Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-10
BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Magazine, the most distinguished art
periodical in the world.
Sidney Lee. the eminent Shake
spearean scholar, announces that the
trustees Of Shakespeare's birthplace
have just succeeded in adding to their
collections two rare editions Of Shake
speareS works, to take their place be-
side the two equally rare volumes
which were acquired last year. The
trustees have now purchased perfect
copies in admirable condition Of the
original edition Tin quarto) Of Shake
speares "a Midsummer Nights
Dream 1900, and of the second edition
lin quarto) Of The Merry Wives of
Windsor" 1919. The two volumes long
formed part Of the famous Rowfant
library Of Frederick Locker-Lampson.
| which was sold to q bookseller Of
New York, who subsequently disposed
Of the Shakespeareana to an American
connoisseur In the spring Of last year
the American collector resold most If
the Locker-Lampson Shakespeareana
in London. Among the volumes that
were then offered for sale We're the two
which have now become the property
| of the trustees
Theodore Roberts romance, which L.
c. Page & Co. will bring out with the
| title Captain Love-" is described as
the history of a most romantic event
in the life of an English gentleman
during the reign of His Majesty George
l., and containing incidents of court
ship and danger as related in the
chronicles Of the period" L. c. Page &
Co. will also issue late in the spring
THE Blue Peter" a new sea story by
Morley Roberts, author of The Idlers."
Rachel MARI" etc. These publishers.
by the way, are bringing out this week
a new story Of adventure around the
| Florida Keys by Captain l. Jenkins
| Hams entitled Bahama Bill" Bill"
is wrecker. and his narrow escapes
fill the reader with sympathy, for he is,
J withal, a brave man.
Clement Shorter, in answer to the
gu sti,i, " hat novels a collector of a
, library should purchase" named among
the living authors which no well-con-
Quoted library should be without. Mr.
Meredith, Mr. Hardy, Mr.. kipling. j.
NJ. Barrie. Henry James. Maurice
Hewlett. Anthony Hope Mr. Jacobs,
The Walking Gentleman" the author
of Joseph Vance" and the author of
"A Country House" He also says that
| there is an enormous mass of fiction
that is of the utmost Importance for US
to read today
I Upton Sinclair'S new novel, which
Moffat, Yard & Co. will bring out early
! in March, Is entitled The Metropolis,
and may be read as the complement OF
The Jungle The earlier story dealt
with the manner in which wealthy men
got their money; the new one will tell
how it is spent.
i Longmans. Green G. Co. have lately
published Shield and Lang's The King
Over the Water" study of the exiled
Stuarts. Andrew Lang contributes the
introduction in which he confesses
| that his share in the actual writing of
the book has been small. However
that may be. his connection with it
will give the volume much more atten-
ton than it would otherwise have re-
ceived.
Marthaa Gilbert Dickinson Bianchi
is the author of a new novel which
ton on February 10. Mrs Bianchi ia
the niece of Emily Dickinson Her
latest book, which will be caIlad
"Prometheus Unbound" and whose
scenes are laid in Italy, deals with tho
problems Of international marriage
The death of Rev. Edgar Sandderson
in his 10th year removes a well-known
English writer Of popular history. His
History Of the British Empire" has
reached goth edition. and his book on
The Greed and the Church" attained a
fifth in 1892
Richard G. Badger, the Boston pub-
Usher, has just issued THE Veil"
thrilling novel by Mary Harriott
a satirical book by Ellen Snow.
Samuel Hopkins Adams. contributor
20 many magazines and author Of a
new romance called THE Flying
Death is native Of New York state.
ana graduate of Hamilton College in
the class of 1891. For nine years he
was reporter and special writer on he
New York Sun, after which he became
managing editor of McClure's Syndi-
cate ana member Of the staff of Nc
cures Magazine. He is the author of
many Stories including THE Mystery"
written Jointly with Stewart Edward
White His latest romance. 1.-THE
Flying DEATH" is published by the
| Mcclure Company
/ Ezra Brudno, Hebrew writer. con-
tributes an article on THE Twentieth
/ century .Jt+w'' 10 tie February I.;rp.n-
s'as+a. Ia 5ya.ieh he calls attention Il, Ibe
I, tendency of the modern Jew to
abandon the old orthodox rites and