Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-26
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IS l5JEBjI5

Pierre Loii is writing Il romance call
Ell "~Ramondcho." about snucglcrS on
the Basque frontiers.
stephen Crane his beer spending the
winter At work on = new neyci. which
has ROW been finished and sen, io lie
publishers. lie calls il ~flr Third $50
let"
rrof. !. Il. NcNIaster.S Row hook.
With The Fathers. includes i review
If the Monroe doctrine. the thirol term
in history. aud other themes OF special
interest.
The very best criticism ever passed
upon Il book thames payn declares, WAS
made by Charles Dickens on Robinson
'rusoe": The most popular story ia
the world. and Yet one which never
drew 4 smile ar i tear"
Jules Aiarcou'S biography of -AgaSSiz
is about ready for publication. Maroon
came 10 this country with .Asassiz. and
is the only survivor OF the little EURO
pcan band. He WAS closely associated
with AgasSiz AZ pupil and assistant.
The present interest in the Tran>yaai
has called attention again to the ad-
inirable account of life among The
Beers. and of Johannesburg. which is
furnished in Mr.. Frank Ninccnt's Ne
iual Africa" published by The Apple
tons. a portrait of President Kruger
is among the illustrations.
Rudyard kipling'S journalistic life
in India has been described by on" ot
his fellow-workerS in Il paper which is
1" he published soon in one of the magi-
zines. kipling is mentioned therein
aS working with tremendous energy ut
the editors desk. daily doing the drudg-
cry "f three cr four ordinary men.
Xola. according TO Figaro. stands a
chance OF being elected To Tie Academy
in Dumas place. \ secret canvas gives
him seventeen votes. il X said. Il less
than half Of h Presen; members. aud
there are three vacancies 10 be filed
before they vote for Il successor TO pu-
mas. which may give him his majority.
20" arthur f. Quiller-F"uchb used 10
live in London. where he worked very
hard aS general utility man for CasSclI
X Co: but his health broke down and
he Went Ia ike in his native Cornwall,
where he only works part of the day.
His morning he spends oui-of-ionrs
and his afternoons i'm his study. which
has Two big windows overlooking the
harbor and sea. MI. Couch * one of the
few men who seem to ie conteuf-d
with their lot.
Count Tols.oi has finished Il novel
which is aS yet unnamed. lie read it
recently in Moscow To Il small circle of
friends. The plol begins in II court
The prisoner * Il woman Of thirty
The Young prosecuting attorney can not
take his eyes from her. lie has seen
| her before. Eventually he realizes HAT
the woman is one whose fall he cauScd
wears before. He must open the case
for the prosecution against her. never
1~lclcsS. The conflict of soul which he
/ experiences under thcsc circumstances
/ is the main theme of The story.
John Kendrick Bangs is one OF the
most industrious of writer's. M OF the
| best paid. and one of the richest outside
Of his literary work. He WAS left Il com
Portable fortune by his father. the late
Francis y. Bangs. who WIS one OF the
leading members OF the New York bar.
Resides his syndicate work. which IL
considerable. Mr.. Bangs is The humnr-
Gus editor Of the MeSSrs. Iiarpcr's pub
| lication. contributing the greater part
of the humor himself.