The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-31
Other New Books.

From the Bowen-Merrill Company
The old, sterling and standard publishing
house, Harper & Brothers, are already in
the field with list OF books bearing the
imprint 1895, and including some excellent
ones The recent publication OF the politi-
cal orations and addresses OF the late
George William Curtis is followed by
Literary and Social Essays" The scope
OF the volume may be gathered from the
titles of the essays, which are: "Emer-
son." Hawthorne" 1.-THE Works OF Haw-
thorne." Rachel" "Thackeray in Amer
ica," "Sir Philip Sidney" 'Longfellow."
"Oliver Wendell Holmes and Washington
Irving" All show the critical acumen. the
for which the gifted author was cele-
brated. ministers OF Grace" a novelette,
by Eva Wilder McGlasson, and ''St. Johns
good stories and each making pretty IL
Illustrated volume, are published In the Lit
tie Novels series. .-Theatricals." by Henry
James, is a sort Of sequel to ''Theatricals:
Two Comedies" published last year. This
volume contains two three-act plays OF the
kind kind more likely to tS,,I be read than acted
possess dramatic interest. and as literary
performances are very clever. For some
purposes the form OF play is better than
fectively. These plays have subtle OBJ
servaticn, rare delicacy OF expression and
tons. 1.-THE Golden House." by Charles
Dudley Warner, which ran as serial in
Harpers Monthly, is now issued In hand
some book form. 1t Is an interesting story
of contemporary American life, admirably
written and handsomely illustrated and
bound. 'rhe Story of Babette," ny Ruth
McEnery Stuart, Is a charming story for
girls of little creole girl who grows up
and becomes a fascinating young lady who
has levers by she s0a Gets ba1py
edge of creole life and character appears
in every page. Mr.. Howard Pyle. who has
aengnted young readers with 1,, number .sI, or
light Land" 1t contains a dozen fairy
stories with such fetching, titles as The
Fiddler" etc. The stories are illustrated
by the author in a manner to delight
young readers.
The old but ever new and interesting
story OF 'aThe Crusades'' is told again in a
volume OF that title by T. A Archer and
c. L. Kingsfori. The volume bears the
Subtitle 1.-The Story OF the Latin Kingdom
of Jerusalem" and deals only with the
crusades which aimed to establish that
kingdom. The wonderful narrative has
never been better related than IL Is In
this volume A map shows the routes pur-
Is aided by illustrations. The work Is pub
ished in @. =. Putnams Sons stories or the
Nations" series. Cloth, $l5O.
"Sea and Land" by Professor shaler. OF
Harvard University, aims at introducing
unprofessional students OF nature TO certain
interesting phenomena OF the seashore and
OF the depths OF the ocean Though himself
a scientist the author has endeavored To
separate from the great body OF technical
knowledge concerning shores and seas those
features which have value for the reason
that they may seive TO enlarge the readers
conception to the methods of nature
The work is copiously illustrated. Cloth.
ESQ New York: Charles Scribher's Sons.
OF ordinary books OF japanese travel the
public has had surfeit OF late. but Occult
Japan" by Percival Lowell, Is something
different. 1t Is an exposition OF the re-
ligious and philosophical cults that prevail
in Japan with accounts OF their incarna-
tons frances, etc. Incidentally IL throws
a great deal Of light on the japanese char
acter. Cloth, s1.75. Boston: Houghton-
Miffiin & Co.
Scrlbner's Sons publish Love Songs OF
Childhood" by Eugene Field The volume
contains some forty odd poems by this pop
uiar writer some addressed to children.
some about children, some In the language
and dialect OF childhood, and all perneated
by genuine love for the little people. The
volume is dainty and beautiful. ornamental
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