The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-07
THE FIELD OF LITERATURE.


BY-WAYs OF NATURE AND LIFE. By Clarence Dem
ing. g. 3. Putnams Sons New York Bowen Stew
art & Co, indianapolis Price, $3.50.
mosaic of subjects wholly irrelevant each to
the other, yet making altogether very enter
tanning book. Originally the chapters of this
volume appeared as separate articles in the New
York Evening Post and the favor they met with
there has induced their publication. The author
wrote them at various times and places while
traversing two continents and passing over So,
900 miles of travel An idea of the diversity of
subjects treated may be given by mentioning a
few at random; ''The Bowery of London"
Waterloo To-day" '"rhe Giant Tides of Fundy"
Shadows in Cuba" ''The Buried Forests of New
Jersey" ga Yankee Town Meeting" "Among
the Maniacs, 'The Shoestring District of Mis-
sissippi" ETC., all readable and good The
tents make a book of nearly four hundred
pages, which, neatly bound and handsomely
printed constitute a fine volume.
FREDERICK THE GREAT. The New Plutarch. By
Colonel c. B. Brackenbupy. r. A. G. P. Putnam's
Sons, New York; Bowen, Stewart & Co.. Indianapo-
lis Price 81
This is No. IL in the new Plutarch series Of
the lives of those who have made the history of
the world, a series of books of incalculabe worth
to the young student of history, the events,
while faithfully chroniced, being so related to
| attract and foster the attention of the reader.
The stirring times in the life of the great Fred
erick of Germany replete with fascinating
incidents, and the author has been successful in
so depicting them as to make a book of lasting
worth
ENGLISH PoETEssEs By Eric S. Robertson NJ. A.
CaSsell q Co., New York; Bowen, Stewart IL Co.,
Indianapolis. Price, S1.5O.
A carefully and ably prepared collection of
biographies and estimates of the English poet
esses who have left verses that are destined to
live with the literature of the language The
author has dealt consclentiously and intelligent
ly with all of his subjects. Verses are produced
from the writings of each, and very correct
estimate may be formed from this book of all
those women who have found utterance to
thought through the means of verse, An in
valuable addition to any library.
THE BEnELI LECTURES. BY Ri Rev. Henry Cot
terll, D. D., Bishop of Edinburgh, Scotland. g. P
Putmans Sons, New York; Bowen, Stewart Il Co.,
indianapolis. Price, 81.
The lectures delivered before the students of
Kenyon College, Gambler, o., in accordance
with the wishes Of G. L. and Julia Bedell,
founders of the lecture fund for that purpose
| Inc general topic OF lneSe annual lectures Is
revealed religion, and they are of course, in
terestng to general readers those called to de
liver them beng among the ripest scholars and
deepest thinkers of the times
THE HESsIANs IN THE REVOLUTION By Edward
j. Lowell Harper Brothers, New York; Merrill,
Meigs q Co., Indianapolis
! The material for this work was gathered main
ly from German sources, the data in that
try, notably at CasseI, being very voluminous.
1t will be matter of surprise to many to learn
that no less than 20 900 hired troops from Hesse-
Cassel thence the name Hessian) fought against
us in the Revolution This book gives a full
account of the battles in which they took part
and the aid they afforded England.
ETHICS OF THE DUST SESAME AND LILIES, AND
CROWN OF WILD OLIVES. By John Ruskin, NJ. A.
John b. Alden, New York.
These books, comprising ten lectures by Rus
kin, long familiar to the public, but here put
forth in such admirable shape as to increase
their circulation among all classes. The
cellence and cheapness of the publications by
this house are making friends for it throughout
the country, and aiding materially in spread
ing knowledge of desirable literature
CREATION. By Arnold Guyot, Ill D. Charles Serb
ner's Sons, New York; Merrill, Meigs & Co., Indi-
annapolis. Price, 81. so.
The author, the Blair professor of geology and
physical geography in the College of New Jer-
sey, here traces the order of creation as read in
the geological strata of the earth and without
primarily so intending, has proved the wonder
full accuracy of the biblical account. The text is
beautifully printed, and illustrated by several
fall page cuts ~.
CREATORS OF THE AGE OF STEEL. By W. II. Jeans.
Charles Scribners Sons New York; Merrill, Meigs
& Co, Indianapolis. Price, $3.50
Biographies of Sir Henry Bessemer Sir viii
lam Siemens, Sir Joseph Whitworth Sir John
Brown, Mr. Sidney Gilchrist Thomas and Mr.
George James Suelus, together with their ex-
periments, and inventions in the manufacture
of steel men-of- war, cannon, etc. An interest
ing history of the early period of the age of steel
RECEPTION DAY-No. 8. E. L. Kellogg & Co. 81
Park place, New York. Paper; 30 cents. Published
quarterly, at 81 year
A choice collection of poems, Rotations, dec
carnations and dialogues, for use on reception
Says at schools. The selections are all new, and
made with excellent TASTE and this series of
books will afford a rich fund to draw from to
make pleasant day for visitors to the school
room.
THE CHINESE CLASSICS A translation by James
Legge, D. D. John B. Alden, New York.
The volume consists of two parts, one of the
works of Confucius, and the second the works
of Mencius, both of which will be welcomed by
those who would be still more familiar with the
sages of the extreme Orient
ONLY AN INCIDENT. By Grace DEMO Litchfeld G.
?. Putnam's Sons, New York. Bowen. Stewart s.
Co., Indianapolis. Price rs cents.
A pleasing little story, not particularly strong
but agreeably natural
Literary Notes.
The first English edition of the Queens new
book, consisting of TO- 900 copies was sold within
q few hours after il was ready for the nnhlic