The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr.. Thomas Hardy's new novel, which Is
now complete, is to appear as a serial in
Harper's.
Richardson's "Clarissa Harlowe." which
contains more than one million words. Is
believed to be the longest novel In the En-
glish language.
The New York Sun announces that II will
publish to-day Herbert Spencer's recollec-
tons of his old and dear friend Professor
Tyndall-"the first article that Mr.. spencer
has ever contributed to a newspaper.
About March 1 the Century Company will
bring out the letters and speeches of Abra-
ham Lincoln. edited by Nicolay and Hay.
The publication will contain all the Presi-
dents writings from 1886 until his death
and will be issued In two volumes, uniform
with the Nicolay-Hay history.
Mr.. r. l.. Stevenson is engaged upon three
Scotch stories. so he writes from Samoa to
Mr.. Barrie. To this statement Mr.. Steven
son added another to the effect that he had
been elected a member of a society, which
he called a temperance society, founded with
two ob~jectS-the first, the incubation or
temperance principles, and the second, TO
encourage the expectation of Scotch whisky.
The late Miss Woolson is said to have
left no unpublished manuscripts with the
exception Of one or two in the possession
of Harper's Magazine. Her short stories
were in great demand and rarely. remained
long in the publishers hands before being
pIlltcu. n lIdllSpldllCu DOys III III ItO-
ruary Harper's. was written two years ago
and is one of a series Of sketches of Italian
life of which enough were finished to make
a small volume.
"Sir Edwin Arnold" says Mr.. Talcott
Williams in Book News, managed to
create as many misconceptions by his Light
Of Asia as have been raised by any one
book in a generation. This was partly Sir
Edwin's fault, and more the fault OF his
readers, who forgot that they were reading
a poem and that there are broad gaps be-
tween what Is taught by the founder of a
religion, what is believed by his disciples
and what the man who accepts his religion
practices"
lola says that his next book. a sort Of
religious novel called "Lourdes," will not
be a novel in the ordinary sense. but "a
sort of mystery of five days" He has also
Rome" and the other Paris" The former
will be written after a long visit to the
Eternal City. and the present Pope and his
the story. Paris will treat Of the Social
lists and peep into the twentieth century.
lola also proposes to write a comedy of
modern Partisan life, and says that perhaps
he will. after the completion of the books
mentioned, devote himself to writing for the
stage.
General Grants book. which he wrote
while dying to leave, as he said, something
In the way of money to his widow and
children. has already paid them 100000. A
member of the Grant family told me yes
terday that there was still a steady and
even large demand for the book. I'm a
short time" he added, "a cheaper edition
will be Notwithstanding that can be
sold for 81 or a little less" If the cheaper
edition meets with the sale that is expected
Mrs. Grants profits may be nearer 81, 000.-
600 than 100000 within the next ten years.
AS ii is the book is already the most profit
able book. In a commercial sense. ever