The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12

r. H. Russell. 80 Rose street. New york
nl., Mn issue a volume by Richard HARDING
Davls tions % on Tuba In War Time" Illustra.
:. Martyr to Love" is the leading story
IN Tales from Town Topics. Ii is Of tbss
Writ,en TSgai rown Topics order and fairly Well
sketches and verses Is inc,udad. ro,s
topics publishing Company. New York
Ihe Macmillan Company announces a
LEV .is volume by Smaller Matthews entitled.
In Christian Sociology" 1t also Announce
new book by Mrs Steel whose recent
of the v waters le sreIa bas mbrtny bad on the Face
nal success. The new book is a Scotch
story entitled, In the Tideway."
Captain Hindes book on the Fall of the
congo Arabs will be published i'm New
York by Mr.. Thomas Whitaker The an
thor was attached to the expedition sent
out by the Belgian government few years
since under the command of Baron Dahnis
and his is the only account thus far pub
lshed OF long conflict that ended i'm the
complete overthrow of the Mohsmmedan
power in the Congo basin. The book ia
already in third edition I'm London
e. p. Putnam's Sons have completed an
arrangement with the city of New York
a limited edition of the Records of the
City of New Amsterdam The set will be
issued under the editorial supervision OF
Mr.. Berth0ld Fern0w, and will be COM
prised in six volumes OF text and one vol
ume of index. The records cover the entire
period or the municipal life OF New Am
sterdam during the control of the Hollan-
ders. that is to say, from 1863 to 1864.
General Grant is the title of a volume
in the Great Commanders Series which
Will be published shortly by D. Appleton
son, has had exceptional opportunities for
a knowledge of General Grants military
career. An acquaintance begun at Cairo,
I'm the summer of 1861, was continued for
almost a quarter of a century In addition
To this. General Wilson has had the advan-
tage of consulting war diary containing
many interesting conversations and incl
dents of his service under General Grant
West. ~
Eben Phillpott's Lying Prophets" the
story OF a village maiden who loved an
artist of weak lungs and weaker morals.
barring the occasional lapseS of the author
into disquisitions on the merits OF the
ing tesIH Methodism1 and infidelity. the novel is
entertaining. The same firm also issues
DIR Darch's Wife" by Florence Marry
marries a lady who happens TO have an
other husband all unbeknown TO the in
fatuated lover.
The new series of military books TO be
issued by Kegan Paul Trench. Trubner &
Co. of London. entitled the "Wolseley,"
is to be brought out In this country by
Messrs. Charles Scribner's Sons. The hrst
volume to appear almost immediately.
will bear the title, with the Royal Head
quarters. 1870 TO lS1l. il Is VIVID per-
sonal account of the experiences Of the
star of the Prussian army during the great
Franco-(Serman war. The second volume
Is TO be entitled, Letters on strategy.
Among the subsequent volumes Will ap-
near one on Napoleon as "A Strategist.
and one on the art Of War" Others also
will follow
In accordance with the expressed wish
of a large number OF teachers OF literature.
Uoughton Miffiin x Co. will soon bring out
a Students edition of Bryants translatfo.
of Uomer's Iliad at the low price OF 81,
net 1-e1 pages) No edition of Bryants $
transiation has ever before been published
AZ a less price than $50. Speaking Of Bry-
ants translation the New York lndepsnd-
Ont saws: An American may fsirly claim
To have produced the standard Engiish
translation OF Homer" There are pub
lished by the same house, at 81 each stu.
dants' editions of 'Palmers Translation or
Uomer's odyssey" ''Dodges Birds-eye
View of Our Civil War" and Riehard
Grant Whites Words and Iheir Uses