The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-07
BOOK NOTES.

The extraordinary demand for books
treating of the history and incidents of
the Napoleonic era has led D. Appleton
q co. to issue new illustrated edition,
in convenient size of Louisa MuhI-
bach's celebrated historical romances.
Ihese works are as well known in Eng
Iand and America as they are in the au-
lhof native country, Germany; and
though they were originally published
more than a quarter of a. century ago,
lney are eagerly sought for by those
VINO desire to acquire a knowledge of
the spirit and social life of the times
they describe. The edition is complete
IN 20 handsomely illustrated volumes,
bound in full morocco with gilt tops.
Two OF these volumes have never before
appeared in print in the English Ian
guage. Mr.. Z. Q. Boaz, representing D.
Appleton & Co., is in Topeka just now
and will remain here about ten days
placing this work by subscription.
Benz. r. Tucker, "a Gold street, New
York, have published The Trial of
Emile lola" full report, from original
IN that celebrated case, including M.
Aola's letters, testimony of witnesses,
and speeches of counSel-making a
pamphlet of about 300 pages.
Frederick the Great and his Court
one of the historical novels written by
Louisa Muhlbach, has been called 1.-The
most remarkabl historical romance of
our time" Successful writers of his
torical romances are not common, and
yet among the most successful books
are historical romances. knowledge in
the form of history is very easily and
gratefully impaired to the reader
through romance.
Publication of Peary's great work has
been delayed owing to the vast amount
of labor in the completion of it's 800 IL
Illustrations (selected from nearly 5000
arctic photographs taken by the ex-
pIorer) and in the preparation of the
large English edition of the work to be
published by Messrs. Methuen & Co. of
London. 1t has been found necessary
to add to the size originally intended,
and the set will contain considerably
over 1000 pages, including the most
wonderful series of pictures ever print
ed in a work of its nature. Publication
will be made in May.
One of the very successful books just
issued from the press of Houghton,
Miffiin & Co., Boston, is caleb West,
Water Diver" by F. Hopkinson Smith.
Writing from experience and a full
heart, long before the tragedy of Ha-
his readers into the investigation, not
of a sunken ship, but of a railroad train,
plunged through an open draw into the
Shiny bottom of a deep river; and he
paints with the lifelike touch of a skill
ed expert the methods, details and re
suits of the same skillful and CHASTITY
work which recently went on amid the
wrecked timbers of the Maine. Mr..
Smith recently lectured in Topeka and
his picture still hangs in a number of
store windows. Kellam has the book.
James M. Graham, the author of the
successful recently published historical
novel, THE Son of the Gar" is the
son of a Liverpool cotton merchant and
was educated in France, Germany, TIA
ly and Spain. He has command of the
languages of all these countries togeth-
er with a good knowledge of Hebrew
and Arabic. He is in the prime of life,
an expert fencer and an ardent oars
| man. He resides at Chester and spends
much of his time in his faVOrite Out-of-
door pastime on the river Dee.
Frederick A. Stokes company, New
York, will shortly have a sale of all
the original water colors that they have
collected during the past ten years for
their beautiful art calendars. There
will first be an exhibition of them in
a well known art gallery in New York,
where they will be offered at tempting
prices. They will include work by Made
leine Lemaire, Maud Humphrey, Percy
Morgan, Francis Day, Eugene Grivaz,
Paul de Longpre, Frances Brundage, J.
L. Gerome Ferris, H. w. McVickar and
other we'll known artists.
'The Man Who OUTLINED Himself, -
written by Albion w. Tourgee, author
of "A FOOLS Errand," New York, Fords,
Howard & Hubert. Cloth, ornamental,
rs cents. 1t is some years since Judge
A. w. Tourgee came before the public
with a work of fiction, and the handy
little volume that is now issued under
his name bears a rather paradoXical til
tIe-'"The Man Who Outlived Himself"
1t certainly bears evidence of Tourgee'S
striking ingenuity and of his dramatic
descriptive power. The tale As of an
active-brained man with a wife and
daughter), who, although apparently of
literary taste and talent, is engaged in
Wall street operations. The volume is
small tastefully decorated, in clear
type on good paper, and must become
a favorite pickup" for casual or rail-
road reading.
Mr. John Mackie, whose Australian