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

An important biography just an
nounced for publication by Houghton,
Minlin & Co this autumn is "Augustus
ST. Gaudens: A Memorial" by Royal
COrtisSOZ. This volume will contain d
memoir of the great sculptor and a
study of his work by an art critic who
was his intimate friend. 1t will be
illustrated with photogravure repro
auctions of st. Gauden's work. These
publishers will also bring out
Mornings in the College Chapel:
second series,' by Prof. Francis G..
Peabody OF Harvard university. This
will be his third volume of short
addresses to young men on personal
religion.
Elise Lathrop. aathor of when
Shakespear Set His Stage" has
written a book entitled sunny Days
in Italy," which James Pott & Co will
publish in October.
Mr.. Randall Parrish is evidently an
author of some versatility The
McClurgs of Chicago have just pub
lished an interesting historical work
by him. The Great Palms." in which
he surveys the development of the
Western frontier from 1927 to 1870,
and simultaneously it is announced
that he is bringing out a novel called
Beth Norvell," the story of Colorado
mining camp.
Mary f. Waller, the author of 1.-THE
Wood Carver Of Lymons," book now
in its seventeenth edition, has left her
home in the Green Mountains of Yer
mont to spend the month Of Septem-
Der in Canada. Two books have been
published by her since the Wood
Carver" one of them, "A Daughter OF
the Rich" having been pronounced by
Margaret f. Sangster the most
suggestive book for girls that has
appeared since Miss Alcott's Little
Women"
Temple Bailey. the author of the
new book for girls called Judy" is the
daughter Of Union soldier, but was
educated in private school in
Richmond which emphasized old South
ideals. Miss Bailey now makes her
home in Washington and devotes her
self to literary work She has written
many short stories for magazines and
now the prize in the Ladies' Home
Journal love story contest four Years
ago. Vivid remembranccs of her own
glrlhood inspire many of the chapters
of Judy"
BY an odd coincidence. although
Henry Holt & Co. issued William De-
Morgan's "Alice-for- Short" eight
months later than his Joseph Vance"
they are just having to send both books
to press for the sixth time. 1t is in
tereSting To note that the later book
has for some weeks been heading the
list of books in demand at the New
York public libraries
Following +. Phillips Oppcnheim's
now novel. "a Lost Leader" Little,
Brown q Co. will publish a new story
from the pen of Fred NJ White
another popular English author-en-
titled "The Neither Milestone" Mr..
White is the well-known author of
"The Crimson T:lind,' "rhe Slave Of
Silence" and "The Midnight Guest -
His latest story, 1.-THE Neither Mill
stone" displays his signal ability as !,
d~ft WciN-r of plot and counterplot
which led the critics to hail him MS
one of TIL" Princes of Fiction" "rba
Neither Milestone" will be published
this month
Annie Russell Marble. writing of the
devotion Of Elizabeth Whittier to her
brother. John Greenleaf Whittier. saws
tnat while much has been written no.
gardinE the influence of sympathetic
mothers of noted men little rccorni-
ton has been made of the insnirinp Gov
vices of devoted sisters Among NOT
api" examples in literature there arc
the sisters of Philip Sydney. of Halzac
Macauiay, Dorothy Wordsworth. Mary
Lamb, Susanna Browning and Sophia
Thorcau. In Elizabeth Winters diary
IS a significant scrte nce-"Many NOM
cries and thoughts come crowdinp uno,
ln"-but at the call of nv brother T
thrust aside my book. pencil and senti-
ments and go to his assistance, Tn
letters to his publishers Whittier oftou
wrote: My sister thinks il is hettar
thus. and I believe she is right"
vermont. which Kipling is said IN
nave called that great sapphire Of a
state is the scene of "a Turnn;Lo
Lady. by Sarah n. Clcghorn. which
Holt will issue this month. Tho ou-
thor gives humorous and pathetic
picture of daily life in a Vermont viii
iase in pre-Revolutionary days.
me scene of Arthur T. CUTLER
C"uch's new story, Major vigoureux "
is laid in group Of islands living or
the Cornish coast. in the Atlantic
ocean. Its plot recounts the exnar;-
ence OF a middle-aged officer left IN
charge of a deserted garrison. of his
trlbulaticns and quarrels with the ,ord
protector of the islands. and of q mvs-
ferrous lady who brings him great con.
scranton and peace. after having in tho
oegiahing caused him infinite trouble