The Indianapolis journal., 1886-02-15

will include the last ten volumes Several i'm
arovesnents have been made in its plan. Mr, 9,
"a Durfee is the compiler
Mr.. Blaine is said to be reading the final proofs
of the second volume of his Twenty Years in
Congress" and to be planning new work on the
political history Of the country anecedent to the
period he has already covered
The New York Tribune speaks of the author
OF "How to be Happy though Married as
woman. "We feel sure.n says the critic, .'that
Ahe writer is a woman" The author is not a
woman, but a chaplain in her Maiesty's service.
Another volume on japanese art is to be added
to the long list of works on this subject Messrs
Houghton, Mif6in e. CO. will import at once
THE Pictorial Arts of Japan by William An,
derson, illustrated by eighty large plates and
many small engravings.
We hear that Mr. Aldricb, the editor of the
Atlantic has discovered another Charles Eg-
bert Craddock.' The first introduction OF TINS
new writer to the public will occur In the Narcn
Atlantic. and in the form of story entitled "a
Brother to Dragons Like most undiscovered
geniuses. the identity of the author is shrouded
by carefully arranged mystery
1.-THE Late Mrs Null" is the title of Mr.. Frank
r. Stockton's first novel which the Scribners will
publish. 1t is said to be quite as ingenious in
its construction as the best Of his short stories
The title of Mr.. William Allen Buffers new
story, in the press of the same house. is "Do-
mesticus; Tale of the Imperial City" 1t will
be published during the present month.
s.The "reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln" by
Distinguished Men of His Time, will appear in
April from the press OF the new New York pub
fishing firm, the North American Publishing
Company. an adjunct of the North American he
view Company. Mr.. Allen Thorndike Rice, the
editor of the Review, has edited the Lincoln
book 1t will be sold only by the subscription
method.
The death of Senior vicuna Makenna. of Chill,
seems to remove about the only Literary man"
In all South America. His emnence as states
man and patriot lent importance to his work as
an author, which is represented by some thirty
or forty volumes relating to South American
history. 1t is said, we know not with what
truth, that he was the only South American who
earned his living as writer.
Apbleton's Literary Bulletin says: "An item is
now current among the newspapers to the effect
that 500, 900 copies of Ben Hur have been sold
This piece of gross exaggeIaton is type or an
immense deal of prevalent overstatement in re-
gard to the circulation of books. and Of indeed,
almost all things in relation to which figures are
employed. Ben Hur' has been remarkable
success, but no book in general literature has
ever we think we are safe in saying, reached the
sale attributed to this book II we drop cipher
and say 80, 000 we shall doubtless be nearer the
dacts in the case"
A correspondent of the London Truth offers
Ais idea of an international copyright which is
as follows: every American and British au-
both countries by selling his work before publi-
cation, with due registry, to publisher in each
country. The plan is simple, and it obviates all
dissension respecting protection of paper manu-
facturers and publishers the object. and the sole
object, being to secure to the authors OF both
countries payment for the work of their brains y
This is simple and satisfactory but wherein does
it essentially differ from the plan advocated here
by the leading publishersg
The Illustrated Book Buyer, published by the
Scribners in it's form, is just out. The Feb
ruary number contains newsy London letter,
an interesting article on 'Some American Book
Plates by Mr.. Laurence Hutton, with illustra-
tions an illustrated review OF Mr.. Koehler's book
on etching, notice of Lieut.. A. w. Greelys
new book, "Three Years of Arctic Service by
ex-Judge Charles P. DAILY, sketch of japanese
and Korean life from Mr. Morses and Mr. Low
ellis recent books with many pictures, and gen.
eral survey of current literature treated from a
descriptive stand point and not a critical one.
The frontispiece is a portrait of Mrs Frances
Hodgson Burnett; there is also sketch of her
mannero of work.