Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-04
BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Harpers include an American edition OF
THE Barrier, in addition to the recent
Australian one, and one of 1.-The
Spoilers" both by Rex Beach; also an
edition of King Spruce" by Holman
Day. Mr.. Dooley's Dissertations is
one of the older favorites also on the
list.
The stirring romances published this
spring by l.. G. Page & Co. Boston are
The Blue Peter" a tale of the sea by
Morley Roberts, author of The Flying
Cloud and Captain Love" by
Theodore Roberts, author of THE Red
Feather" The character of Captain
Love" may be inferred from the sub
title: THE history of most romantic
event in the life of an English gentle
man during the reign of his majesty
George the First. Containing in
cidents of courtship and danger as re
lated in the chronicles of the period
and now set down in print"
"EliZabeth Visits America" is to be
the title of Elinor Glyn'S next book. to
be brought out in the autumn. All the
publication rights of Mrs. Glyn's books
have been acquired by the same firm
of publishers in America, and those
who desire to make study OF Ihe
Reflections of Ambrosine. 1.-The Visits
of Elizabeth" &c, will be able to do so
with little difficulty. Mrs. Glyn's eX-
periences in America and her impress
sons of American social life as re-
corded in Elizabeth Visits America
are anticipated with much curiosity.
Miss Rose f. Young. author of "Hen-
derson" ard other stories, says OF one
of the leading characters in Miss Alice
Browns new novel, Rose Mac
Leod'': LET me doff my cap to Madam
Fulton She is absolutely the most
satisfying old lady that ever happened.
What a delectable idea of age-age
dashed with mental badness and in
quiry, flushed with deathless vital
ity and balanced beautifully in action
by experience with life
Edwin Markham who has been seri-
ously i'll all winter, has now recovered
and resumed work on his books. 1.-THE
Poetry of Jesus and "Nirgilia and
Other Poems which are announced
spectively by The Mcclure Company.
Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin. the popu-
lar author Of "The Old Peabody Pew"
the Rebecca and Penelope books. etc,
is now in England on her annual
spring visit She has been nominated
as an Honorary Steward of the Ami
versary Dinner of the Royal Literary
LET J.nr
Tennyson is president of the society.
Mr. Rudyard Kipling. who will pre-
side at the dinner, has asked Mrs
Wiggin to respond to toast.
DR. Edward Everett Hale's recent
seth birthday was greeted with affec-
tomato congratulations from his hosts
of friends. He has received high
honor in each of his several attain
ments, but his authorship has given
him widest renoWn. a new edition
of his Lights of Two Centuries" is
to be brought out in this his eighty
seventh year.
John Corbin's (Which College for the
Boy" to be published this month by
Hougnton, Mifllin & Co, should attract
the attention of many parents and
Young people. He deals with Prince
ton. Harvard Cornell, Michigan.
Chicago and Wisconsin as typical
universities OF various sorts, and has
further chapters on the small college
against the university. and on the
agricultural college. He has person.
ally visited all the institutions Of
yrhirl, he yritoc and has made q CARA