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• • •“Father Goose; His Book’*— By L. Franlc Baum. Mr. Baum was a i*ecoeious boy, but. unlike most precocious boys, he has improved in age. When 10 years old' he be-came editor, typesetter,, and pressman of the Rose Lawn Home Journal, near Syracuse. N. Y. When 14 he Joined Governor Alvord's sen, and they launched the Empire. Four years later we And him a reporter on a New York city paper. He then started the New Era,, and later branched off into play- writing, Bevcral of hia dramas proving successful. He then “moved West to grow up with the country.” and he bought the Pioneer of Aberdeen, S. D. Bui he loved change and we find him soon ic Chicago and the editor of the Show Window. But his real forte ceem* to be Juvenile-story writing. His “Father Gcose; His Bcok” has proved a great hit and seems likely to coin for him more money than any of his previous literary products. It is artistically lUintratedby William W. Denslow, who i» ugly as much of a character as Mr. Baum, ite book v/ill not fail to Je a prime favorite with the little folk. (Chicago: George M. Hill Co.)* * *
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The Appeal
Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Sat, Dec 09, 1899
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