Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-01
BOOKS AND AUTHORS

1.-THE adventures of a Doll" by Nora
Archibald Smith, sister Of Kate Douglas
Wiggin, to be published next month,
has q quartet of alluring features 10
insure it's popularity. The title is one
that will appeal TO the curiosity OF tnll-
drrn and the three characters are the
sort that children love best. There are
a little girl called Betty, little dog,
Muft, so like the thing after which he
is named that you can't tell his head
from his tail, and Beltykin. Highland
rag doll, whose adventures are re-
counted. There are also picturesque
pipers marching about the streets Of
the scene is laid to add interest to the
story
To Emmy Lou" and "Attie Ann
George Madden Martin will add an
other study of child life in ''Letitia."
whose antique history will be published
in October Letitia is the daughter Of
an army officer and his wife, who neg
lect her. She grows up at an army
post with stalwart young soldier for
a nursemaid. who buttons her frOcks,
draws her bath and stays with her on
Christmas Eve while her parents are
at ball. giving up the revelry of the
barracks for her sake. Letitia has. in
an unusual knowledge CT
the rank and file and is an altogether
remarkable little girl.
1t is interesting to note that in 1.-THE
Story IF Joseph" to be published
this fall by The Baker & Taylor Co..
George Alfred Williams. the illustrator.
supplies n foreword on Egypt, giving
as it We're n background of the people
and the life of the various castles. de-
scribing the existence of a Pharaoh, the
priests. the soldiers and the husband
men, the last class being the one with
which Joseph had so much to do.
John Townsend Trowbridge Of Airing
ton, Mass, the well known author re-
Gently observed his S0th birthday en-
niversary IN Il very quiet way in his OWE
home. Among some of his books are
"CudjO's Cave" "Neighbor lakewood"
1.-THE Prize Cup" which every lover OF
books, young or old. are familiar with.
Irving Bachelor revives his most
popular hero in a little book. "Eben
1iOlucH Lust LAY ar lSIIIUS, WHICH,
is to be published directly by Harper
& Bros. 1t contains two stories. one
of fishing in summer. the second de-
scribing an old-fashioned rural Christ
mas.
Mrs. Josephine Daskam Bacon has
written Il new story. 1.-THE Domestic
Adventures" which the Scribners pub
liSh this month. 1t tells of the anus
ing ami romantic experiences Of three
girls who try to keep house in the coun-
try.
Kenneth Brown. the author. with his
Wife. Demetra. of a new book to be
published this week under the title Of
The First Secretary" has had a PC
culiar equipment of experience for his
work. He was educated in the kinder
Earten in Munich. public school OF
Neuchatcl. Germany. Real GYM
nasium. Wiesbadcn. and by private
tutors in Paris and Germany He spent
five years al Harvard. some time at the
University Of Virginia and settled down
to newspaper work and writing in col
Elaboration with II. b. Boone He mar
The two together have written the new
story about an American attache and a
Turkish maid The Turkish hare,n
ana til" Turkish ruler are pictured by
writer VIII" has lived in Constantine
pie.
There has just been published in
Paris satirical novti by NJ. Marcel
Roland. the scene of which is placed in
til" Paris of the year 220O In this
amazing tale there is Swiss sayant
who brings to France from ROrneo an
ape who can not only converse fluently
IN tongue of his own. but make him
self understood in French,
Mcclure. Phillips & Co are publish
ing Anthony Hopes new romance
called "Helena's PATH" which has been
running as a serial in the Woman's
Home Companion. 1t is described as n
comedy having for it's central incident
q fantastic quarrel over the right of
way to a bathing beach across the a.
tate of an Italian Marchesa
me reason Will n. Harden writes 50
,''uch ABOUT Georgia is that he was
porn there and lived there until MAN.
hood. AS young man Mr.. Harlem
wrote some stories of New York ,;fe
nut ne soon returned to the small die.
.rlct with which he was familiar and
ms steadily written of this region ever
since o' e'ei
Nh'ie warmers "SuSan Clere" Will,
appear again in October in WI.
series of amusing adventures er+;.Ios
susan Clegg and a Man in tho tIo,,so y.
,"e nan name is Elijah. and Susan
60 E'i1ah is SO smart that hen bc
oaerea a place on one Of the biggest
..'S rarers in little while. hut j.,
.he meantime he's just lost the n,oo.
mat he did have on one Of tho a, go