Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-04


ming as a serial in the American maya
zine reaches its conclusion in The current
issue.
Dr. Zane Grey, whose THE Last of the
Plainsmcn,' is published by the Outing
publishing company, is Il native of Zancs-
vile, O.. and a descendant Of the pioneer
Zane family.
Charles Frederick Holders lively tale Of
sea adventure. The NARROWER just pub
lished by Il. w Dodge & Co, contains an
incident, the finding of a deserted ship
adlift, which las several times been used
in fiction. notably by CLARK Russell and
by Stuart Edward White But Mr. Ho-
der says that he took the incident from
his own personal expe,ience-the only liv-
ing thing found on the ship was a gigan-
tic tarantua.
Thomas Nelson Pages John Marvel.
Assistant is to be the Scribner serial
for the new year MI. Page, in common
with other writers Of the South. has de-
voted his talent especially 70 the presen-
tation of the problems and character of
his own people. OF the new novel the
author says: Il aim to voice the protest
of the great educated classes against
the entertainments and tyrannies of the
two forces between which they stand
capital and labor. 1t is to the treatment
Of subjects Of this kind that the fiction
of the day is undoubtedly tending. which
marks a new era in the evolution Of the
American novel, South as we'll as North
Mrs Humphrey Wards first American
story begins in serial form in the January
McClure's under the title of Marriage a
la Mode The divorce question is natu-
rally the theme of the tale Since the
English people have finally discovered
that the Americans 90 not dress in
costume of beads and feathers they have
become convinced that the average
American spends his or her tme( particu-
larry her time) in the divorce courts and
colonies The scene of the opening
chapters of tie story is laid at Washing
tons home at Mount Vernon. which Mrs.
Ward no doubt visited during her stay in
America last year.
Among the presents received by Mr..
John Bigelow on his ninety-first birth
day was a copy secured in advance OF
publication of THE Lincoln Centennial
Medal" an original and peculiar book.
The volume is made up of two elements
the text, comprising representative ut
terances of Lincoln. and the medal de-
signed by the French medallist Rome
at the instance of Robert Hewitt. The
medal is set in a thick hoard leaf in the
midst of the book, plan which may he
widely followed in the appropriate pres
ervation Of medals in the midst of hooks
containing commemorative matter.
Mr.. Alfred Ollivant has had a singu-
larry interesting literary experience. Ills
first book. 'Roh, Son of Battle" although
now spoken of as a classic" and having
n steady sale of several thousand copies
year waited four five years for its
merit to he recognized sufficiently To ex-
haust the first edition. Ills second
book, Danny" was so severely crIti-
cized that Mr.. Olivant bought AMI de
stroy"d the entire eultion ana the book
was declared out Of print. His third
volume. "Rcadcoat Captain" was sucd Il
curious story and Mr.. Olivant was so
sur" that it would not be understood
by the public that he wrote his publishers
TO make first edition of only four copies.
one for YOU, one for me- one for ca
friend who had read the manuscript
and one for the public" The author
who has this year added THE Gentle
man" to his list. was an officer in the
Royal Artillery, but was obliged to retire
on account of an injury received lv fall
ing from his horse. He wrote Bob"
while still confined to his bed as the re-
suit of this accident