The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-06

Miss Rhoda Broughton, who has just
published a new book. is now in middle
age, q stately woman, with a fine head
and fine features, and an agreeable man.
ner. She lives In Oxford, and is not often
seen in London.
christened his new volume of jungle stories
THE Second Jungle Book" and that IL will
be illustrated by his father, Mr.. Lockwood
kipling, who has an intimate knowledge
of the natural history OF the indian jungle.
r. H. Woodwai- Company. Baltimore.
will soon issue a new book by Talmage.
1t gives an account of his recent travels
around the world, and will be very literally
and beautifully illustrated, several hundred
Illustrations being used. The book will be
sold by subscription
"a beautiful, intellectual head, an almost
inspired representatives are mentioned
as among the belongings Of George Mere
dith. He has, moreover. a slight figure.
benevolent gray eyes, a great deal or snowy
hair on head and chin, and a nose which,
TO speak frankly, is a pug.
The hut of the Scotch sailor, Alexander
Selkirk, on Juan Fernandez, is to be torn
down, and in its place there will be erected
a prison station TO be employed as an aux
Hilary to the penitentiary at Santiago. 1t
was from Selkirk's experience that DAME
Defoe took his idea of Robinson Crusoe."
Feminine novelists are continually writ
ing under masculine names, but we do mot
often find a man adopting the pseudonym
of a woman. The late Francis Adams was
Lovap." published since his death by sui
eide, bears on its title page the signature
of Agnes Farrell"
NJ. Maeterlinck, whose m Mysteries
have become unu&erably tiresome. is de-
scribed in Poet Lore" as the possesor of
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tie and almost shy bearing. and an express
sion of winning usefulness. Unlike most
of the passionate twaddlers of the period,
he is modest to self-depreciation.'
The last work of Robert Louis Steven
son, THE Weir of Hermiston," will proba-
bly, appear this autumn. Stevenson was
engaged On the story at the time of his
1t as representing his best craftsmanship.
1t was his intention to complete il in three
parts, and he had already finished the first
of these.
1t is intimated that in preparing the
forthcoming new edition OF Wordsworth
Professor William Knight has had access
to new sources of Information. 1t is to be
a complete edition, and the judicious reader
will find in it, therefore, much that he will
skip. That would be a fortunate poet who
his writings which do not deserve to live.
But possibly the poet never finds these
among his MSS.
Mr.. Walter Crane, the well-known Illus
traitor. has for some .-me been engaged on
a volume to be called The Decorative
Illustration of Books" It is said that the
leading note of it will have reference to
the harmony in design between decorative
illustrations and the printed page, and that
samples Illustrating this are to be given
from early manuscripts down to the pres
ent time. Many of these will be reproduc-
tions from the fine collection Of Mr.. Will
liam Morris.
New York is to have a new monthly mod
eled on the Yellow Book, with the objec-
tionable features eliminated. 1t will be
called the Black Book, and 1t will be made
as luxurious as possible in every detail. 1t
book form, and each copy will contain over
two hundred Illustrations by artists OF
prominence. The first number will contain
a striking feature in six unpublished
sketches of characters in David Copper
field" given by Dickens in the course of
conversation with an intimate friend.
A word about "Trilby," although it would
seem that the last word had been said.
The trade expected a falling of in orders
at the close of summer. Instead Of that
an increased demand has come, due, per-
haps, partially, to the successful m
zation. and 1t looks now as though the
fall and winter. Some indication of its
phenomenal popularity may be given by
the experience of Brentano. A year ago,
before the book was published, he sent in
an order to the Harpers for a thousand
copies. That was the largest single order
received by the Harpers prior to the pub
LEGATION. Yet a year later this order was
away below the record