The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-21

s. r. Crockett, the author, shows in his
person much of the aptitude for good fight
ing which he loves in his heroes. He stands
six feet high. with a breadth of shoulders
TO match, and with his ruddy cheeks, his
red beard and keen blue eyes looks more
like a man of action than Of letters.
1t has always been asserted that some
OF the novels bearing the signature of Alex
andre Dumas the elder were written by his
assistants. One day, when Dumas pere met
Dumas fills on the street, he asked him
whether he had read his latest novel. mo"
said Dumas junior. ''Have you?'
Suemas MacManus, after having disposed
of short stories to almost every magazine
of note in the country, is preparing to re-
turn to his home in Ireland. During his
stay in this country Mr.. MacManus has COL
lected some material which may induce him
to depart for once from his usual vein of
Irish folk lore.
Among the works of fiction particularly
recommended for study by the Post Grad
uate Association of the Minnesota confer
ences of the Methodist Episcopal Church
are mo John Street." by Richard White
ing, and TONY Drum" by Pugh. These
books are included in the subject of 1.-The
Church and Social Reform in the scheme
of study laid down for 1900.
Robert Barr the novelist, arrived in
New York from the other side on Thurs
day on the Oceanic, and when seen later
said: THE reason for my coming here
at this time lies in the fact that / have
just completed an American novel, and al
though 1 still feel perfectly familiar with
the country, / have nevertheless been alb
sent for eighteen years, and desire to SUBJ
NIT IL to some friends of mine before pub
LEGATION, in order to he the safe side.
We regret to hear, says the London
r hot i-
satisfactory state of health, and may
be compelled to seek bracing climate be-
fore long, away from the downs and cider
lands of his beloved, but relaxing Wessex
1t is possible that he may temporarily leave
Dorchester and take a house in Scotland.
Mr.. Hardy, the Leader adds, is not an out
and-out supporter of the war. though his
sympathy with the soldiers is, as might
have been expected from the creator of the
Trumpet Major" complete. Among WELL
known writers who take up an advanced
position against the war. from first to last.
are Nine. Sarah Grand, "ouida," Edna
Lyall. Herbert Spencer. Meredith. William
Watson and Lord Acton.
gossiper In the New York Mail and Ex-
press says: There isn't as much starv-
ing in a garnet on the part of authors as
there once was. 1 hear that Thomas Mel
son Page has already realized some 81 600
from the sale of his Christmas story,
Santa Claus's Partner and that his novel,
Red Rock has brought him not far from
$50. 900. Such figures do not suggest starva-
tion-or, IL they do the starvation is so
slow as not TO be embarrassing l was also
informed this week on what / regard as
good authority that Paul Leicester Ford s
novel OF Peter Sterling, which made it's
first appearance In 1894. Is still so good a
seller that IL returned several thousand dol
lars TO its author last year..
Anthony Hone Is not suDersfffious save
a London writer. He has left his lucky
chambers in the quiet Middle Temple. Lon-
don. where he practiced law without
clients. and has working Offices on Bucking-
ham street, near the Strand-much as one