The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-30
LITERATURE OF THE DAY.

From The Bo,cen- Merrill Co.. In~dtanapotisl
Aunt Anne" is the title of Q novel by
Mrs. w. r. Clofford, author of that clever
work Love Letters of o Worldly Woman"
Aunt Anne" is a peculiar story in that its
is an old lady. who is already in
the sere and yellow leaf when she is first
to the reader. She is q proud,
kind-hearted old creature, who is
at once ridiculous and lovable. She does
know the value of money. and 10
~sponging on her friends IN the most
unjustifiable way. and yet her friends love
her. This character is developed with
q great deal of skill, and the
reader follows the old lady's fortunes with
interest. Her nephew and his
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. HILBERT, are two
characters, and their lives are q
lesson of unselfishness. 1t Is pleasant to
find that, after pretty hard scratching all
the story, they come Int q fort
une at the close. through the kindness of
Aunt Anne. There is a typical villain In
the story, who marries Aunt Anne expect
ing to get q fortune. and fails. Her dotinR
for him until she Is undeceived 10
at once ridiculous and touching. The au-
thor has q fine literary style, and the story
is well conceived, strongly written and de-
cidedly original. New York: Harper q
Bros.
Lovers of wild outdoor life will find
much to interest them In q work entitled
ION Canada's Frontier" by Julian Ralph.
1t consists of q series of spers descriptive
of history, sport and adventure and of the
Indians. missionaries, fur.traders ana
newer. settlers of western Canad The
author has a graphic style, and his papers,
which were originally published In Har.
pers Magazine. convey an excellent idea OF
tho wild regions described and the lives
and customs of their inhabitants. The
work deals with q mode of life that will
soon be extinct. 1t is literally and hand
illustrated. New York: Harper 81
Bros.
The latest addition to works concerning
the discovery of America is THE Song of
and Columbus" by Kinahan Corn
wallis, 1t is an attempt to relatefthe story
of the discovery and colonization of Amer
lea in verse. The attempt Is not a dis
tingnished success. The author evidently
G well; his narrative is Historically
accurate. and some of his verses are fairly
good. The work. as a whole, however, Is
commonplace, and the story has been bet
ter told in prose. Published by the Daily
investigator, &C Broadway, New York.
"a F~ootnote to History" by Robert Louis
Stevenson, Is q clrcumstantial account of
the recent revolution in Samoa. covering
the period from 1888 to 1892. The events
are we'll described and the narrative re-
veals many curious political complications
on a narrow. insular scale. The subject,
has not much interest for the
general reader. Cloth, S1.50. New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons.
Dictionary of American Politics." by
Everett. Brown and Albert Strauss, con-
tains brief accounts of political parties,
measures and men. with the origin and his
tory of political phrases n issues. The
of this work are arranged alpha
betically, and IL Is a convenient book OF
reference. Paper, 80 cents. New York: A.
l.. Burt.
Harper 81 Brothers have published in
book form Frances Z. Trollope's story
entitled That Wild Wheel" 1t is a
Typical English story. The author has q
bright, clear style and q good faculty OF
barring u tendency TO rather
TOO great prolixity-a TrollOpe failing.
That Wild Wheel" however. is o clever
story.
The reputation of Mary E. Wilkins 40 q
story writer for the young is SO well estab-
lished that anything from her pen ia sure
tn find a large circle of readers. "Yonng
Lucretia and Other Stories" contains
twelve stories besides the one named in the
title. all clean. wholesome and interesting.
New York: Harper ~ Bros.
Tariff Reform the Paramount Issue, il a
compilation from the speeches of Hon. w.
NJ. Springer. delivered In Congress and
else W here. and including some of his
magazine articles. ltls intended as q free.
trade campaign document. Paper. 81.
New York; Charles l.. Webster IL Co., 90
Fifth avenue.
How Men Make Love and Get Married"
by DR.. McAnally, jr.. d%iscourses about the
methods of love-making that have pre-.
vailed in different ages and among
different peoples. There are some interest.
ing personal anecdotes and instances cited
from history. Paper, % cents. Chicago;
Laird d. Lee.
The Wild Pigs" by Gerald Young. is q
quaint little story for children, being q
narrative of the life and adventures of q
family of wild pigs, whose lives are made
miserable by men and dogs. 1t is q first
rate story for little people. Cloth. S1.52
New York: Macmillan q Co.
The new library edition of William
Blacks novels, now being issued BY Harper
81 Brothers,. Is continued by the publication
of Three Feathers" This is the seventh
volume of the series and will be followed
by others, all in unifor IN sty lie. cloth bind
ing.
"A Letter of Introd u~ction." q play by
w. ID. Howolls. Is published by Harper &
Brothers in the BLACK and White series
uniform in style with other volumes o!
that series. Illustrated.
"A Trip to England" by Gold win Smith
is q pleasant. discursive treatise on tn
ply steal and social conditions of the Eng
land of to-day. Cloth, % cents. New York
Macmillan II Co.
Books Rcceived.
"A Maiden of Mars" q novel by Gen. z
Nj. Clarke. Paper, so cents. Chicago
Charles H.. SergeI q CO..
"A Young Man of the Period" a move
from the French of Andre Tbewrict. Pa
per. 30 cents. Chicago: Laird g. Lee.
"Etelks's Vow" n novel by Dorotbe,
Gerard. author of "a Queen of Curds an,
Cream etc. New York: ID. Appleton 4
Co.
"A Daughters Heart" by Mrs. Fl. Lovet
Cameron. .lssued by the j. Is. Lippincot
Company In Select Novels series. Paper. 5
cents.
"A Big Stake" q novel by Mrs. Rober
Jocelyn. published In the Select Novel eric