Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-20

issued here by the Appletons are Sir
Horace Rumbold's "Reminiscences
and 1.-The Secret History of the Court
of Spain, 1S02-1906.'' by the late Rachel
Challice.
Charles Scribner's Sons will publish
in the near future 1.-The Grizzly Bear.
the Narrative of a Hunter Naturalist,
Scientific and Adventurous" by Will
liam H. Wright This book tells the
story OF the authors personal adven-
lures in hunting and photographing
the grizzly as we'll as giving a scien-
tific account of the history and habits
of the animal.
Mrs. Roger A. Pryor has written a
new book which Macmillan will pub
lish under the title of MY Day: Rem
iniscences of Long Life The work
is full of anecdOte.
S. r. Crockett, the novelist, has a
little personal volume appearing en-
titled My Two Edinburghs,' a MEM
DRY sketch of Mr.. Crockett's early life
in Edinburg. He says: Thirty years
ago / knew a boy of fifteen, who had
strange thoughts and made curious OBJ
servations l have never met him since
and suspect him of keeping out of my
way-or, if not dead, dead at least to
me. These are some Oh his reflections
and the curious thing is that, though
as different as different we yet bore
the same name, that long-legged,
stalking, wonder-stricken boy of fif-
teen-and j.
'"The Lordshir of Love" is the title
Won Hutton is about to publish. It's
heroine is a singer.
Among the new fall books, on the
list of Thomas Whitaker, Inc, there
are Two by Rev. w. J. Wilmont BuX-
ton, one entitled "The Old Road" con-
sisting of sermons following the Chris
tan year, in a general way, and the
other called Notes of Sermons for the
Year." issued in the first instance in
four parts, part 1 now being ready.
There is to be issued soon a biogra-
ply of the late William Sharp which
has been prepared by his widow. 1t is
supposed that it will reveal the reason
why MI. hoiloip elucplSu loi iiio (ViliI
writings the name of Fiona Macleod"
1t is not unjust to note that Mr.. Sharp
was minor writer and that the world
does not really need such a biography.
Mr.. Hall Gaines latest exploit,
Punch says is to appear as an actor
in theatre at Douglas; and the jester
adds, He gets more and more like
4 4 Cho1- Il
Meredithian anecdotes are still going
round. Here is new one, according
to M. A. P: Mr. Meredith some years
ago told this story of Carlyle and his
opinion of Hamlet to young journa-
list and man of letters whom he invit-
cd to come to see him. On one occa-
sion when Carlyle and Meredith met,
they talked of Shakespeare and Of
Hamlet. When Mr.. Meredith had fin
ished speaking of the play, Carlyle
quietly said: Man, think I could
have written it better myself
Full Free" a new story by Miss
Irene Osgood. author of "Servitude," a
story of slavery among the Moors, is
announced by Dana Estes and Com
pany. Inc ute OF the DOCK. Full
Free" comes from the negro saying,
when full free comes,' words often
heard during the agitation that ended
in 1898 by the parliamentary abolition
of slavery in the British colonies
Irving Bachelor introduces q more or
less cheerful bit into 1.-The Hand Made
Gentleman" In the little upstate vii
lage street in the undertaker's shop
the undertaken is trying to take the
optimist's view of life "They've all
got to die" he says, surveying the
crowd passing in the street when
ever L get blue 1 just think of that and
take courage"
Henry James has given to Putnam's
serial story with the title of "The
Bench of Desolaton." The scene is
laid beside the sea in England and the
hero is described as "gentlemanlike."
The first of the four parts of the novel
will appear in the October number of
Putnam's. In the October Earper's
also we are to find some of Mr.. Jamess
work This is a story. q social study
bearing the title of "Crapy Cornelia"
Little, Brown d Co. have four books
of fall fiction ready for publication.
1.-THE Land of Long Ago" by Eliza