The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-03

A new novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar
will shortly appear from the press of Dodd,
Mead & Co., under the title of 1.-The Love
of Landry" In this new romance Mr.. Dun
bar changes his scene of action from the
South to ranch life in Colorado.
The advance edition of Marie Corellis
Master Christian which was pub
lished by Dodd. Mead & Co. about the end
of August, amounts to 10000 copies for
America and England. The announcement
list of the fall publications of this house
is one of much variety and promise.
Henry Altemus Company, Philadelphia,
will issue about Sept. Is. volume of
poems by Mr.. William J. hampton, known
wherever newspapers are read by his pc
culiar form of zigzag poetry in the New
York Sun. The volume will appear under
the title of ''Yawps and Other Things"
Little, Brown & Co.. the publishers
of Francis Parkman's histories. announce
Life of Parkman." by Charles Haight
Farnham, for publication in the early fall
The work has been written with the sane
ton OF the authors relatives, who have
given Mr.. Farnham access to Mr.. Park
mans letters, vacation journals and all
other available material.
Doubleday, Page & Co. will publish next
week a new edition of j. w. Mackalrs
'Biblio Innocentium.' called the Little
Bible" containing the Old Testament sto-
ries simply rewritten for young people;
Maurus Jokafs Doctor Dumany's Wife,
Hymns That Have Helped Me-" edited
by w. Il. Stead; Prayers. Ancient and
Modern edited by Mary W. Tileston and
three new volumes in the Temple Dickens
1t has been decided to call Mr. Howells's
literary autobiography, which will appear
in a few weeks from the press of Harper
& Brothers. Literary Friends and Ac-
quaintances: A Personal Retrospect of
American Authorship" Intimate estimates
OF Emerson, Lowell. Hawthorne Bayard
Cambridge or Boston group, both men and
women. will be given in these literary
"reminiscences that are eagerly awaited by
all book lovers.
book. fully illustrated by F. Upper and
other prominent artists. with the promising
title of MIR. Dooley's Philosophy" Prom
Using, for ii is in the calm field of philoso-
ply that Mr. Dooley is at his best Among
the great variety of subjects dwelt upon
are Marriage and Politics" The Servant
Girl Problem THE Future of China. .
THE American Abroad. THE Paris Expo
stion." Alcohol as Food" anglo Ameri-
can Sports THE Negro Problem" 'sThe
American Stage etc.
F. Marion Crawford, who has divided his
time during the summer between the baths
of Lucca and Amalfa. will probably return
10 this country before the middle of the
month. He is very anxious to be present
at the opening night of his play I'm the
Palace of the King which will be nre-
sented in Washington. Sept. "a Almost
simultaneously his novel by that name will
appear from the press of the Macmillan
Company, with the additional subtitle Of
"A Story of Old Madrid 1t is an historical
romance OF the time of Philip III of Spain.
In his new book, 1.-The Beers in War" to
be issued shortly by ID. Appleton * Co.
the author Howard C. Hillegas. who
wrote loom Paurs People" says that the
Beers never had more than 10000 armed
men in the field at any time. Mr. HiIleras
gives an excellent account of the Beers
method of fighting. He says that their gem
erals cannot compel them TO go into a
fight. but that the commanders must call
for volunteers whenever "A battle is immi-
nent. The author spent four months with
the Boer forces, and he has written a book
which is quite different from the usual war
books. None of the matter in the book has
appeared I'm print before.
1.-The History of the Devil and the Idea
OF Evil. from the Earliest Times to the
Present Day." is the title of a new and
handsome volume by DR.. Paul Carus an
Eounced by the Open Court Publishing
Company. The work will be richly Illus
trated by typical selections from the art of
ancient and modern demonology and will
offer complete comparative history and
analysis OF the idea of evil with philo-
sophical. ethical and religious comments
The same author Is also TO publish soon a
volume OF short ethical and psychological
discussions, treating OF the origin and tes-
my OF the human soul, the title OF the
book II Whence and Whither?''