The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
LITERARY NOTES.

Senkiewicz the author of Quo Vadis,"
has returned to Polish history for material
and is at work on a great novel dealing
with the defeat of the German knights on
the Tannenberg in 1410 by the Poles and
Lithuanians
Mrs. Olphant had practically completed
her book, THE Annals of the House Of
Blackwood,'' though she was unable to
revise the final proofs. Two volumes will
De published in September or October, and
Christmas. Shortly before her death Mrs.
Oiphant completed a personal life of the
Queen.
The publication in London of a new COM
plete edition of Col. John Hays acknowl-
edged writings is very timely. John Lane
the series with pike County Ballads
which is TO be followed by volume Of
TRANSACTIONS and "Castilian Days which
consists of papers written when Col. Hay
was in Madrid.
Rudyard Kiplng will lead the fiction (Au-
gusO number of Scribners with stirring
railroad story, which contains this song:
Oh. the Empire state must learn to wait
An Id the e. Cannon Bal 60 gtd hang -.
tool cars hitched.
And it's way for the Breakdown Gang
(Tara-raD
Way for the Breakdown Gang!
1t is now stated that Miss Annie Alden,
zine, read the manuscript of "Trilby' and
gave a favorable report on it's possibilities.
That, by the way, says the Springfield Re
publican, would not have been a difficult
task, after the success of Peter Ibbetson,
put IL is doubtful whether any one could
nave foreSeen the fun dimensions of the
'"Trilby' craze. Luck has a great deal TO
90 with such things as the most expert
enced publishers are readieSt to admit
James Payn, in the London Illustrated
News: What is expressed on every side IS
contempt for the Grass stupidity or ignor-
ance that such an occasion Jubilee
honors) should have left Rudyard Kipling
without recognition. He is the first man
who has introduced TO us our Indian fellow
SUBJECTS; ne mas taught us more the great
ness of our colonies than any other writer;
and he has written the finest patriotic song
The Flag Of England'-in the language.
But for him, What should we know OF
England who only England know? He is,
however only a literary person"
Miss Glider, in the Critic: Il quoted re-
Gently copyright notice from the Publish
ers' Weekly in which Mr.. J. S. P. Alcott
was named as the son of the late Miss
Louisa NJ. Alcott Naturally 1 was sur
prised, as 1 had never heard that Miss Al
colt was a married woman. Messrs. Rob-
erts Bros thus explain the mystery: Miss
Alcott was never married, but that does
not prevent her from having d son. 1t IS
not even 'new-woman" fad Did you
never hear of a person adopting a son 10 in
herit the same rights and property
natural SOM l have heard of such thing,
and now that / think of it / have some
recollection of having heard that Miss AL
colt had adopted one of rfer nephews."
How many are the feasts readers partake
of when they read Dickens? Miss Dickens
writes: In very many of my fathers
books there are frequent references to de
licious meals wonderful dinners. and more
marvellous dishes, steaming bowls OF punch.
etc, which have led men TO believe that ne
was a man very fond of the table. and,
In ghe 'Gad's Hill days, when the house
was full of visitors, he had peculiar no.
ton of always having the menu for the
days dinner placed on the sidebOard at
luncheon time. And then he would discuss
every item in his fanciful. humorous way
with his guests, much to this effect: Cock
a-leekie? Good decidedly good Fried soles
of chicken? Weak, very weak decided
want of imagination here
certain amount of curiosity is felt in
literary circles as to which OF Mr. Grant
Aliens two styles of writing. the hilltop
style, or the merely entertaining style. Is
best beloved by it's elusive author. As a
matter OF fact the creator of THE Woman
Who Did, may be described with some
truth as only accidentally a writer OF hc-
tion BY nature and education he Is before
all things a man OF science. Not only IS
he interested in natures humblest forms or
life--as indicated by his article on the green
ny in the current number of the strand
magazine-but his specuiations rise also 70
the height OF meditations concernlrg the