Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-25

rage, the bride being a daughter of
| George Grossmith. Among the con-
gratulatory kilograms he received was
one that read Here's luck--lots OF
Friendship and no Frost!"
| Doubleday, Page & Company have
| lust published a reprint of one or
Frank Norris most appealing stories.
'"rhe Joyous Miracle which appeared
| originally in McClure's Magazine.
1t is one of the most perfect things
| written by the man whom many
| critics believed was destined to be-
come the greatest American novelist.
II is Christmas story of satisfying
| imagination and execution. The pub
| fishers have undertaken to give it 4
| dress worthy of its high literary
| quality.
| The recent death of Russell A. Algcr.
| governor, senator and secretary OF
| war, calls attention anew to his book.
1.-THE Spanish War" published soma
time ago by the Harpers. as his high
| position and knowledge of public affairs
gave it a weight and authority that no
| other book on the subject could have.
| From it's inside view of many 1mpor-
| tant happenings of that period, the
book won and still holds high place
as an important contribution to our
national history.
| Charles d. Stewards Partners OF
Providence" are Sam and his dog,
| with a wanderer known as Clancy the
| Tocser'' from his ability to throw not
| riyets into a bridge builders bucket.
| The new book, which will be publlsneo
| in March, has the same humor ana
| nicturesqueness which distinguished
Mr.. Stewards earlier book, "The Fugl-
| tice Blacksmith" Sam tells the story
| in a racy vernacular that adds flavor to
| the adventures he recountS.
Tn .I!nder the Harrow" Ellis Mere
| dith. a talented Colorado author. has
written a story dealing with the sub
| iect of a girls chance of success III
making a living by her brains, the
scene being laid in the city OF New
York. Ellis Meredith is the author of
"Tne Master Knot of Human Fate"
and Heart of My Heart" Under
the Harrow" will be published by Lit
tie. Brown & Co., Boston.
| Robert w. Chambers has just re-
turned to New York from q hunting
| trip to Maine. His new novel, Ihe
| Younger Set" which will run serially
in Appleton's Magazine, beginning with
the Nav number, will be concerned
with the same scenes, though not with
| the same people. as his story OF Ihe
Fighting Chance"
Myra Kelly's new novelette,, Tine
Isle of Dreams" will be published on
March s. The story takes its TUE
from the name Of picture panied ny
| the heroine, who thinks; she Is SUE
| ceeding because her lover IS surreptl-
tiousIy buying all her work.
| William r. Lighton, the author OF
| "Tre Shadow Of Great ROCK -the
re,y story of love and adventure in the
| xyast when the trail was the only ROAD
has lived much among the scenes ne
describes. He is a devotee of rod ana
pm and a scientific man as well as
| novelist.
Mrs. Ellen Olney Kirk. who wrote
! "Thc Story of Margaret Kent, mas I'M.
ished a new novel entitled Marci''
| which will be published the first week
in March.
.Tho r,d IF the Game" is the title of
| Arthur Hornblow's new novel. IL VIII
be published shortly by the "' w.
Dillingham; Company.
Another novel by William Stcarhs
Davis will be published next month
under the title 1.-The Victor or
Salamis." 1t will deal with ancient
Greek life in much the same manner
as the life Of the Roman Empire was
pictured in Mr. Davis's first story, "A
Friend of Caesar.
"The I,otes of Pelleas and Ettarre'
is n love story by IONA Gale to be
published in the spring The story is
concerned with the love affairs and
| adventures of a charming old couple
over 20, who have celebrated their
golden wedding, and of the younger
people with whom they are surrounded
Miss Gale is a Western girl from Port
age, Wis, and "The Loves of Pelleas
and Ettarre'' is her first book. The
book is rewritten in the form of long
novel from 4 series of short Stories
and while there are younger person.
ages in the story the chief interest
centres in Pelleas and Fttarre, the
guileless old lovers, their devotion to
each other and the humor both con-
scious and unconscious evoked by their
adventures.
Charles Edward Rich is writing "a
Voyage With Captain. Dynamite" "a.
S. Barnes & Company. New York;, on
the plan of giving boys "a mental
playtime." Mr.. Rich, when sixteen
years of age. made two voyages across
the Pacific before the mast. He later
! was educated as an architect in the
Boston Institute of Technology, but
entered journalism from choice. He
has been in active newspaper work in
Boston and New York for many years
and has written frequently for the