Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-01

| John OXcnham, hose new novel,
'"Thc Long Road is to be published in
q few days, is an Englishman who
seems 10 have become an author in
| spite Of himself. a few years ago he
| was Il prosperous young man, and took
| TO writing only for relaxation and
| amusement. II was only a short time
| however, before he found himself 50
| absorbed i'll his new occupation that he
abandoned business altogether. He
| has been a great traveller. having
| visited nearly every part of Europe and
| America, ana having lived for some
| years in France and the United States
| Al one time he Went To the southern
| states With tine intention of becoming
an orange. grower. nut abandoned the
| project
| Edith Rickert, author of The Golden
| Hawk 10 be published soon, is living
| very quietly in her little cottage at
1 Tibbles Green, Four Fins, Kent. work
| ing on the proofs of "Emare," which is
| being published by the Old English
| Text society. This will appear carry
| this summer and will complete the
| work for her Phi. ID. degree AT the
| University Of Chicago Miss Rickert
| has written many short stories for
| leading magazines. She wrote THE
| Golden Hawk" entirely in Provence.
| where the scene Of the story is laid.
| Frederic MiStral accepted the dedica-
| ton of the book, which is Il high COM
| pliment paid to an American worker by
| the greatest of all poets of Provence.
| Mrs Roger A. Pryor's book on
| jamestown, now in press, is announced
for early publication. Under the title
THE Birth Of the Nation" Mrs. Pryor
tells in this book the story Of the first
| five years Of the jamestown Colony.
| Miss Clara i. Laughlin, the author
| Of "Ftlicity.' is at present the literary
| editor Of the Interior in Chicago and
| she is also writer Of short stories and
| of one or two long ones which have
| been translated into number of
| foreign languages. The 'Old Man."
| the Grief parsonage in her latest
/ book, is an OLD actor with a great fund
| Of whimsical philosophy of life The
| chance of the road" he says. It's TAX
| ing the chances handsomely that
| makes men and women Of US. It's the
brave spirit. unfaltcring because the
luck of the road WAS rough. that's kept
the old world u good place to live in.
| that's made the highway "a road q
| royal cOmpany'
| Dr. David Starr Jordan. president of
Stanford University. has revised his
| essay The Philosophy of Despair" the
| second edition Of which was lost in the
| san Francisco disaster, and has
changed the title to The Philosophy of
| Hope" winch seems more in accord
| anrc with the authors meaning.
Within Il few days the Fleming IT,
Rcvcll Company will publish Il novel
by Wilfrrd j. Campbell. the Canadian
| poet, emitted Ian of the ArcadeS" 1t
| has for scene an ancient Scottish castle
| overlooking the North Sea and il deals
| largely with II primitive folk and
| events in the early history of Scotland
Mrs. Florence Mrosc Kingsley. who's.
| novel Titus" sold over two million
| copies, ought IL reach a stiu larger
| public with her "TruthfuI Jane" lust
| published by the Applctons; for
| Truthful Jane" deals with the prob
| lens servants how to get them, man
| hS' tii'iI, ana Keep llt'n. 10 inns
| narrowing theme Mrs Kingsley con-
| tributes much humor and no little ro-
nance. The heroine is a Wcll-born
and bred English girl. who becomes.
| through force of circumstances, 81
| houScmad To AN American Suburbanite
| family. Her adventures are many,
| and between her mistress and the cook,
she has an exciting time, which is
| complicated by the rivalry of two
| lovers.
| owen Wistcr has been willing away
his dun hours in the preparation Of a
| Skit upon the current agitation for and
| craze over spelling reform, or "simpli-
| fled spelling" as its advocates prefer
to call il. Although neither very
| spontaneous nor uproarious in its
| humor. 1t brings to light the more
! ridiculous aspects of the movement.
and III that respect it may accomplish
a good purpose. Mr.. Wister has en-
| utied 1t How Doth the Simple
| Spelling Bee" and its pages are embel-
hshed with comic drawings by F.. r.
Gruger For ourselves. however, we
prefer the Owen Wister of THE
| Virginian" and Lady Baltimore"
| Anna A. Rogers is the author of
| Loves .ndertow'' which appears in
current number Of Lippincott's maya
| zine.
| The first four volumes of new edi-
ton OF the works of Ivan Turgenief.
| to be published by Charles Scribner's
Sons, will appear on March 30. The
| TRANSACTIONS have been made from the
Russian by Isabel F. Hapgood. and the
edition is to be in fourteen volumes
each OF which will be sold separately.
The first four to be published will con-
tain On the Eve Fathers and Sons"
I Ruden and King Lear of the Step