Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-19
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
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: work harm. a story which gives false
ideas OF life, which is shallow and in
artistic or with the twaddle of the
traditional Sunday-school book may be
| almost as hurtful as one that rcvels in
; the primitive passions which 1t is in
decent TO portray. Hardly too much
cam be said in favor of the really good
, novel as Il means of education: but il
is rare that librarian can limit his
purchases to good novels. Germany
is in advance in this important mat
ter. Fifteen years ago teachers
committee for the examination of
juvenile literature began the publica-
ton of monthly guide and adviser
for the reading of children Each year
the editor issues a list of the Christmas
books suitable for presents. In a book
on 'The Misery of Our Juvenile Litera-
ture" the editor strongly objects to
many of the stories written for youth.
He takes for his motto; from the poet
Storm: IF you would write for the
young. you must not attempt TO write
for the young" With Professor
Lichtwark he says: adults should be
able to read Juvenile books with the
same, nay. even with greater interest
stories for the young should be MASTER
pieces and as such belong to general
literature. Under the direction of this
editor, aided by the teachers COM
mittee, the children Of Germany are
! shielded from all pernicious books and
assured of q literature that is interest
ing as we'll as wholesome. 1t seems
to be the best of all practicable solu-
| tons of the problem.
President Roosevelt has sent a copy
of each one of his books to the
Roosevelt Library. founded by Pro-
fessor Burgess. and presented to the
University of Berlin as a memorial of
| his educG tional visit. 1.-THE London
Tribune" in abiding to this fact. men
tionS that THE ground floor Of the
building on the Schinkel-Platz is de-
voted IN a collection of Professor
BURGESS own works, presented by
himself This suggests an industry
and voluminousness in Professor
Burgess so marvellous as to leave the
beholdcr breathless and abashed.
A. c. McClurg & CO. of Chicago. will
publish early next month a work by
Colonel II. H. Sargent, U. s. A., en-
| Illltu Inc Campaign VI NdlllldSt ic
Cuba" This strategic history will be
printed in three volumes with Il num-
Der of maps
Max Pemtorton'S new novel. one of
the first of tho autumn stories 10 ap-
pear, is called 1.-The Lodestar." It's
hero is young man who gets mixed
up with Polish anarchists and men,
bers of the Russian police, and in his
love affairs has to choose between an
heircss and a poor girl
Miss Zoe Proctor has completed the
selection she has been making of pas
sagcs from the writings of the late
Mrs. Craigie. 1t will he published soon
under the title of Life and TomOr-
row."
David Homer Bates memories of
Lincoln in the Telegraph Office
Mr.. Bates was manager of the war de-
partment telegraph office and cipher
Opeator 1861 1S66-will he issued in
book form this fall by The Century
Company.
A project for the erection Of a me-
mortal to Mrs. Oliphant is now in the
hands of Il representative British COM
mittcc including Mr.. Balfour. J. NJ.
barrie. Lord Rosebery, George Mere
dith and Mrs. Humphry Ward. It is
proposed to place the memorial in st.
Giles's Cathedral at Edinburgh, and
subscriptions are now being received
by Mr.. ]. H. Millar. 10 Abercromby
place. Edinburgh, who is acting as
honorary secretary. Mrs. ELEPHANTS
claims TO this commemoration are set
forth in the following circular issued
by the committee: "Ten years have
passed since the death Of Mrs. Oil
phant, and if this test of time is need
ed to prove the strength of a literary
reputation, it seems in his case to
have been successfully wthstood. Her
name has not grown less in these
years: she still holds honorable rank
among the writer's of the Victorian era
; as probably the most distinguished
Scotswoman of letters the country has
produced. In her private life she was
essentially one of the great ladies'
great in her example. great alike in
her joys and her sorrows. No doubt
; her books are her best memorial, but
) they have been erected by herself, and
to many Of u.s. her admirers. it does
not seem well that we should any
longer deny ourselves the privilege OF
erecting another"
'eBoys of the Border" the third vol
, ume Of the cold Deerfield Series" OF
stories for young people by Mary p
Wells Smith. will be published by Lit
tie. Brown & Co. in the fall. Its
, period is the French and Indian wal
from 1746 to 1855. and the plot deals
5 with events in the Deerfield valley ant
( incidents connected with the line d
, forts along the northwestern Massa-
chusetts border and up the Connect.
} cut to the north. T.