The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27
CURRENT LITERATURE.

Persons interested in the preservation OF
the memory of the revolutionary period
of Boston's history will find the subject il
Illuminated in "Old Boston," a collection of
reproductions of etchngs in halftones of
old Boston buildings. with descriptive text.
by Henry r.. Blaney. The etchings are adj
mirably done, having been made from pen
ell sketches. on the spot. OF the old pas
sage ways, streets and byways which still
show buildings Of the period referred to.
There are thirty-five of these full-page
etchings and the subjects include many Of
the historical landmarks which remain to
the present day, well as many which
have been swept away by the march or
progress There are specimens OF many
styles of architecture from the stately man
sion OF colonial days to the humble DWELL
ing with the quaint overhanging upper
story, once so numerous In Boston, but
now so rare. Each illustration Is accom-
torical account cs the locality or building
represented. The work has historic as well
as artistic value. Cloth. ornamented gait
top, $3.50. Boston: Lee x Shepard.
Metaphors and Smiles" by Henry Ward
Beecher, is the title of the first of
series of small volumes which it is pro-
posed to publish, Of characteristic sayings
by the great preacher in various lines or
thought The compilation is made by T.
y.
sermons stenographically The fine figures
of speech in this volume, relating to
variety of subjects, will be found suggestive
trodnction by Homer B. sprague and
frontispiece portrait of Mr.. Beecher Cloth,
ST. New York: Andrew c. Graham &
Co., IA Broadway.
"Essie, a Romance in Rhyme" by Laura
d. Fessenden, is stirring love story told
in verse. 1t is story Of two continents.
the typical American girl, transplanted into
the midst of the English arlstocracy, giving
the impressions created and experienced by
her. with the inevitable conclusion. a love
match, told in a bright and breezy style
which is very taking. The story is toid IN
the form of letters from the heroine, the
hero and others has considerable move
ment and is quite readable. Illustrated.
| Cloth, ornam entail, N.5O. Boston: Lee q
Shepard
..Macaire," a drama by the late Robert
Iouis Stevenson and William Ernest Hen
lev. is designated in a subtitle as "A Melo-
| dramatic farce" The designation is justi-
| fed by the odd intermingling of kind Of
| mock tragedy with broad humor The scene
| is laid In a village on the frontier OF France
| and Savoy, and the entire action or the
| play occupies only one night. 1t contains
| some odd characters and amusing passages,
| but will hardly add TO Mr.. Stevensons
reputation Chicago: Stone q himoah.
"Giving and Getting Credit" by F. G.
| Goddard, is a book for business men. With
| out theor;zing it discusses in practical
way such topics as credit and money, the
| causes of business failures, collections. the
mercantile agency system, er dyantsees Of
| interpretations, etc. These and other kindrel
topics are treated in a pract'caf, business
| like way. Cloth. 81 New York. Tne Bak-
| collection of verses hy the late James
| G.. Burnett is published under the title
Love and Laughter" Mr.. Burnett, who
achieved some distinction on the stage, died
in 1894 He was well educated and fond
| of writing The poems in this volume, all
short, are in a vein of humorous playful
| ness touched with sentiment Many OF
them are very bright and some deeply ~.
| of the author. New York: G. p Putnam
| Sons.
| A volume of poems by Wallace Bruce
entitled "Clover and Heather" is partly
| due to sojourn by the author of four
years in Edinburgh. The collection has
| sort of international flavor, some OF the
| poems being distinctly American in sentl-
| ment and expression, and others as dis
tinctly Scotch. They abound with genuine
| feeling and show facility in versification
| New York: William Blackford Sons.
Persons wishing to learn something of
| Confucianism will. see some Of its moral
! maxims and principles in 1.-The Proverbal
| Philosophy of Confucius." completed by F.
| III. Tenings. 1t consists of quotations fror,
| the sacred books of China ana thoughttui
persons of all creeds will find In It some
| food for profitable reflection. Cloth. 81. New
York: G.. p. Putnams Sons.
1.-The Victorious Life" is the title given
to a collection of ten sermons preached
by the Rev. H. w. Webb-Peploe. of Lon
don during a visit to the United States last
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their spirituality and the profound knowl-
| edge of the scriptures shown. New York:
| The Baker & Taylor co.
Metal workers in need of a ready refer
ence book in their daily work will find the
want well supplied in THE Workshop Man
| uaI" by John G.. Davies. a compendium
| of useful information for mechanics or all
| kinds and especially for sheet metal work
ers. Chicago: The American Artisan Press.
The almanac issued by the New York
World is a volume of more than five hum
dred pages. containing mass Of political
| and financial statistics and general informa-
ton that is worth. a great deal more than
the % cents for which it is sold.
Among the year-books issued by newspa-
pers the Almanac and Political Register of
| the Chicago Daily News Is the equal of any
| similar book The volume for 1896 contains
$50 pages and presents large quantity OF
| useful information in compact shape. Price,
| Is cents.
| Other Books Received.
Around the World on Sixty Dollars" by
| Rober. Meredith. Paper, sc Chicago:
| Laird & Lee.
Divisions in the Society of Friends" by
| Thomas III. Speakman Third edition. Phil
| adelphia: The G. B. Lippincott Company.
"A Mans Foes" a novel by 4. III. Strain.
Published by Ward. Lock & Bowden, OF
London, and Is East Twelfth street, New
York.
Du Maurier and Murger.
1.-The Trail Of Trilby," an article in re-
cent number of the Forum. has naught TO
do with successive scenes OF devastation
and misery, as its formidable title might al
| a passing glance suggest. The author, Mr..
| Vandam, is not of that unreasonable ilk
which measures the poor girl by the ptiless
Mosaic law; indeed. to compliment his ar
ticle, il further sweetens the appealing visit
fulaess with which Miss O'Farrell and other
grisettes glance at you from those purple
hazed days of the SOS In Paris. Those days
before the students made fun OF the cal
Ioused hands Of the grisettes and thereby
almost in the twinkling of eye. trans
formed the type of grisette to the tpye OF