The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-11
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New Books.
| WHISPERING PINES. Poems by John Henry
Boner. Brentano Brothers, New York.
! An unpretentious volume in paper highly
deserving of a pretter and costler casket.
/ The verses that go to make up these pages
/ are possessed of merit more than ordinary,
and the author need not feel ashamed of his
work. Dealing largely with nature, it is
true to nature, and evinces genius The
most pretentious poem of the collection is
| "a Recluse of Appalachia," some hundreds
of lines in length. Mr.. Boner should give
his verse the benefit of careful revision and
launch them in more permanent form.
THE NORMAL MUSIC COURSE. BY John W.
Tufts and Fl. E. Holt d. Appleton & Co..
New York; Bowen, Stewart & Co., Indianapo-
lis
The series is begun with the first and sec
ond "readers" of the course, which are sup
plemented by a manual for the use OF teach
ers. The idea is to teach pupils to read
music at sight, just as they read ordinary
printed matter. The principles of music are
taught by the simplest and easiest methods
and juveniles are thereby enabled to learn
music as readily and perfectly as they learn
any other branch.
THE PRINCESS BY Alfred Tennyson. James R.
OsgOod & Co., Boston; Merrill, Meigs d Co.,
Indianapolis. Price, Sc.
The publishers have furnished an elegant
setting to this popular poem The binding,
the letter-press and the numerous engrav-
ings are all in the highest style of art, and
the volume is all that could be desired by
lovers CT the beautiful. Every detail has
been wrought out with artistic fidelity, and
the result is a volume that will make fine
present.
THE MIDDLE KINGDOM. BY s. Wells Williams
LII. D., professor of the Chinese language
and literature in Yale College. Charles serib-
ner's Sons. New York. Merrill, Megs d Co.,
indianapolis.
A revised edition of this valuable history
of China and the Chinese, first published
thirty-ive years ago. 1t is the best work of
the kind extant.
OBJECT LESBOS; By J. Walker. ]. 3. Lippin-
Co, Indianapolis. Price, $1-25.
A valuable aid to teachers, but could have
been improved by revising it for use in
American schools 1t was written for En-
gllsh schools, and needs frequent altera-
tons.
YOUNG FOLKS WITS AND wHEREFoREs A
| st0Ty by Uncle Lawrence. ]. b. LipQineott
d Co., PHI iladelphia; Bowen, Stewart & Co.,
indianapolis. Price, 81.
| Some interesting facts of science woven
into an entertaining story in a manner to
| please and instruct at the same time
PLUTARCH By Resale Kaufman. j. B. Lip
| pincot & Co, Philadelphia; Bowen, Stewart &
Co., Indianapolis. Price, 49,
! The leading characters in Plutarch's
| Lives" are here put in admirable form for
the edifcation of young readers. A hand
| some volume.
BANNED AND BLESSED. After the German of
| plncot Co, Philadelphia; Bowen, Stewart e.
Co., Indianapolis. Price, $1.50
| The novels selected by Mrs. Wister for
translation are uniformly good, and her
work is we'll DONE
Two YEARS AT HuLsBoRo. By Julia Nelson.
| ]. B. Llppincot & Co., Philadelphia Bowen,
Stewart & Co, Indianapolis Price, 1925.
Lovers of treacle will find much to ad-
mire in this little story.
THE LAW OF HEREDTY. study of the
cause OF variation aud the origin of living or
| ganisms. By W K. Brooks, associate in biol
ogy, Johns Hopkins University. John Muir
| ply & Co.. Baltimore
! Based upon BOhn's eaitiOn, revised ana en-
larged Thomas Y. Crowell, New York; Mer-
rill, Meigs Co, indianapolis. Price, So so.
| OLD MEXICO AND HER LOST PROVINCES. By
| William Henry Bishop. Illustrated, Harper
| q Brothers, New YORK; Merrill. Meigs & Co.,
Indianapolis.