The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-23
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II Mrs. Burnett had contemplated
writing a sequel 10 her ~Fauntleroy"
story she must now have given II up
since receiving letter from very
young admirer, who, after compliment
ing her on the book, announced, Il am
now engaged In writing a sequel Of
your charming work"
The demand for that anonymous
book. "As the Hague OrdaIns; the
Journal OF a Russian Prisoners Wife
In Japan" has made fourth printing
OF the book necessary. Possibly the
curiosity as to the name Of the author
accounts for the Interest taken In IL,
but the frank and caustic criticisms
OF such prominent individuals as Roose-
welt, stoessel, Gorky and Tolstoi have
doubtless contributed largely to It's sue
cess.
Miss NJ Z. Braddon, whose first
novel was published In 1850. lived for
many years at Lichfield House. at Rich
mond, where she gathered about her a
delightful circle OF literary and arts
tic friends and entertained them in
genial and hospltable fashion Lich-
field House is SO called because IT was
formerly occupied by the Bishop Of
Lichfeld and among its many interest
ing curios is the little table on which
the Duke OF Wellington wrote his dis
patches after the battle Of Waterloo
The Duke of Argyll. whose remInis-
cenoes, under the title OF Passages
from the Past" are being read In
England. has had exceptional advan-
tages as son-in-law 10 the late Queen
Victoria, chieftain Of great Scottish
clan and Governor General OF Canada
to gather material Of interest and
value for his book. The Dukes recol.
lectiOns extend over two generations
ana consist OF miscellaneous notes and
extracts from diaries and letters hith.
erto unpublished which begin with the
writer's First Memories and Include
comments on to-day. or the Duchess
OF Bedford's villa. whittier the Argyll
family -enigrated" from Carlton Ter
race in his boyhood. he writes: Mac
aulay lived next door TO me and We
boys used TO climb a tree and sii
reading In its branches and see ths
great historian reading also as be
walked up and down his veranda- OF
ten he would come to see US and when
ever the conversation was led TO som'
subject specially difficult to recollec
be would say. oh. don't you remem
berr and then pour out torrent o
instruction from the exhaustless store
OF his mind"
Ii is interesting TO compare the ST.
best selling books Of the months a
published by the Bookman with tn
popular favorites OF the middle OF III
century. The Viewers" The Shut
tie" The Daughter OF Andersol
Crow The Younger Set" -Satal
sanderson- and THE Lady OF the Dec
Grafton are the books which have tn
widest circulation to-day. In $50
Mary ]. Holmes wrote her first boob
Tempest and sunshine and sine
then until her recent death she wrot
a novel year. their net circulation DC
ing reported as more than 100000
copies. Miss Susan Warner .wrot
.-The Wide Wide World" in 1851,
book which In its day was TRANSLATES
into French. German and Swedish, an
is said TO have been the most widel
circulated American book next to I'm
Gle Toms Cabin In 1854 The Lamp
lighter was the most talked Of move
In the United States. and more tina
100000 copies OF It were sold Goo
old fashioned tales these. in which VII
tue was rewarded and vice was pun
ished and vigorous morality was en-
, forced even at the cost Of good dea
OF manslaughter to protect conventio
end provide the required happy ending