The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-13
THE FIELD OF LITERATURE.
New Books.

hOn mere are fourteen OF these little satlres,
and the pictures are funny. New York: George
J. Coombs. indianapolis: The Bowen Merrill
Company
Estes & Lauriat, of Boston, issue their annual
volume of ''Chatterbox.n It contains great va
riety OF excellent and interesting reading for the
young, aud is rendered particularly attractive by
It's pictures The Bowen-Merrill Company.
Price, ST. %
Look Within; Condensed Encyclopedias,
Is published in the 'sMultum in Parvo" series by
recipes for cooking together with miscellaneous
information about building. gardening, medi-
cine, etiquette. chemistry, clothing, science, and
law. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Com
pany. Price, 20 cents.
Agnes SURFACE" by Edwin L. Bynner au-
thor of "Penelope's Suitors,n is a romance of
early American history. The scene is laid in
Massachusetts in the seventeenth century, and
the characters and incidents are, the author
says, drawn from life. The story is interesting
and well told Boston: Tieknor e. CO. Indian
apolis; The Bowen Merrill Company
Seekers After the Light is collection of half
dozen parchment leaflets illustrating, by
means OF fronting etchings, the meeting Of the
three wise men and the appearance of the star
announcing the birthplace of the Redeemer
Hur 1t forms pretty souvenir. Issued by
George Il Lockwood IL Son, New York. Price,
$I.25
Stories and Pictures for Young People" Ia
collection of over two hundred stories and apec-
Gotes on great variety Of subjects, and convey
ing a vast amount of information in an enter
Raining style. 1t Is profusely illustrated. and is
Just the kind OF book a bright boy or girl likes
to get hold of on rainy day. Boston: Aldne
Book Publishing Company; Indianapolis: Bowen
Merrill Company. Price, IS cents.
Houghton, Mifin & Co., Boston, publish
"HOme-spun Yarns" by Mrs. A. D. T. Whit
ney, author of Faith Gartneys Girlhood" and
many other stories ''Homespun Yarns" is
collection of eleven short stories, and to say
they are all good is only to record the unani-
nous verdict of all who read Mrs Whitney's
stories. It is published in uniform style with
the authors other works, limo; 80 The Bow
en-Merrill Company.
The Alden Book-publishing Company, of Bos-
ion, have issued "The Globe Dictionary of the
English Language" edited and compiled by
Hyde Clark from the dictionaries of Worcester,
Webster, Walker and other photographers 1t
contains 400 pages of closely printed matter,
upwards of 100 600 words, and over 10, 900 addi-
tonal meanings for old words not to be found
In other dictionaries. The book is sold at the
very low price of $l50 The Bowen Merrill
Company.
Sketches from My Life" by the late Admiral
Hobart Pasha, is a sort of photographed
sketch of the main features and incidents of
life more than ordinarily full of action and ad-
venture. The pages were written only few
months before Hobart Pasha's death. He was a
gallant sailor and officer, and his active life was
crowded full of stirring events on sea and land.
The matter of the book makes it interesting in
spite OF somewhat fippant and spshod style.
New York D. Appleton & Co. Indianapolis:
The Bowen Merrill Company. Price, paper
covers, so cents.
THE Story of the Saracens, from the Earli :
est Times to the Fail of Bagdad," is the title of
new work by Arthur Gilman, author of IA His
tory of the American People," etc. The term
Saracens has usually been applied to all the I'M
known tribes of the desert In this work it is
used to designate the followers of Mohammed
The book is, therefore, a history of the rise
and spread of the Mussulman power. The Pc
Rod covered is that prior to the crusades. and
therefore, does not include the thrilling Aarra-
tive of the Moors in Spain. It is accompanied
with maps showing the extent of the Saracen
power ar different times, and with numerous IL
Illustrations and chronological table of events
New York: G. P. Putnams Sors Indianapo.
lis: The Bowen Merrill Company Price. ST. So
American Literature, 16O7-1SS5," by Charles
II 40lCHdEuSOus Is q WOEk Oh ulgu ain anu
comprehensive scope. 1t is an attempt to es.
innate the rank aud analyze the achievements
of American authors, or. in other words, to
furnish critical analysis of American itera-
ture, and fix its true status in the larger field
of English literature. The author thinks the
time has come for the student and critic to
consider American literature az calmly as he
would the literature of another country.
"Some things" he says, I'VE have not done at
ALL some have done i'll, some possibly WELL
and some better than any other nation in the
world" He holds that American literature has
reached stage in its development where it car
afford to be self-respecting, and where students
and critics must judge it impartially. This vol
ume treats generally of the development of
American Thoughts. and is to be followed by
another by the same author on American poetry
and fiction. 1t comes nearer being philosophi-
cal analysis of the growth and development of
American literature than any book yet pub
lshed. New York G.. p. Putnam's Sons In
dianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company 535
pages; price, 49,
The samples of Christmas and New Year cards
received from Messrs. Prang g. Co., of Boston,
do not show much that is new in design or exc
cution. In fact, with one or two exceptions it
may be said that they display less originality of
thought than in former years. OF the exceptions
one is satin print, representing boy sur
rounded by gay autumnal foliage, swinging on n
wild grapevine and partaking of the fruit tits
not particularly appropriate to the holiday sea-
son but it is spirited drawing The catalogue
accompanying these cards enumerates A large
number of novelties in the way of calendars art
prints, ETC., and as they are the work of we'll
known artists it must be inferred that the speci.
mems sent out do not fairly represent the stock
of the publishers.
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