The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-09
LITERARY NOTES.

"The Drones Must De- by Max Nordau
is reported TO be selling more rapidly than
any other work by this author.
Dean Farrar has in hand an important
work which will be entitled TEXTS Rightly
Interpreted Probably it viii be considera-
BILE time before this volume is ready for
the press, as the dean has many public en-
gagementS of all kinds.
1t behooves all men TO keep their paper
covered first editions of writers who to
acute vision have the potentiality of fame.
All the first editions of Kipling's stories
have risen from a shilling copy to q pound
in England-that is to say from 70 cents
to S.
Some unpublished letters of Robert Burns
are soon to be brought out in a volume
titled 1.-The Correspondence Between Burns
and Mrs. Dunlop" The correspondence con-
tains the poets views on religion and proves
what was never known before-that his
friend tried to secure for him a professor
ship in Edinburgh University.
Daniel Gabriel Rossetti held some strong
opinions concerning Emily Brontes ''Wuth-
ering Heights" In a letter recently pub
lished he praises it highly. then adds: But
it is fend of q bOok-an incredible mon
ster, combining all the stronger female ten
denotes from Mrs. Browning to Mrs. Brown
rigg. The action is laid in hell-only ii
seems places and people have English
names there.
following by Mr. Grant Allen II was born
a Socialist. I remember when 1 was four
or five years old that l saw two tenants
come to pay their rent. / had seen them
working in the fields. and / knew they had
raised the harvest and I asked for an ex-
PLANTATION. The theory of rent (not Ricar-
dos was promptly explained to me. /
thought it at the time an obvious inJus-
tice and I have never ceased to think II so.
The land is all mems.
The original of Hall Gaines hero in 1.-THE
Christian is said to be an English minis
ter, Father Adler. the son of Lord Norton.
There have been several threats to start
Review of Reviews" at 10 cents. says
the Pocket Magazine and one large pub
fishing firm gave several months of consd-
Grafton TO the matter before deciding
against it, A well-known literary man
now has such a project in hand and it is
promised that the new magazine will APP
pear early in January.
One of the cleverest of the woman writer's
of England. Miss Betham Edwards, has ut
tered some wise words concerning modern
juvenile literature. She said the other day
that she got her own education from an old
copy of Shakespeare and she added: II dis
approve Of children's books had few I'm
my own childhood and read only the Eng
lish classics. and found them entertaining
enough The present fashion of writing
story books specially for children IS. think
2 mistake. 1t tends TO weaken their taste
for literature, and when they grow older
they are not able to appreciate the best
forms of literary style.
Il exceedingly dislike to be called an
Englishman," declared F. Marion craw-
ford. the famous novelist, to Detroit In
terviewer. Il spend more time in the United
States than abroad. and consider myself
distinctively an American. / was born in
this country. When a lad in New Hamp-
shire ! had an English nurse and from
her i acquired the English accent. which l
unfortunately still retain. / suppose IL is
because l talk somewhat like an English
man that / am classed as one. Then, too,
my family consisting Of Mrs. Crawford
and four children reside in Italy. and
probably this fact also has had something
to do in creatnS the popular impression