The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21
LITERARY NOTES.

Thomas Hardy's novel, 'Tess of the Dur
bervilles," is to be dramatized. with Mrs.
Patrick Campbell in the title role.
Mr.. Balfour's Foundations of Belief is
the most successful book of the season in
London. About nine thousand copies have
been sold already.
Mr. Cary's Life of George William Cur
tis' was one of the six books most in de-
mand during February in twenty represen-
tative American cities.
A Madrid paper says that the first edition
of Pereda's new novel, "Penas Ariba" 5000
copies), was sold in twenty-one days. and
calls this success almost unprecedented in
Spain.
That Mr.. Clemens Mark Twan) is the au-
thor of the Joan of Arc" serial now run
ming in Harper's is insisted upon by many
literary men and by the photographers of
the day.
1t is said that Rudyard Kipling, who has
left Washington and was at latest accounts
Lockwood KipMng, to illustrate his new Jun
year.
From the English edition of the Bookman
it is learned that in both East and West
London, in Birmingham, Nottingham, Tru-
70, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dublin Mr.. Bal
tours recent book, THE Foundations OF
Belief" heads the list of the best selling
books.
Mr. Fiske, in his History Of the United
Stonewall Jackson's death that he was NOR
tally wounded and died in a few days after
ward Mr.. Fiske does not give the common
ly accepted story that Stonewall jackson
was killed by one of his own troops.
Dresden promises to become the literary
center of Germany, far as the fin de
steele novelists of the fatherland are con-
cerned. Sudermann has removed there: so
have Gerhart Hauptmann and Paul Lindau.
Herr Lulda, the author of William IFS
bete-noir, Der Talisman,'' will follow
them.
Arrangements have just been completed
whereby the Cosmopolitan Magazine will
hereafter have a. regular English edi-
ton, Messrs. George Routledge & Sons hav-
ing become the London publishers. The
magazine will be sold In England at the
somewhat unusual price of eight pence,
which is about equivalent to the American
price
Richard DeGallian. the author of "The
Religion of a Literary Man. and other
works, has made a flying trip from London
for week in New York Mr. DeGallian is
young man, with long, black hair and a
taken the world over for musician or an
artist He is very popular among the liter
airy workers of London.
HezeSah Butterworth, of the Youths
Companion, is known to all who have had
anything to do with that publication for
his generous and courteous traits. The other
day he returned a short manuscript to
able but too long. The work, when, short
ened, literally paid for and an extra
check sent TO the writer for the trouble of
cutting it down.
Number 70. of Houghton, Mifflin & Co.'s
Riverside literature series is George WASH
ington-An Historical Biography by Hor-
ace +. Scudder This book. originally writ
ten for the St. Nicholas. and since then
published in the Riverside Library for
Young People, will be welcome addition to
the series. since the author has written in
a and fresh form, and in a most patri-
otto spirit, just what young people need
a clear, correct. plain narrative of a life
that was it's own adornment, with a full
appreciation of Washingtons character
Happening to meet Clarence King and the
late Professor Dana in railway train,
says the editor of the New York Advo-
cate we asked the former to name a book
on geology which. If mastered, would enable
a nonprofessiona1 student to feel that he
understood the subject up to- date sufficient
ly to understand it's further progress. Mr.
King turned 10 Professor Dana, and after
some conversation 10 fix the meaning of
the question. the Professor aaid: las soon
as a book on this subject is off the press
II is out of date. Current work Is to be
found only in monographs and in scientific
folrnals'