The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-27

There Is to be cheap American edition.
bound In paper. of Nine. Grand's book.
THE Heavenly Twins"
The autobiography OF a young doctor will
be the subject matter in DR.. Conan Doyle's
The Stark-Monroe Letters"
Renan once said: j spend hours polishing
single phrase. / have used an entire
morning deciding between two adjectives."
English critics are finding fault with Mr..
Gladstone's translation OF Horace. They
say that Gladstone's Horace is very stif
and very pedantic.
1t is understood that Mr.. Nye's comic
history OF the United States has sold pro-
digiously, and that a new edition is in
course OF preparation.
Congressman Thomas Dunn English has
two claims to literary distinction He Is
the author OF ben Bolt" and he once
thrashed Edgar Allen Poe
The Bookman reports that a portrait OF
Emily Bronte. the only one known. has
recently. been discovered. and has been
engraved for publication. IT has been pro-
nounced an excellent likeness.
Gounods widow. his son and son-in-law
are preparing a memorial volume OF the
great composer. which will consist OF the
fragmentary manuscripts he left behind
some of them being OF an photographed
nature, and OF part OF his correspondence.
That most quickly successful OF novelists.
the author Of The Stickit Minister and Of
1.-The Raiders" is, as might be expected.
going to follow up these triumphs by the
publication of another story. Mr.. Crockett's
new work will be entitled The Killing
Time"
Mr. Frank H. Scott. president of the Gen.
tury Company. declared at the dinner OF the
Quill Club. May s. that the Century
published last year 396 articles by s24 differ
ent writers, a large part of whom had never
before written for the magazine He made
a1oTf
belief that magazines are run by cliques.
Olive Schreiner, the writer OF the ''Afri-
can Farm" is very remarkable woman.
For England's green fields and hedges she
cares nothing-the green she calls staring
and gross. Fairer in her eyes are the
London She cannot write. and it is her
well-beloved home on the African pans
which is charged with inspiration for her.
THE Ascent OF Man. is the title Of Prof.
Henry Drummond's new book made up
from his Lowell lectures. In his preface.
Professor Drummond says: Though its
standpoint is evolution and its subject man.
this book Is far from being designed TO
prove that man has relations, compromising
or otherwise. with lower animals Its
not an argument"
Madame Sarah Grand has been reassur.
ing the world as 10 her real aggressive.
Tess. She says, in answer to question as
to whether woman should be conesticatedi
Absolutely. That is her line. / myself.
busy as l am, know all the details OF my
menage. / love domesticity, and sometimes
long to throw down my pen and take up
piece of plain needlework-" Nor does she
believe in The hackneyed use OF the ex-
preston emancipation Not in the emanci-
patton of women from womanliness and
the natural ties of wedloc<, but certainly
in emancipation from shallowness and ig-
norance."
Mary anderson de Navarro has been
writing her memoirs. The book begins
with the earliest recollections OF her child
hood and ends with a frank statement
Of the distaste which. before she left the
stage. she began to feel for the practice
Of the dramatic art II Is said that these
"Reminiscences are 10 be published by the
Harpers. Mrs. De Navarro's present de-
light is singing. 1t is reported that she has
developed a splendid contralto voice, which
Is undergoing careful training. She cares
nothing whatever for the theater- nova
days-bas. indeed. seen but one dramatic
performance in four years.