The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-30
LITERARY NOTES.

Miss Braddon'S newly written mover pears
the suggestive title, THE Infidel."
The house at The Hague, in which Spin
OLA lived for so many years has been pur-
chased by subscription, and has lately been
furnished and opened as SpinoZa Museum
Child Rhymes" the book of James Whit
comb Riley, with illustrations by Will Vaw-
ter, that was published in December, has
reached its twelfth thousand.
One of the books TO be published next
autumn, probably at that time in view of
the Paris exposition of 1900. will be The
European Tour" by Grant Allen.
Mr.. Booth Tarkington's Gentleman from
Indiana" starts out entertainingly in the
May number of McClures Magazine. The
story has plenty of action. The hero,
village newspaper editor, has an encounter
with White Caps and rescues fair maiden
from peril in the opening chapter leaving
the reader properly interested in what is
TO come next.
The mystery in English literary circles
as to the identity of Fiona Macleod" brings
the suggestion from Mr.. Alden that she is
one of the many incarnatons of the myts-
ical Andrew Lang IF ii be true" he adds.
that there is no such man as Andrew
Lang and that the work supposed to be
done by him is done by an association of au-
thors. what is more natural than to sup
pose that the same association works under
other names than that of Andrew Lang?'
Justin Mccarthy says in the Youths
Companion: Il think that we must allow
that taking into account the FORM rhythm,
melody and all else, Tennyson was the
greatest English poet of our time. My own
sympathies, intellectual and personal. went
rather with Browning. James Russell Low
ell said to me in his Cambridge home. many
years ago, that he thought Browning had
started with the larger outfit. but did not
know how TO arrange his stock TO the best
advantage"
Writing in the Boston Globe. a journalist.
Of he, in
formed, says that Rudyard Kipling is now
receiving from e15,00o to $4,000 yearly from
his royalties and his literary work general
ly. AT the same time he is said to spend
no more than $1,000 per annum: This Is
prudence with a vengeance and the credit
for it is largely ascribed to Mrs. kipling,
who is spoken of as an excellent hnancler,
having inherited talent for finances from
the Balestiers.
A good deal having been said in literary
journals lately about the advantages of a
literary agent" whose business Is to bring
authors manuscripts to the notice OF pub
fishers, a writer in the New York Times.
who signs himself "One of the Three,
makes the point that the literary agent Will
add one more middleman between the au-
thor and the public. There were" he says,
already two-publsher and bookseller
dition necessarily lessen the profits hitherto
divided by three, but now to be shared by
four?'
1t is said that Rudyard Kiplings suit for
$25 coo damages against G. p. Putnams
Sons, alleging violation Of copyright, came
about from the publication by the Putnams
of his Departmental Ditties.'' These con-
sist of Mr.. Kiplings earliest poems. and he
is so far prejudiced against their perpetual
ton that he has not included them In the
outward Bound edition Of his works
which is being compiled by himself 1t is
said that the Putnam firm also incurred
his displeasure by including In their edition
THE Ken of Kipling," which is short
history of his life.
Mr. Van de Poorten Schwartz c'Maarten
Maartens) spends but little time in Hol-
land his wife being an invalid who requires
the softer air of southern Europe for her
health. Their home however, is the Castle
of ZuyleStein, where the author leads the
life of country gentleman which he loves
best of all, industriously attending TO his
farms his blooded stock and his duties as
one of the social magnates of the district.
For he is a rich man, and literature but his
avocation. A new book from his pen. the
name of which has not yet been divulged,
will be published in this country early in the
fall.
Mrs. Edith Wharton, the author of 1.-The
Greater Inclination" was Miss Edith Jones
before her marriage to Edward r. Whar-
ton. a member Of an old and well-known
Philadelphia family. Mrs. Wharton spends
her summers at Newport. where she has a
cottage and her winters in New York
circles which make their Headquarters
around Washington square. Before Mrs
Wharton came into the notice of the literary
public a writer of exceedingly clever
rerrtation a poet of more than ordinary
ability.