Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-04
Books and Authors.

Books and Authors.
Dolores Bacon, the author Of "Old
New England Churches" has had an
extremely interesting career. She was
born in Kansas, and studied music in
Paris. Subsequently, she became
member of Frank Mayo's Company.
She left the stage, however, to become
Paris correspondent for the New York
World. She has written a number of
plays, and is also the author of "A
Kings Divinity" Crumbs and His
Times Songs Every Child Should
Know etc. She is now making her
home at Yonkers.
Mrs. Flora Annie Steers new novel,
THE Sovereign Remedy" which has
just been brought out in this country
by Doubleday, Page & Company, has
been one of the six best selling books
in England. 1t is said TO be more IN
the spirit and vein of her first great
success. ION the Face of the Waters.
than any of her other books. 1t is
novel of English life hut most
IF the scenes are laid in Wales. The
cO,nmercialization of the British aris-
tOCracy. and one of the interesting
problems of the book is that which
confronts a beautiful young girl, who
is in love with two men at the same
time-one g lord, and the other his
secretary. The development of the
story shows that money is the soveT-
eign remedy for everything but love.
The final instalment of Holman Days
story entitled odd King Spruce" APP
pears in the current issue of the New
England Magazine.
a new volume Of essays by Maurice
Maeterlinck VIII be brought out late in
the month. entitled Life and Flowers.
The translation is made by Mr.. A. j. de
MattoS.
Miss Charlotte Teller q young au-
thor from Chicago a graduate Of the
university and for some time settle
ment worker, makes her first appear
ance as IL novelist in THE Cage" The
scene Of the book. which will be pub
iished in March. is laid in Chicago at
tie time Of the Haymarket riots.
H. G. Wells owes his choice of a liter
airy career to the misfortune of illness.
At an early age he showed desire for
scientific study and he studied and
taught biology. He also wrote text
book on the subject. 1t seemed as if
| his life career was mapped out, when
| a sudden and severe illness compelled
him to seek other work. He began
writing articles for the London news
papers and then the writing of books
which have attracted attention both in
America and in England.
| Stewart Edward White has left his
| bungalow in California, where he has
lived for the last two years. and has
joined the authors colony in New York
Mr.. White is a Michigan man, the SOL
of lumber man. After he graduated
from college he joined his father in the
lumber business, and his experiences
in the forest led to the writing of 1.-THE
Blazed Trail" and other stories.
| Mrs. Mabel Barnes Grundy. the
| author of Hazel of Heatherland," is q
young writer who bids fair to achieve
permanent distinction. Although she
has written only two books, her sparkl'
| ing humor and remarkably clever
| character delineation have already
won her the affection of discerning
readers. Her new book. "Dimbie anc
IT, shortly to be published by The
Baker & Taylor Co. is said to be a
distinct advance on her former work.
| he nnfa hIa fiction Of tho new
season will be a romantic novel by c
n. & A. NJ. Williamson. entitled, THE
Princess Virginia" which the publ.
shers declare will outdistance ever
Lady Betty in popularity Messrs
Mcclure, Phillips & Co. also announce
| the real, authentic successor to Eli.
Parker Buffers masterpiece of humor
Pigs is Pigs" 1t is entitled, "Th'
Great American Pie Company" and i
is as humorous in its way as it
famous predecessor. g. Henry vii
| greet his admirers with a new collec
| ton of stories: THE Trimmed LamI
and Other Stories of the Four Million
Miss Marjorie Bowen. the author o
that remarkable story of internationa
fame. THE Viper of Milan" will b,
| represented in the springs lists b.
THE Leopard and the Lily" In he
new book. Miss Bowen abandon
momentarily the plains of Lombardy
| and transfers her scene of action to tn,
wild marches of Brittany in the Middl
Ages.
Robert Hichins, like other authors, i
the recipient of many curious letter.
from admirers of his work. A lette
recently received from a woman il
Cuba, furnishing a fresh illustration
OF the fact that the important thin,
about a woman's letter is the post
script. is as follows:
Dear Sir: A friend and mysel
nave made bet about you. He think
that you are not a Catholic. and
think You are. Please let me know
about this at once, so that the bet ma,
be decided
/, r. S.-lf I am wrong, don't bottle
about letting me know"
Eleanor Gates, author of THE Pillow
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