The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
LITERARY NOTES.

1.-THE Swallow" is the title of Rider Hag-
CARDS new novel. 1t is to appear as a
serial.
Mr. Anthony Hopes new novel, to be pub
lished next year. is to be called Born in
the Purple
II once met lady in an omnibus" says
Mr.. Zangwell, "who said I have read one
of your works six times Madame, re-
piled, I had rather heard that you had
bought six copies "
Miss Marie CorelH is afraid that her new
book will excite the clergy of all denomi-
nations a good DEAL" and she asserts that
over a hundred thousand copies OF each or
her novels have been sold.
A New York publisher recently said: I'VE
are pitching scores of manuscripts on Ha-
wall and the Philippines out of our office
every day. Other houses are deluged IN the
same way, they tell me-"
Mr. George Moore is writing a sequel to
his new novel, Evelyn Innes." Evelyn's
life in a convent is to be dealt with in this
book We are told that Mr.. Moore writes
out his novels first in the form OF a short
story and then builds up his book around
it.
s. w. Gillian, of Richmond, Ind, is pre-
pairing to have issued an Illustrated pamph-
let containing ''Finnigan to Flanagan the
Irish piece that has won for the author
much notoriety. The illustrations will be
by Roy Taylor, a Richmond artist, now of
Chicago.
Horace E. Scudder has resigned the edi-
torial chair of the Atlantic Monthly and is
succeeded by Walter H. Page, who has
been the editor in fact during the year of
Mr.. Scudder's absence in Europe. Mr. Scud-
der still remains the literary adviser of
Houghton, Miff1in & Co.
Remarkable is the simultaneous transfer
nation of number of Boston publishing
houses; Roberts Bros, being absorbed by
Little, Brown & Co. and Lee & Shepard
taken over by the estate of z. Fleming
bookbinder, while Estes & Lauriat divide
into Dana, Estes & Co. and Charles E.
Lauriat Co.
1t is now said that the manuscripts Of
''The Heavenly Twins" "Ships that Pass in
the Night and Robert Elsmere" were all
declined by one New York publisher, who
certainly had more than one mans share
of ill-luck. 1t will be observed, however,
says the Springfield Republican, that each
one of these popular hits was a ''fuke."
1t is to be doubted whether any Of the three
sells very largely now, though only few
years have passed.
Mr.. Leonard Charles van Noppen, young
American, has recently completed trans
lation of the great Dutcn epic, "Lucifer."
Fragments of this poem, which is said to
have inspired Milton to write Paradise
Lost" have already been translated into
English by Mr.. Edmund GoSse and others,
but Mr.. Van Noppen's work will be the
first complete English version. The transla-
ton has been commended by professors in
several of the leading universities of Hol-
land where Mr.. Van Noppen studied for
two years.
Thackeray was exasperated by the OBJ
stacles which were thrown in his way by a
well-meaning but aristocratic Boston host
when he expressed a desire to meet DIR.
Oliver Wendell Holmes. Hints were not
ackeray was obtuse. Plain words
were resorted to-"He is not in our set''
The feeble, barren vulgarity of this reason
broke the restraint even of the novelist,
and his reply is on record-"Damn your
set. This was English in it's rudeness, but
a reply with which nine men worthy of the
name will sympathize.