The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-24
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THE RAVEN. By Edgar Allen Poe. Illustrated
by Dore With comment by Edmund ,t Z. Sted-
man. Harper a. Brothers, New YORK. Merrill,
j.. / Melgs IL Co., Indianapolis.
N This, the first gift book of the season, is
lhikely to be the best. Poe's weird poem
ever new and replete with fantastic sugges-
ltion and strange fascination, is here clothed
lin garments becoming its merits Who bet
tier than Dore, rather who but Dere, was
adequate to the task of gathering out of the
shadows of this unique poem something
tangible, something that the eye could I'M
,derstand and fit to the impressions made by
the text. Two of the worlds greatest and
imost eccentric artists-both dead before
their time-are here met together. The gro
tesque imaginings of the one are supplement-
ed by the artistic grandeur OF the other.
The twenty-six full-page illustrations by the
Egreat French artist, while by no means equal
+ lin force and impressiveness, illumine the
text in peculiarly forceful manner The
very shadows take shapes, and the effect left
ion the mind of the reader is like that made
lby hearing The Raven" read. "The ebony
bird" is here given shape without losing any
iof his grave and stern decorumh or any of
his half-human. half-supernatural peculi-
arites. The work as whole is completed
unity and leaves nothing to be desired. The
comment by Stedman-himself poets
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June The title-page, by Vedder, is Dorean
Fin its force and originality. The printing
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OF art making this book to be desired and
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HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Vol III. By
J. George Bancroft D: Appleton Co; New
Il York; Bowen, Stewart & Co., Indianapolis.
In the series of Bancroft's histories this
Al &a1x
preceding the Revolution, from 1853
to 1774. This volume first consid-
llers the condition of England at
that time. Its church, House of Lords and
tof Commons it's literature, courts of law,
Ieto. The condition of British dependencies,
NOTABLY of Ireland. The attention is then
turned directly to America and the events
THAT eliminated in colonial independence.
1.-THE great underlying facts that precipitated
1.-THE revolution are all made plain, being dis
cussed in all their bearings, and so grouped
as to bring out all their significance This
lFhistory is invalua to every student of the
events that went to make American indie
pendence imperative.
. LORD BYRoN's COMPLETE WORKS. BY John
Nichols and ]. @. Jeaffreson. E. ClaxtOn ~
Z CO., Philadelphia; Bowen, Stewart s. Co.,
Indianapolis,
The chief value of this 'Newstead edition"
lies in the lengthy biography, some sixty
pages, of the author of Childe Harold, to-
gether with the numerous authentic por-
traits of Byron and his relatives and friends.
The volume is elegantly bound with gilt
edges and heavy cream paper The illus
trations, unfortunately, are not in keeping
with the other admirable features of the
work, but as whole this is one of the best
prepared collections of Byron's writings yet
offered to the reading public. Its general
appearance and general merits will COM
mend it at once to all admirers of the gifted
author and lovers of artistic book work.
fCHAUCER TO BURNS. English verse. edited by
W. ]. Linton amt R. Fl. stoddard. Charles
Scribners Sons, New York; Merrill, MeIgS 81
Co.. Indianapolis
A companion book to the Lyrics of the
XIX Century. This properly precedes the
other, and the two form very desirable
source of information as to the style and
general merits of the poets embraced between
the time of Chaucer and the present.
A well-prepared introduction places
the reader in possession of all necessary data,
and the selections given place are all that
could be desired
ALBERT GALLATIN. American Statesmen Series
By John Austin Stevens Houghton, Miffin 81
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apofls. Price, S1.25.
An interesting addition to this excellent
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public men. To younger voters the name
Gallatin will be comparatively new one.
That he held positions of such vast trust and
responsibility will be in the nature of rev.
elation. The character of Albert Gallatin
may be studied with profit, and nowhere
/ better than in this volume.
( LYRICS OF THE XIX CENTURY. Edited by W. ].
Linton and r. H. Stnddard Charles scribEer's
Sons, New York; Merrill, Meigs 81 Co., In
dianapolis.
The best lyrics of the century, carefully
selected and properly grouped A pleasing
introduction makes plain the pur
pose of the volume. As affording,
an small space, clear idea of
the character and excellence of recent and
contemporaneous verse, this book is desira-
bic, and will doubtless realize a lively sale.
THE Tso Boy u TT4ysIERsi Central Africa BY
York; Merrill, Meigs, IL Co, Indianapolis.
The travels OF Livingstone, Spoke, Stanley
and others in Africa nodded into the shape
L of a story in which two boys are represented
L as encounteripg many perilous adventures.
4 The incidents are nearly all real, though in
this book fitted together to make a connected
story. Will interest and instruct
A NATURAL HISTORY READER. BY James Jo
honnet. y. Appleton d Co, New York; Bowen,
Stewart CO., Indianapolis.
The scheme of this book is indicated in its
title: to furnish reader and at the same time
make it means of instruction in natural
history. neat, handsomely illustrated and
valuable textbook.
WORK FOR WOMEN. BY George j. Manson. G.
7. Putnam's Sons New York; Bowen, Stewart
d. Co., indianapolis. Pace. 60 cents.
A series of essays containing plain and
practical talks on the various avenues open
F to women in naed of WORK that will sustoin