toda
well, for he spends large part o
S every year there.
Arthur Thomas CUTLER Couch. bes