Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-11


weeks IL Washington.
The late Nine. Louise Cecilc NinccnS
C'Arvoda Barine") left in neraly fiji
Ished state Il book entitled, Madame,
Mother OF the Regent" Il translation
of which is announced by the Putnams.
The first of q new series Of short
stories by Mrs. Wharton has appeared
in the March number of Scribner'S
Magazine 1t will be called THE
Bolted Door," the series as Il whole to
be known by the title TALES of Men"
NJ. Rene Balm, the TRANSACTIONS of
whose works are now being brought
out 50 rapidly in this country and III
England, is Il professor of criminal
law at the Catholic University of An
gers.
1.-The Adventures of Kitty Tipsy Toe"
which were published in a little book
for the holiday season here, are being
published in a new edition to be sent
on to England and the Colonies for
The autumn trade.
"The Climber" by f. F. Benson.
published by Doubleday, Page & Co.
is q Stcry Of modern social life, which
recalls "Dodo" the book with which
Mr. BtnSon came into prominence SO
quickly and at SO carly an age.
UOugllton Mlftlin company will bring
out their first novel for the spring sea-
son on the 2oth. III THE Story of Thy
RIA by Miss Alice Brown, whose re-
cent move, "Rosc Macleod" had sue
cess. The new story is said to be quite
different from any of her recent books.
Miss Mary Johnson, who had been
staying in Boston during the first per
Torrance of her drama. THE Goddess
of Reason" by Julia Marlowe, has just
sailed from New York to spend the
winter in Egypt. Her latest novel,
Lewis Eand,' reached it's 100000 mark
just before CHI istmas
Among the spring books of Hough-
ton Miffln company will be a novel en-
titled dragons Blood" by Henry
Miner Ridcout, author of The Siam
ese Cat " and If THE Twisted Foot"
which is now appearing serially in one
OF the large weekly magazines Drag
ons Blood is Mr.. Rideout's first real
novel, and has its scene laid i'll China.
The Bishop and the Boogerman,"
published by Doubleday, Page x Co, is
one of The last stories from the pen OF
Uncle Remus." 1t is the STORY of
little Truly girl who Grew up; her
Mysterious Companions; her Grabbed
Old Uncle; the Whish- Whish woods; d
Sanders, the Sage of Sandy Dale"
The admirers of Dwight Tiltons no
cls,-"Miss Pctticoats," My Lady
Laughter" etc.-will no doubt learn
with pleasure that another story from
his per. entitled Meyer & Son. based
upon the th"cc-act play of the same
maine by Thomas Addison. has just
been issued by tho &. NJ. Clark pub
fishing company Of Boston.
The EcW novel by Justin Iiuntly Me
Carthy will bc Il romance of fifteenth
century Rome under the BorgiaS both
Caesar Borgia and the Duke of Gambia,
his brother will be represented in the
characters, and it is said that the cpl
sode which Mr. Swinebune used for
his brief poetic drama The Duke of
Gambia" the murder of brother by
brother, will be merely an incident III
MCCarthy's more comprehensive story
Of the period
Sir Gilbert Parker is obviously not
of those novclists who think nothing 81,
writing two or three books n year.
His books appear at long intervals.
donovan van Pasha" came in 1902 and
"'The WcavtrS' in 1901, and we are
now told that we shall have to wait
until 1911 before we see the novel up
en- which he is at work. At least an
other Year and Il half will be- required
for its completion.
Anne Warner French writes Little,
Brown & Co, from London that she is
returning shortly to Lichtenberg. in
Germany, where her daughter is a.
tending school, to settle down to Il
winter OF hard literary work Hides
helm, the quaint little German town
which is made the scene of An Orig
inal Gentleman" is delighted TO see
itself in print. and the American book
is constantly in demand there.
Since Mr.. Faversham returned for
his present season in New York his old
| success, THE Squaw Man." has had
n reprint on the Harper press. This
book was noveliZed by Mrs. Faversham
(Nliss Julie opp. working in collabor-
alton with the playwright Edwin NIL
ton Royle. Another novel which was
made from a play has Just been re
printed-The Witching Hour Of Au-
gustus Thomas
Among the anticipated books of the
season approaching is a new novel,
THE Actress" by Louise Closer Hale,
who is better known as an actress:
than as an author. 1t was she who
created the character Of Proasy in
Bernard ShaWs candida" and that of
Mrs Wiggs in "Mrs Wigs OF the
Cabbage Patch" Mrs. Halc's Writin,
has been made familiar by ncr work
in the magazines, but the new bool.
is her first novel. THE Actress is q
story * q New York girl who gives up
her lover for the stage.
Edward T. Rice. who written