Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-24
BOOKS AND AUTHORS

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Miss NJ T. Braddon. whose first novel
was publiSht d in 1860, has lived Tor many
years ii Liclfeld House at Richmond
where SHE, has gathered about her o de
iightful circle 81 literary and artistic
friends and has entertained them II,
genial and hospitable fashion Lichfield
House is SO called because it was former
~ occupied ty the bishop OF Lichfield
and among its many interesting curios is
the little table on which the. duke of
WELLINGTON wrote his dispatches after
the battle of Waterloo.
Martha Gilbert Dickinson Bianchi
niece OF Emily Dickinson. She has whit
ten new book To be published next
month. entitled '.Pronetkcus Unbound,
whose scenes are laid in Italy and which
deals with the problems of international
marriage Mrs. Bianchi was married at
Carlsbad, bohemia, TO CApt: Alexander
Bianeai Among her pnbliea, hs , Are
she was born in Amherst, and is the
daughter Of William y. Dickinson, thu
granddaughter of Edward Dickinson.
both uetsurers of Amherst College.
"Donall and Dorothy" one of Mary
Mares Dodses earliest books. was taken
over by its present publishers from tho
firm that brought it out ir. 1893. Ter years
after it's first, issue. In the. wears since
that time it has been reprinted sixteen
times.
The London Book Monthly publishes a
symposium On juvenile books in which
ni;Idren ..n,rs, rI9e ~. oI.1 .ashione1
assurance that everything will he happy
ever afterward' in their stories. tnat
III IJi IN Gu unsA'totu NelSTtIneI W..
vii, " he re eve TheX ado adore a accounts
y! viz, HHN l."i ous, ndusI'E tiiL"t s eli
ono allh oi t th he
horne VIII nluck their afrections still go
out toward the cuiprits'' Miss Mabel
Ouillar Coucl. says on tn. same subject
that four things most Objectionable to
children in tleir books are '.cNnicism,
afeCtation, cOndescension and clever
ness
Marl, Twain RECENTLY lost over SEQ, 900 IL.
,erest in The firn, was aronsed when it
c,iref, him Of his INDIGESTION: then. with ~
touch of ironic humor. il apparently re-
lieyed hin, Of his money The author of
"tnnnoen ,,, Abrnad'' nnssess = worid.vyida
reputation for financial :nadeuuacy In
yestments: Whilst his connection with
Wehster = 90 mat nnblishing house
y.;tr e,,ob IN c,rl,. DropIise az nrosnn,itv
M so d.r,, y f,;,i,re hrouabt ON him
una nnavo oi I.N .uin' But his courageous
l. =,
anu SuccessIul e'oHS ,,. ~ 80 , -, ,,in
posIloh forms neis ~ ~ t,, a d,,, i.rrS
EPISODE IN me n's , .. ahho,s1ord
trann,,, Wei II sir Waller crushed and
irai' aSe II ~, or Nanoleoni debt " nf
nrok Ken under Inc Eapoienia,c . eeo 60, "a
S"u 1919, Wis ".'to t,,o an,sric.n be act
,,aPiH ~ et,c o0o ~ ,,is Efnti,,e vb;Ist
nay pd s eh IN S miy' care M' off
Ma thare &c aiyays n meIanchoN Meas
n ,nna in NEE racoecting that for some time be-
fnro III his dnath Scott cherished the de-
!
'"T Tbn omoum M ' hockerav Inherited on
COMING nf age is yariouslv estimated-
S Sean s say TO- produce between four
ANA fwa hnndroa mounds n wear, I'm
fn ,,u nv, e,v the an.hor of VANITY Fair"
had a mania for newspaper speculation
w NJ S,Sora II easel VI thin twait.,
par. owi.e' G ., Tue T1nse Two ventures
proved q i.a fo;,,,r,. in india and ..Ioans';
nitn d u" f; ~" frishad lie natrimnm,-
Yet some years alLti NC M.s ii'stui iiIS II
the Literary utZe at; We Saie
whist 1nrther 81 ,,ha =,
masaZiae was as, "rio of tha Cnrnbi,, "i'ei he
Was made editol Vi tIe |oii
rr ,..o,, &C. wall n,c. ,h;u.,,
> wien Ieill! Soi. W" $3.50 er, ~ ~; .,'i ,
glowing en.lmN;ns. Le,au.nro e I'M. ~
| invest ms money IN Il ro.lpt.nS lol nav
ing OAK panelS ahti OAK uli,I.ule carve We.
by n1achlntfE. III ~" III tioi'i f; .liis
"CoeH s'ief'i. ~, i. iViiu'
were much perturbed ana ms lea TO TIE
conversation ne'Wut E'' ~; ,, Inc lore
] hnuehton. Inc ""SS' III i'iS o'ui' WY
as ..1Tto .ra vo, eo;nr to or that non
nen afe snr Su,i.S o. o., g ''it pei
sion TOT Anr s,. iea anS; 81.
10,u tiouEi y; -, ~, o,,, &c Gov, ,,,,-
, Ihe thihs Is no. 80 easy as YOU sup
Pos 2se. nat nth;nnS to',t h;n. or ' y;
Ihey KNOW ,in,i Ky, "Du. nm, wi n ~
) poetry. a!.u snes WiIi Plooapy .nriiN ne
Thai some The Whole Wh1l affair is q iob. "' '''
LIN, ~ ~ tI NI;T, "a, cnrI,.,o a., 49,
nirn"in mrIme' Stiu ~ o.d or as .,'s :
e l,aH ~ @ ";. ~ wv n"sia,, - fn,
+ Alfred Tannvson, it will not do for you
to Law the blame on your constituents: il
. is YOU that will be damned Lord
. Houghton finally persuaded Sir Robert
I Pei to bastow on the poet n pension OF
f 500 a wear.
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