The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-11
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr.. James Payn has confessed that onca
upon a time. in his capacity as reader TO a
London publishing house, he rejected John
IngleSant."
Mr. Hamilton w Mabie of the Outlook
recently said: IF / had my way, | would
make every one read the IIiad and the
Odyssey once year. 1t would be an excel
lent tonic
W. II. Mallock is to be the editor of the
consolidated National Observer and British
Review. which perpetuates in full the titles
of both weeklies. All contributions will be
anonymous
One of the two romances left by the late
William Morris will be published very
shortly by the Kelmscott Press. 1t is en-
titled THE Water OF the Wondrous Isles"
while the other. THE Sundering OF the
Flood, is in preparation.
Hebrew is springing up again as living
literary language i'm eastern Europe A
monthly review is now published at Berlin
in the Hebrew language, and Masperos
Ancient History of the Peoples OF the
East has been published in Hebrew by a
Warsaw publisher.
Miss Anna Farquhar's forthcoming novel
is said TO be a study of the successes and
disappcintments Of a singers career told
in a wonderfully realistic way. with almost
biographical accuracy. The heroines strug-
giles and failures and final great success
are extremely realistic.
Mr.. Arlo Bates is busily occupied with
preparing second course of lectures for
publication in book form. The first was
called Talks Writing English" and the
new book, a companion volume, will have
the corresponding title. Talks on the
Study of Literature" 1t will not appear
for some months.
1t is said that Thackeray did not write
the chapter of THE Virginians'' which con-
tains a graphic description Of the heros
escape from Fort Duquesne and his jour
ney through the wilderness. Thackeray
was never in that region. He engaged an
American writer, who happened TO be IN
London, to pen that particular chapter.
Mr.. Andrew Lang tells an amusing story
of an effort of his to get a certain remark
into print without the interference OF the
proofreader. He had written, 1.-The want OF
historical perspective which makes the mo-
ment hide the great abysm OF time The
reader queried abysm' and Dir. Lang
noted Shakespeare on the proof as his au-
thority. The passage appeared makes the
moment hide the great Shakespeare or
time"
1t is said that Professor Drummond left
ample material for biography. though. ac-
cording to the London Academy. no writer
has yet been decided upon. The general
Stalker ssr who was his lifelong friend. will
undertake the work. During his illness
many prominent men lourneyed long DIS
tances to visit him. Prof George Adam
Smith was often II his bedside He retained
fun intellectual consciousness 10 the end.
and one OF his last messages was TO MI
Moody. the evangelist.
The title Of new story by Mr.. Edward
Bellamy-the first piece of fiction which he
has done since Looking Backwards
Equality" and the story is of the same
class the book which made him famous
Equality Is a longer and more compre-
hensive story. but the scene Is the sane
and the same characters reappear- IL IS
announced that the special purpose OF tne
book is Ito account for the institutions OF
the world of Tomorrow by explaining not
only their Righteousness and reason, pun
likewise the course OF historical evolution
by which they were born out of the very
different order Of things existing to-day