Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-15

No small portion of 1.-THE Lady of
the Mount was written by Frederic
S. Isham in various cafes in different
parts of France. At Tours, calling
for paper and ink one day, the waiter,
an inquisitive mortal. noticed that Mr..
Isham numbered his page of note
paper 1o4 THAT is long letter,
Monsieur" the provincial garcon per-
mitted himself to murmur ''Mon-
sieur must have very exacting
sweetheart" ''She is" answered the
writer, 1.-The most exacting, and, one
might add, capricious." The waiter
looked symrathetic: "Ah, mon Dieu.
Did he not know? Could he not COM
miserate? Did he not have his own
capricious Marie? But what-mon
Dieu!-was Monsieurs sweetheart
called:' "Madame Public" said tn.
writer. and the garcon, who did not
see the point, again murmured SYM
pathetically.
Who would not be a care-free writer
OF successful books? Gale Young
Rice, besides being poet. is the for
tunate husband of the charming lady
who wrote "Mrs. Wigs of the Cab
bage Patch " He schedules himself
fer trip around the world beginning
next month. Booth Harrington has
been living of late years alternately IN
Italy and Paris in a domestic partner
ship with Harry Leon Wilson, who is
point author with Mr.. Harrington of
the play, "Ihe Man From Home"
which has had a remarkable run in
Chicago. But lately Mr. HARRINGTON
has been in Africa. Arllr" Strngcr
minor poet and novelist has gone
cruising in the Caribbean Sea on board
an Italian tramp steamer "with six
pounds of tobacco and six volumes of
T,Irgenicff." Exactly what these
physical and mental stimulants will
produce remains to be seen. The Will
liamSOns, who have coined their
motoring experiences into money, have
arranged to spend their summer in
Italy. Prof. George Edward Wood
berry has chosen Rithynia as his
camping ground. These are only ex-
amples of the fortunate writer's of the
day, VINO are like the wind which
bloWcth where it listeth
John Thadeus Delane was editor of
the London Times from 1910 to 1877.
the period of the papers greatest i'm
portance and influence. His life and
correspondence, by his nephew Arthur
irwin Dasent, have just been pub
lishcd and form one OF the most fas-
cirating and valuable memoirs of the
nineteenth century. Dalane was the
correspondent and intimate friend of
such men as PalmcrstOn, Disraeli ana
most of the other statesmen of his day
and his inside information and kn0Wi-
edge of all the important happenings
of the day make this book one of alb
sOrbin8 interest.
IT. De We're Stacpoole, whose un-
usual novel, "Thc Blue Lagoon" has
gone into fourth edition in England
and Is now issued in this country, is
an English physician who has aban-
doncd medicine for literature. He
has had several books published in
England, two of which have been
brought out here.
Mary z. Wilkins Freeman, on the
eve of publication of her new novel,
THE Shoulders OF Atlas" has declared
her intention of writing only an oc-
cas"nal short story in future and de-
voting herself entirely to the produce
ticn of novels.
The Century Company has number
of books scheduled for summer issue;
iE June, Diana of DObSOnS" and "rhe
PcSt-Girl,' both novels of English life
by English writer's; in July, "rhe We'll
in the Desert" the scenes laid in
Arizona, by Adelinc Knapp; and, later,
Harvey ]. O'liiggins's novelization of
Tile Grand Army Man"
Edward Childs Carpenter is at work
on new novel, THE Gateway of
Dreams" which, however, will not be
completed in time for issue this fall.
Mr.. Carpenter has had to suspend
work on the novel in order to write a
play for production in a New York
theater next winter. Mr.. Carpenter
is also busy upon the dramatiZation of
q novel.
The Century company has q number
of books scheduled for summer issue:
In June, Diana of Dobson's" and '"Thc
Post-Girl," both novels of English life
by English writer's; in July, 1.-The Well
in the Desert the scenes laid in Arizo-