The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-24
Among the Publishers.

The Neyernod Press, of Boone, Iowa, an
nounces the publication of an edition de
luxe of the Fitzgerald version OF the f1uDdi-
yat of Omar Khayyam-
Antbonv Homes new novel, "Quisante,"
which has never appeared as a serial, either
mere mr. in England. IS TO be brought out
by the New York house OF the Frederic
A Stokes Company. There was CONSIDER
able competition for IL among the PUBLISH
ers.
A personal friend of Francis Parkman
has prepared a life of the historian, to
be published by Little. Brown & Co. The
same firm announces the publication or
a life and study of James Martineau, by
the Rev. A w. Jackson. In regard to
this work DR.. Martineau is said TO nave
cautioned the author, BE sure tnat you
do not spare me-.
A Chinese Mother Goose" is found in
the list of September publications issued
by Fleming II. Revell Company The
author. Professor Isaac Taylor, of Picking
University has made a study OF Chinese
folk lore for a number of years. His met
rical translation of Chinese nursery rhymes
Is accompanied by $50 photographs Oh cnild
life taken by the author especially Tor
this book.
Laird & Lees Vest-Pocket Diary and
Time-Saver for 1907 is very neat and
dainty booklet 1t is faultless and exquisite
ly original in paper and binding. and the
contents, in addition to the diary proper
and blank pages for accounts and men,
oranda, cover the very latest events OF the
year 1900, up to and including the Chinese
complications. There are also some useful
tables of statistics.
Mr. Edwin S. Gorham. publisher. of New
York, caters especially to the Dante liter
airy contingent A Dante Calendar, with
specially translated passages and series
of Florentine decorations and reproduc-
lions of chalk drawings depicting scenes in
Dante's life done by the hand of Blanche
McManus and printed in three colors Is
promised as an attractive and unique con-
tribution to Dante literature.
The scene OF "Stringtown on the Pike %
which is announced by Dodd, Mead G. Co..
is laid In northern Kentucky. The story
centers about Florence, small village ten
miles south of Covington. This is the
'-Stringtown'' of the novel, the pike being
the Lexington pike, the most celebrated
sons the author has drawn upon fiction in a
few OF his descriptions Of locality.
Mcclure. Phillips & Co. will publish Sept.
% four volumes OF fiction-"An Eagle
Flight" by DR.. Jose Rial. Filipino novel;
1.-The Fugitives." By Morley. Roberts. a
story of love and adventure In the South
African war: '"The Circular Study" by
detective story Of New York city. and
THE Darlingtons," by Elmore Elliott
Peake. novel or American life In the mid
die West
John Burroughs new nature book,
Squirrels and Other Fur Bearers" with
fifteen Illustrations in color from Audubon,
will be published Sept. 20. by Houghton,
Miffiin C Co. The accounts of the little
animals are reminiscent rather than for
NAL. having been written with the primary
view TO interest young readers. The same
house has just issued Colonel Thomas il.
Iivermore's Numbers and Losses in the
Civil War" The work is based upon official
information contained in permanent de-
partment records of both sides in the strug-
gle
Mr. F. Marion Crawford will not come
TO America to oversee the production of
the dramatized version of his new novel.
''In the Palace OF the King" which will
soon appear on the boards at Washington.
He will remain at Sorrento, where he is
putting the finishing touches to his histor-
zeal work on The Rulers of the South -
soon to be published by the Macmillans.
Although IL Is as a novelist that Mr. Craw-
ford has been until recently chiefly known
TO wide circle both here and In Furona
the bent OF his studies for years has been
towards serious historical work The great
success OF his Ave Roma ImmorfaIis''
has encouraged him in this field and the
book he Is now writing will treat of the
history or southern Italy and Sicily, under
the different rulers who have held sway
by turns In that enchanted country from
the first Greek settlers down to the acces
sion or the house of Aragon