Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-11

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| fawn whose hand trembles in yours
! and whose beautiful eyes fill with tears
| as YOU speak to her'-that was the
! description which Miss Milford gave
of Elizabeth Barrett, afterward Mrs
Browning in n letter to Lady Dacre
she brought together" adds Miss
Milford. two things which seem in
compatible-youth and maturity. Her
history, too, is as interesting as her
character, ana her position, living in
profound SecluSon in the midst of
London. occupied in teaching her little
brothers Greek. is almost as singular
as her genius and her character"
A new novel by Meth Boyer" THE
Bond has just been issued by Duffield
G. Co. Its theme is the marriage prob
lem. The author. who is Mrs.
Hutchins Hapgood. has written several
novels of rather striking quality, the
best known of which was THE
F'orerunner." which had fine type of
mining promoter for its hero.
Jesse Lynch Wiliams's new novel
with the Browning title. My Lost
Duchess to be issued by the Century
company this month. has for its set
ting Fifth avenue and Central park in
New York. 1t is described as a
romance Of mystery.
kiping's Just So Stories" Double
day, Page & Coz may now be had in
the dark green edition uniform with
The Days Work" The book has
been entirely reset and the pictures re-
made to fit its new size.
1t is proposed to erect a memorial
to Ouida in her native town Of Bury
st Edmunds This ancient place has
a greater title to remembrance in that
il has held the tomb of st. Edmund.
the last King of East Anglia.
The library of the late Signor CriSpi
is described as constituting a unique
collection of documents for the history
Of the rise of United Italy He
preserved and annotated every pam
phlet and book on the subject. The
Italian Minister of Public instruction
will purchase the library, presumably
for preservation by the government.
A marriage of literary interest is an
nounced in Paris. NJ. Michel Psichari.
a writer and son of Prof Jean
Psichari. the phlologist. who married
a daughter of Renan. is to marry Mile.
France Thibault. the daughter of
Ana tole France.
Count Leo TolStoi will complete his
eightieth year in September, and it is
proposed to celebrate his birthday as
an event of international Importance.
All civilized countries are asked to join
in doing him honor. both as the great
est representative of Russian litera-
ture and as a social reformer who has
set Il high ideal of life before the
world. A central committee has been
formed in Russia to invite representa-
tiVeS Of literature. social progress and
the learned societies from all parts of
the world to unite for the occasion in
st. Petersburg or Moscow. 1t has also
been suggested to issue a cheap edition
of his principal works in the leading
languages of Europe a committee
has been formed in Paris. including
Anatoc France. NJ. Leroy Beaulieu and
others. The British committee in
cludcs Meredith, Hardy. Henry James.
Barrie. Bernard Shaw and others,
I-'iiiuiiN >i''Ne II t'it l'itSIitiIt VI tIlt
committee.
Will y. Harden has good story to
tell. one with Il moral which he says
might read. whats the uSe?" One of
the ladies who are constrained to
entertain their literary clubs with
''afternoons with authors" wrote Mr..
ilarben asking him politely to furnish
her with the story of his life. Being
Il busy man, Mr.. Harden sent courte-
Gus letter of regret instead. Where
upon the lady wrote politely to eX-
Governor NOrthen, of Virginia. because
she had seen, his name attached to a
Harper record endorsing Mr. Harlem s
latest novel Nam Linda. Whereupon
the Ex-Governor. being at least no less
busy than Mr.. Harlem. politely wrote
to the Mayor of Dalton. because Dali
ton was where Mr. Harden was born
Whereupon the Mayor. being also busy,
politely wrote to Mr. LOVeman, of Dali
ton, because Mr. Loveman was a friend
of Mr.. Harlem. WhereupOn Mr.. Love-
| man politely wrote to Mr.. Harlem
Problem: who is to blame, or did the
/ lady get the biography?