Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-29
BOOKS AND AUTHORS

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Texas, 1.-THE Lone Star ION nnsi,s, o.
they Will publish Leroy Soottr Bowery
novel, TO Him that Hath.-sF8s,
Booth Tarkington, who has written M. Il
tle OF late, viii publish in the fail.
e enIsh nn9inblae% M rsgs s Co. novel
f1oosier's sensations in Paris. - : :. :
| nance, .aseatrix of Clare. WHICH Was
published June 10 by the j. h IiusSn
| colt Company, has already eRjoyed ara
unusual success Two editions. were sid,
was put to press before the book can,S
out. 49, ~ -,
G. P. Prtnam's Sons announce for 0iik.
location in their "Ciassiques ErancatSess !
series volume of 'Contes Choisis. nv &
VoltaIie. This should have an apDfef3a.
tive reception, and it may be remarked
that an American publisher might a. /,
accessible iii good translation He 5
complete works are to be had in EHrs
lish. but rev people, aside from the ex-lT
pense, care for his complete works.
pose and has no further value. A single
stout, well-edited volume should contain
everything OF his that the ordinary M
teiligent reader really needs.
Harper & Brothers We're much inter-
ested last week by the following letter in
regard to one of their new novels:
Dear Sirs:-I bought a copy of your
book called 1.-The Invader yesterday, and
l want to tell you that | was disappoint-
ed. You see-well, / have friend who
is an army officer, and when saw that
| title l thought would like tn read a
story about soldiers and war and fight
| ing and so bought it and was on my
way to my train and l. picked 1t up from
news stand ard like all Communicated
| hadn't a minute to spare until I got into
my seat. THeH I settled down to- read
book Of war: Are you surprised o. q,
was disappointed? And having ssnxa -
Your book. don't you, gree ysth H,asth6
..s,t there is funny part to III S1iia'
spite Of my disappointment and becaaalR Y
hadn't any thing else to read begaifl
sea dir :,t the book o read Il until
@dcwn to finish it and it Just took hold q
me.and couldn't stop until i got to tho
3iass PAGE. ,, It made me think Of "Jtkyll
lyst is was something Altogether differ
/ efit and I liked it.
f<ut YOU ougntn't to have called it
led il Two Women III One" or '"rhe Wo-
kman Who Lost Herself or something
flike that. Don't YOU think so?
| Yours truly.
THE Sonnet Sequence written by Mr..
Theodore Watts-Dunton upor the unveil-
| was published last week by the oxford
| University Fress. 1t is preface.l bv A
brief appreciation of Rhodes. with an ac-
1unt of MS death and a description Of
MS romantic burial in the granite caves
Of the lonely Matorpos" in 1862
Little, Brown & Co. announce new
| Netherlands" by Mary f. Waller: Tn
diane of .he Painted Desert Region" bv
Genrge Wharton James; ''Gimpses u
Hunt jackson; Anna the Adventures"
by Z. Phillips Oppenheim and Aunt
| Hall
The Raker & Taylor Co. announces for
early publication 'Jnana Yoga-Part IT,"
being further lectures Aby the late Swami
John ONenham. author of 1.-THE Long
Road" The latter book is illustrated By
w. t. Benda.
People are beeinning to ask: Who Is
| the author of 'Dimbie and -" In re-
spoEse to these inquiries the publishers
can only say that Mabel Barnes-Grundy
and who Is just how sojourning in Egypt
This simple fact gives a peculiar sgnif-
canoe to this story which tells Of the love
snmemF n t 2f s en nt and ThT poetic
teauty Of this tale that brings to mind
the wonderful love story of the Brown
ings. The heorine Of '.Dimble and T. Is
injured by fall shortly after her mar
riace; From mattress grave she tells
, the story of the loyalty and faith Of her
husband: Yet it is tale of optimism
and gentlenesS and sacrifice without the
morbidity Of the usual sick stories
Little, Brown & Co. have postponed
the publication of the pocket editions
land Victor Hugo until the autumn. when
III pocket editions Of Jane Austen's novels
will also be issued. These editions VIII
l meet the growing demand for small,
The Grafton press of New York ana
Boston has published new edition Of
Charles Burr Todd's story of Rey s,nr
e tionary town, 1.-The History Of Reddins,
, Conn., This contains new data of the
Revolution obtained from private sources .e,
the diary of Col. Aaron Barlow IT, "
a northern campaign q7ID, 9 history q NJ
bers. with some curious data OF the pc
triots' procedure in the confiscation. Q,
2 their estates. the so called intrfgues Q,
, Gen. Parsons and SQUIRE William Heron
of Redding river with the British , Whi,s
the patriot army lay at ReddinG uI. ,v
: which Mr.. Todd shows was for me pua
;, pose of gaining intelligence Of the tite
II my's movements, and much other Hia''e'
= of interest.
Miss Winnifred Norton, who was h'a A.
ried recently in England. is direca rt uu
scendant Of the famous Mrs. No1 OIL,
n who PLAYED so important role III ce e
o Victorian society and inspired Ge snc.
Il Meredith with that delightful romahc'
:; "Oiana of the Crossways.
John Ga a,sG Is already reported al
in it's third edition.
y The ninth and latest vol volume o. ' i,
I, uniform edition of Ibsen dpp mpiSns tw "
e kelays. "fTedda Gabler' and The MAJ nnI
!, ter Builder" There are stu still two 70 t xii
?. umes to come The TRANSACTIONS aher and Ed
volume are BY snd the introductions, a. ~, !,
the entire series by Mr.. Archar. re,ae XII
b new edition viii make many new re''1'',
D. for Ibsen.