The Indianapolis journal., 1895-12-08
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. Blackmore has, now written a new
novel called Darrell; A Romance Of Sur
rey." 1t will appear next year in Black
woods Magazine.
OF the 165 new books published in one
week during the month of October only
forty were taken into stock by a large and
representative uptown bookseller In New
York. leaving 125 books untouched.
An entirely new edition of the works of
Lord Byron is announced for early publi-
cation. 1t will be edited by Mr.. w. E. Hen
ley and will also include Byron's letters.
The edition will be In ten volumes.
Ian Maclaren, otherwise the Rev. John
Watson, does not look much like the typical
priest He is tall and broad. and wears a
most happy countenance. He Is full of wit,
his old sayings being delivered with an en-
gagfng Scotch accent.
DR.. Geikies life of Christ" was not long
ago translated into Russian at Moscow-of
course, with official sanction. And now NJ.
Pobiedonostzeff, the supreme censor Of
Russia. has ordered that the book be
of Russia.
An English author informs the Athe>
naeum that colonial authoress, who has
just sent some specimen pages Of her work
to London, has inserted this cool foot
note: Where inverted commas have been
omitted. desire to thank those authors
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Mr.. w. d. Howellss forthcoming novel is
to be entitled. ''The Landlord OF the Lions
Head" 1t is story Of American summer
hotel life, and Is to appear as a serial in
Harper's Weekly. Mr. S. r. Crocketts new
novel of the seventeenth century, THE
Grey Man." will also appear in the same
weekly. t.~
Mr.. T. B. Aldrich addresses this note to
the Boston Transcript: Some verses called
The Ideal Husband. and having my name
attached to them as the author. are being
extensively reprinted by the newspapers.
beg leave to say--and 1t gives me great
pleasure to say it-that am not the author
of those verses"
The New York Herald's ten-thousand-dol-
lar prize for the best serial story was
awarded to Julian Hawthorne. Miss Molly
Elliott Seawell. of Washington. is the win
ner of the 5000 prize for the best novel
Sale of Marsac.' 1t will be printed in the
Christmas number of the Herald.
The author of Lorna Doone'' is now
nearly seventy years old. Most Of his life
has been spent in the country, and he alb
hors any publicity. He has a strong preju>
dice against sending out any of his photo
graphs, and says: 'It appears to me that
any man. sticking himself up to gaze at
his own title-page, and SO blinking at his
ton l keep out of all such curiosity" His
writing is done during the evening.
A verse Of Hoods "Song Of the Shirt -
cut out for typographical reasons by Mark
Lemon. is given by Mr.. Spielmann in his
History Of Punch" 1t reads:
Seam, and gusset, and band,
Band, and gusset, and seam.
Work, work, work,
Like an engine that works by steam,
A mere machine OF iron and WOOD.
That tolls for Mammon's sake,
Without brain to ponder and craze,
Or a heart to feel-and break
Englishmen occasionally-but not often
says the New York Tribune-bring them
selves to bear testimony to the many good
deeds of American publishers. One British
journal records what 1t justly calls "a mos:
striking act OF generosity.'' IAN American
| firm bringing out an English book which
had never been copyrighted In America
after Its English boom. seat over hand
some sum out Of their profits, imagining. o.
| course. that 1t would be handed to the au
| thor. On learning that the English pub
| fishers had retained the money. rather thar
| let the author suffer. the Americane sent Z
! second sum. equal " thed drst. direct to th'