Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-16

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| In addition to Clara Laughlin's book,
| '"rhe Death of Lincoln" Doubleday,
Page & Co., will publish in January a
volume by Eleanor Atkinson entitled
"I4incoln's Love Story
J. J. Bell, author of "Wee Macgree-
gor" has written a new novel, "Whith-
err Thou Goest," which will be publish
ed in this country by the Fleming II.
Revell company.
After having witnessed the successful
production of her drama, "The Goddess
of Reason" under Julia Marlowe's ex-
pert guidance, Mary Johnston sailed
this week from New York on a trans
atlantic tour. She expects to remain
part of the winter in Egypt
Doubleday, Page & Co. issued their
new edition last month of Joseph A.
Altsheler's book Before the Dawn
This made the fifth impression of this
novel.
oNSA
vorites like the following are noted on
the list of the Harpers: 'The Princess
of Thule" by William Black; 'Their
Silver Wedding Journey" by William
Dean Howells; 1.-THE Awkward Age
by Henry James. and "Innocents
Abroad" by Mark Twain.
At the annual exhibition of the
John Heron art institute in Indianap-
oils is a striking portrait of Booth
Harrington, whose latest book, '"rhe
, Guest of Quesnay," is proving as popu-
lar as Monsieur Beaucaire." The por-
| trait is the work of Susan Watkins. an
American artist, recently returned
| from Paris: it was done during Mr..
Tarkington's stay in Paris, where he
wrote '"The Guest of Quesnay." and
shows him sitting before a writing ia
BILE in his study.
, Jack London has story in the cur
rent issue of McClure's entitled "The
House of Napuhi.''
The new Williamson story, 1.-THE
Motor Maid" will be published in Feb
uary by Doubleday. Page & Co. 1t
VIII nave ILLUSTRATORS ilt SoiOI Wy 49,
| Lamiere process.
Miss Cecily Hamilton, the author OF
Diana of Dobson's," has nearly fin
ished a new novel. She is one. of the
leading suffragettes in England and
has had a career of her own somewhat
corresponding. to that Of her heroine.
| The hardships pictured in Diana of
a
| tual experiences of the author.
| Mrs Humphrey Wards recent novel.
"The Testing of Diana Mallory" which
has just been reprinted by the Har-
pers in this country. has won special
popularity with English speaking read
| ers in Germany, and there has peen
some rumor of the book being trans
lated into German.
CHM & Co., publish as a book for
school children "Merrie England" trav-
els. descriptions, tales, and historical
sket ches by Grace Greenwood. 1t is
we'll adapted for rousing in young peo-
ple an interest in the romance of his
tory.
| AunI JdDc VI fNcIlLuChS oPPS~' ~
he making a conquest of the world.
Parts of it have been published In Aus
tralia and New Zealand. and it Is now
being printed in Braille for the bllnd'
| two sets of six volumes of the Alpan!
State Library and the New York Ppb-
| lie Library, and another in nine vol
mes for the Providence Public Library.
III, o1o
! Geneva" says Mr. Kennedy of his new
, plav, "when suddenly I saw the end or
| The Winterfeast's Act ~. and It's I'M
plications. The rest was merely hard
work. 1t took me two years OF soHd
thinking before I put pen to paper.
The actual writing took only about
three and one-haIf months
DR.. Maurice Egan's "Sexton Magin-
mis-" stories have been gathered into
book and will be published next month.
DR.. Egan is now United States Minis
, ter to Denmark. following several years
work as professor of the English Ian
guage and literature at the Catpoilc
University in Washington.
MYRTLE Reed (Mrs. McCulloch) is
, busy on new novel which she expects
to finish, according to her custom, Tor
her publishers, Mr.. George Haven Put
mans birthday in April. For several
years Mrs. McCulloch has celebrated
the day by sending in a new novel
carefully typewriter as a token or
remembrance to the publishers who
have sold many thousands of her books.
A new book by Mrs. Jennette Lee.
whose "Uncle william" the story of
an old Nova Scotia fisherman and phil
osopher, has made so many friends, Will