Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Jude Macmillan. whose first novel
"A Random Shaft is to be issued
soon by the c. NJ. Clark Publishing
Co. of Boston, is lawyer in
Hammond, Ind. His law partner had
seen service in the Philippines and
bored Macmillan with his stories till
the long suffering listener said, IF
you don't give me rest. Ill write a
book about your COMPOUNDED eXPerien-
ces." This is the book.
c. n and A. NJ. Williamson turn
from motoring to motor boating in
their new romance, The Cha peron,
which is on the spring list of the Nc
| Cure company. Two young women
had motor boat left to them by a
rich uncle, and went to Holland eX-
pecting to find it waiting for them.
But it had been hired by young man,
and the result was joint tour through
| the canals of Holland.
Mrs. Julia Frankau, known as
Crank Dandy" has written a novel
in which the life of a London chorus
girl is described This book, under the
| title Of 1.-THE Heart of a Child" has
Just been brought out by the Macmil-
Ian Company.
"The Postscript" is a brief novel by
Eleanor Stuart, announced for spring
publication by the Mcclure Co
| The heroine is the American widow of
an Italian noble, and when the story
opens is living in retirement on her es-
tate IN Italy She adopts a little or
phan named Sandoo, at the request OF
| Count di ForoSti. who is really the
boys father, though he persuades Es-
ther that Sandoo is an illegitimate
| child of her husband's-a postscript to
mis- honorable career. With this Situ-
alton the author has worked out dra-
matte story.
Two of the less familiar novels by
Wilkie Collins, Man and Wife and Il
Say No" are being reprinted by the
Harpers.
"A Life Of Alice Freeman Palmer"
by George Herbert Palmer, is to be
published with portraits. Mrs. Palmer
was the president of Wellesley Col
lege before her marriage. the dean OF
the woman's department of Chicago
University in the early days of its eX-
istence when problems were numerous
and difficult, and she was one of the
leading educators of the country.
Philp Verrill MghelS is entering
the field of play writing. He has al
ready made a successful dramatiZa-
ton of 'Bruvver jim" which was
produced at Washington. D. G., last
June; and is now engaged upon other
plays that are quite Independent OF
hi; books. In the mean time he con-
tinues to write stories for young peo-
pie, the latest of which, appearing on
a recent Harper list, is a boys book
"Sunnyside Tad" Mr. MighelS wrote
his first play while residing in London
several years ago.
Following a suggestion made al
the Cooperstown Centennial celebra-
ton last August. the Fenimore Cooper
Statue Association has been formed
Its leading members are Charles w
Eliot. president Harvard University
chairman; Prof. Thomas r. Louns'
bury, Yale University; Prof Brande}
Matthews, Columbia University, ant
Rudyard Kipling. The local members
in Cooperstown are G.. POmeroy Reese
vice-chairman; John WOrthinston, the
Rev. Ralph Birdsall secretary; Harris
l.. Cooke, treasurer. To the genera
membership are to be added the names
of other noted writer's, artists, anC
men of affairs. The object of the asSo-
citation is to erect in the vicinity OF
his old home in CooperstOwn stat
ue of the novelist whom the late Ed
mund c. Stedman described as "tht
founder of strictly American ro-
| nance" For this purpose a popular
appeal for funds will be made to low
ers of Cooper throughout America
| The project is a revival OF Il somewhat
similar, but, as it proved. untimely
plan, devised soon after Cooper's death
in 1851 by an association Of which
| Washington Irving. William Cutler
Bryant and George Bancroft Were
members. Donald G.. Mitchell the on
| ly surviving member of that associa-
ton, is a member of the present as
ISOLATION and warmly favors its pro-
| ject. In the fulfilment of its prOjec'
the committee has determined that the
| statue from all points of view shall be
| if possible, the finest work of art OF
| its kind in America. There will be nj
| competition for the design; three men
who have proved their competency I,
| act, will judge as to the best design
| Whether the statue shall be of bronze