The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-06
LITERARY NOTES.

| 1t is the opinion of Theodore Mommsen,
| the famous German historian. that the
| study of literature is conducive to longevi-
ty. He says that the average historian
| lives to the age of ninety
| Mr.. Rudyard Kiplings American novel.
| the serial rights of which have heen sold
for So. 000 will be published in book form
by the Century Company. 1t is called
Captains Courageous, and the scene Is
laid among the fishing folk of Gloucester,
Mass.
Mr.. Harold Frederic's new story, entitled
March Hares," in which he was allowed
to masquerade his authorship under the
assumed name Of George Forth only for
a short time in England, is to be pub
lished Immediately by Messrs. ID. Appleton
& Co.
Among the late Mr.. Burners papers
there were evidently some things worth
preserving. The Scribners announce that
in the next number of their magazine a
story by Mr.. Bunner his last unpublished
work in fact. will be printed under the
title of I'm the Wire Cellar.
William George Jordan has for the sec
ond time resigned the editorship of Cur
rent Literature. which position he has
practically held since that periodicals first
number, with the exception of period
spent III Chicago in educational work. Mr..
Jordan proposes to start periodical of
his own.
Lloyd Brice has sold the North American
Review, one of the Oldest magazines in the
United States. David A. Monroe who is
the new editor, president and treasurer
was for number of years connected with
the literary department of Harper & Bros
lie became general manager of the Review
in May, 1889.
Messrs. Houghton, Miff1in & CO. announce
that fifteen volumes will soon be added to
their Riverside School Library This IL
brary of which ten volumes were published
last May, will consist of a series of fiftv
permanent IlU Oh
thoroughly edited, clearly printed dura blv
bound in half leather, prepared with spe-
cial regard for American schools and sold
at 80, 60 and 20 cents net.
Mr.. Howells is to print another volume
of rambling essays, this time under the I'll
tie of Impressions and Experiences" II
will contain his picturesque paper on
The Country Printer" his "Glmpses of
central Park, with article on New
York Streets and other local themes The
material is all of a sort that Mr. Howells
mas 1ins peculiarly inspiring, and the collec-
ton, which is to be published by the Har-
widely liked 0e
The Christian Advocate says: Mr.. r.
w. Higginson. in a story contributed to
the Century, makes one of his characters
familiar with the Moody and Sankey colIec-
ton of hymns at least a dozen wears before
me collection appeared. and ten years be-
tore Messrs. Moody and Sankey began
thelr campaigning together. The anachron-
ism is all the more interesting and instrlc
tive in that Mr.. Higginson is not only a
SraceIui story writer, but a painstaking
ana accomplished writer of history
Anthony Hopes forthcoming book Is to
pear the title, The Heart of Princess Os-
IA. AS the scene of the story is in zenda
its publishers have tried to induce Mr.
Hope to call the book Princess Osra of
Zenda, but without success. Parts of tba
work nave appeared in McClra's Maga
Zhe, where they have been called ''Zenda's
STORES, but each of these is really a
cR en- , IN the tale of the siege of the heart
OF TINS charming predecessor of Flavia
Inc time OF the story is in an earlier nerioJ
than that of THE Prisoner of Zenda -
Two of the chapters did not appear in No
Clures. " Nic-
According to a sketch in the Bookman.
Miss Jeanette Glider declares that she has
never been i'll during her life. She worked
for nineteen years without a single weeks
vacation, and after that she went to Eu
rope for three months Her custom now is
to visit London every second year as she
f1ndS in this way she can best keen in touch
with authors and writer's, and can make
valuable literary purchases. She has very
little to do with literary agents and goes
direct to the publishers for her material
Miss Glider makes the startling statement
for woman, that she has never worn
evening dress in her life, and never expects
to. Life she considers too short for flIssine,
over dress. The other evening when she
was invited to literary lat home'-''I
VIII CO. she said, IF you will let me look
on from behind a screen