The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-12

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Lucy Larcom was a noble woman and a
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Marie" by Laura L. Richards, IS a
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Captain January" by the same author.
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Houghton, Mifiin & Co. have lost no
time. after the lamented death of DIR.
Holmes, in issuing THE Last Leaf" one
of his most touching and musical poems.
The poem itself is short. only eight stanzas,
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Stone & Kimball, Chicago, publish "Ar-
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by Louise Chandler Moulton. Arthur
O'Shaughnessy was an English poet but lit
tie known in this country, who was born
IN 1914 a~1 H. H. 1907 r. -
literary career, but he did some excellent
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T. Y. Crowell & Co., New York, publish
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Macmillan & Co. publish "Old English
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Of ten very old and very quaint songs,
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"The v~agabonds," a novel by Margaret
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Edith Thomas verses are among the best
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appeared in the Atlantic, is published by
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D. Appleton & Co. issue a new holiday edi-
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Character Studies" by Frederick saun-
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Thomas Whitaker, No. 2 Bible House.
Sorrow and Song is the title given to a
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Houghton, Mif1in & Co. publish "Danvis
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Houghton, Mifiin & Co. publish master
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Centuries Apart" by Edward T.. Bouve,
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OF England centuries ago and those which
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about Girls" by Helen Follett, treats
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Nora Perry's books for girls are whole
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Al admirable story for boys is Decatur
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Barbarian" is rather loosely constructed
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"A Flash of Summer" by Mrs. w. X.