The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
Authors and Publishers Notes.

The copyright of Henri Martins 'Histoire de
France" recently sold for $4,000.
Representative Dorsheimer will write the life
of Martin Van Buren, for the American States
man Series"
A French edition of ''The Bread-winners" is
about to be brought out in Paris under the super
vision of 1.-THE great unknown"
Lionel Tennyson, the son of the poet, has
written humorous poem, called ''Mutatis Mu-
tandis, " for the Chicago Current.
Will Carleton, the well-known poet, whose
poems have been published for years by Harper
a. Brothers, is the son of devoted Methodist par
ents.
The Queen should never part with Theodore
Martin 1t would be extremely difficult to OBJ
tain another person with the requisite feeble
mindedness to write her books.
Mr. John Dimitry is the author of the short
story which has won the $500 prize offered by
the propT1etOrs of Swintons Story-teller. 1t is
the painful story of a Louisiana leper.
The biography of George Eliot by her hus-
band, Mr.. Cross, will be ready in the autumn.
The copious extracts from her correspondence
which it will contain will give it its highest in
terest.
Paris is to be amused with repetition of the
Sarah Barnum scandal. A book is shortly to be
published revealing the private life of popular
actress 1t is if anything, more decollete than
the preceding volume.
President Hunter, of the Normal College, de
MES the authorship of '"The Breadwinners'
charged upon him by the Sun. It stands to
reason that President Hunter would not have
made Maud Matchin hgh-school graduate.
Boucicault says he intends spending the sum
mer in writing book on the players of his
time, with a special view of showing how the
commercial drama and speculative manager and
artist have developed, and under what condi-
tons.
Among the eighty English authors who have
formed an association to aid in securing En-
glish-American copyright are Blackmore, Wilkie
Collins George Augustus Sala. Charles Reade,
Charlotte Yonge, Cardinal Manning and Walter
Besant
The London Ath@enum says: "The hitherto
unpublished sonnet by Keats, given in Speeds
edition Of the poet, recently published, appeared
in Harper's Magazine for August, 1877. The
real author was not John Keats, but George
Keats, MIR. Speeds grandfather
Mr. Eugene Schuyers Peter the Great" now
in the press of the Scribners has in the process
of rewriting been greatly amplifed Since the
original publication of the work in serial form
hi. schuyler has coiiected much new material,
which he has woven into his two volumes.
Willde Collins recently strayed into London
theater where The New Magdaen7 was being
played. The ushers whispered the fact among
the audience and there was unanimous call
for 'the author" which only ceased when the
famous novelist reluctantly appeared on the
stage, blushing and bowling.
The new Boston paper, the Beacon prints
notices at the heads of its departments. For
examples The Story-"Now forward with thy
tale" The Sermon-'I will preach to thee; now
mark mel' The Dramatic Stage-'The actors
are come hither," and so on. 1t reminds one of
a carefully prepared menu for class dinner.
Pauline Roe daughter of the noted clergyman
novelist, Rev E. p. Roe, while yet but seventeen
years of age, gives evidence of having possibly
inherited her fathers literary ability. Her first
effort of any kind for publication is in the ma
a of n IUb graceful
character. entitled Quits, which will appear in
the Current in the issue of March 90