The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-03
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Europe" contains an essay entitled The
United States and Great Britain. by David
A: We'll: one on The Monroe Doctrine"
y e. PneipSr ana one on Arbitration in
INTERNATIONAL Disputes. by Carl Schurz.
liz is issued in Questions of the Day.
series by G. p Putnam's Sons.
IL is not often that a book possesses more
uniqueness than does Blind Leaders of
the Blind" a novel by DR.. ]. r. Cooke.
The author is BIND. as is also the hero OF
the story, which might be styled the ro-
nance or a blind lawyer. The story Is
with the occult. Its action is strong
throughout, and its philosophy is tersely
publishers have done Their work We'll. and
nave greatly assisted in the presentation OF
the story. Boston: Lee & Shepard. Cloth.
Tales of Fantasy and Fact is a coll
lection OF seven short stories by Brander
Matthews. The opening one. 1.-The Primer
OF Imaginary Geography deals ingenious
~. with most of the places and characters
which poets have invented. In The Dream
gown OF the japanese ambassador the
author gives an odd example of the scien-
tfhc belief OF the working of the subcon-
sciousness. while i'm The Twinkling OF an
most successfully. In the Kaleidoscope OF
Time many forgotten scenes pass before
tne res 40 ,bs eye S,no and "I ;des a ~ 0n oe ;
trying 10 excel each other in their ghostly
performances and in the end they are
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The Silk of the Kline" by l.. McManus.
is a novel the scene OF which is laid in
Ireland during Cromwelrs time. The story
is full of the kind of movement and adj
venture incidental to a transitional and
revolutionary period. and the romance
which II carries ends happily. Cloth. 81
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The Ouananiche pronounced whon-na-
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The Ouananiche and Its Canadian En-
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waters where the ouananiche are found.
Among them is the celebrs ted sea TROUT OF
and one of the best TO eat. To the Usher
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Harper e. Brothers. New York. have
brought out a new edition of 1.-THE Prince
and the Pauper." by Mark Twain. The
story Is founded on an odd conceit and
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one striking pictures of English life and
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TIRE crimson Sign" by S. r. Keightley.
is a story of the time of the siege OF Lon
donderry. Gervase Orme met Dorothy
Carew while fighting in Ireland for King
William against James III. Together they
were shut UP i'm Londonderry during the
siege oy James's forces under Sarsfield.
The viscount de Laprade. Dorothy's cou-
sin. was made a prisoner and lived In the
house with her brother Jasper. Gervase
fo nd ont Jasper was a spy. but saved
him for Dorothy's sake. with whom he WIS
in love, although she WAS engaged to De
raprade. When the city was desperats
C;ervase carried the news TO the Engilsh
fleet. and the ships saved the city. De
Laprade found out Dorothy loved Gervase.
RE story is full of action. Illustrated.
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Charles S~cribner's Sons New York; have
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Gregorio." contains besides the title story
five others. including The Mystery OF
.sSasassa Valley by A. Conan Doyle. and
Long Odds" by II. Rider Haggard. The
stories in this volume relate TO Africa, TIE
other volume contains nve stories relating
TO Italy. including one by James Payn and
one by Anthony Trollope. The olumes are
20 cents each.
Jersey Street and Jersey Lane" Is the
title given TO a volume containing an even
half dozen Of sketches of city and suburban
life. by the late r.. G. Bunner. The sketches
are written i'm a charming style and are
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illustrated and issued in attractive form
by Charles Scribners Sons.
The new edition of Charles Dickens's
works published by the Macmillan Com
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is the only complete one OF Dickens's now
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Anna Fuller. WHOSE Pratt Portraits" and
"A Literary Courtship" were found agree
able reading by many persons. has a new
work. "A Venetian June" II tells IN a
pleasant way the story OF A short ~sojourn
In Venice and gives some delightful char
acter sketches and pen pictures Of Venetian
life. II is published uniform In style. with
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