The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12


ward s. Van Zile entitled "a Novel Compli-
cation" which deals with various phases
of New York's literary world in humorous
way. Mr.. Van lille was an editorial writer
on a New York daily for many years, ana
afterward ecitor for a time of Current Lit
erature. His novels have been OF varied
character, both realistic and romantic
The Lippincotts issue in pamphlet THE
Story of China" with description of the
events relating TO the present struggle.
The writer. Neville p. Edwards, Is the
author of ''The Transvaal IN War and
Peace" This pamphlet, which is hand
somely and profusely illustrated, presents
as rauch of the story as the average
reader, who cannot go exclusively into
history, has time to read. It's price Is ~
cents.
Forty thousand copies of Mr.. F. Marion
Crawfords new novel, I'm the Palace OF
the King; a Love Story OF Old Madrid,
were sold in advance of it's publication. on
Nov. LIST. 1t was published simultaneously
In New York, San Francisco, Toronto and
London. Special editions also appeared at
the same time in India and Australia The
is another novel published by the Mac
milan Company which is also the object
OF great expectations.
Charles Scribners Sons have just revised
their catalogue of musical literature and
are presenting it in an attractive enlarged
edition which has been greatly improved
by carefully classified and annotated lists
or books in every department of music
1t includes nearly all books of any value
on music in the English language. To per-
sons who enjoy music and who also desire
ar acquaintance with the lives of the COM
posers and the various forms of the art
an examination Of the Scribner catalogue
cannot fail to be of both interest and
profit.
In addition to Mrs. Humphrey Wards new
| novel, Eleanor Messrs. Harper &
| Brothers have just published this week
| "a Bicycle of Cathay," by Frank T.. Stock
tom; Devil Tales. by Virginia Frazer
| Boyle; THE Riddle of the Universe. by
| Prof Ernst Haeckel, and wonder Tales
from Herodotus, retold by G.. III. Boden
| and w Il. ID Almeida. Eleanor" has been,
| with the possible exception of "Tr.lby, the
in Harper's Magazine Besides the maya
| zine circulation the advance sales OF the
book amount to about 5000.
Dodd. Mead & Co. have just pub
lished Dobson's life of Fielding" Paul
Leicester Ford's Wanted: a Matchmaker"
Illustrated by Christy; Wonders Of Ma
ture," by Esther Singleton; Marion Har-
lands DIR. Dale; an illustrated edition
| of Miss Harradens "Ships That Pass in
| the Night" Chester Holcombe's THE Real
| Chinese Question: DR.. Bradford's 1.-The
Return to Christi" book of poems by
4 II
| type; Miss Armstrong; edition of Brown
| ing's "Pippa Passes;" "Stringtown on the
| Pike" a Kentucky novel. by John Uri
LLOYD: and new edition of Robinson
Doubleday. Page 6 Co. will shortly pub
| lish a work on colonial furniture, which
has a particular motif In these days when
| so much care, taste, and wealth are ex-
| pended on the art of interior decoration.
| The book, which will be entitled, The Fur
/ niture of Our Forefathers,' is by Esther
Singleton. 1t is illustrated by the reproduc-
| lions of photographs taken of rare and
| beautiful specimens in valuable collections;
| the plates have critical descriptions writ
| ten by Russell Sturgis. The work will be
| issued in several parts, IN which the sub
| jects will be arranged according to locality
| and chronology, and will follow this scehme
| of details.
The social and material rather than the
political growth of the United States, is
the motive of 1.-The Expansion of the
American People" by Professor Edwin Erie
| Sparks, of the University of Chicago. The
| book describes the movement of the people
| across the continent, weaving in local his
terry at every point and showing how all
| the Union. Routes of migration, means
of travel and increase of communication
are given large space. The book is pro-
| fuSely illustrated with reproductions from
| photographs of historical places and rare
| wood-cuts, which the author has spent
| many years in collecting. 1t will be pub
llshed by Scott. Foresman & Co., Chicago.
The wife of the Chinese minister at
/ Washington, WI Ting Fang expresses
through her husband the delight she has
experienced from reading the charmingly
unique Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes. -
! which the Revell Company has just pup-
lished. Minister WI in letter to the au-
thor. Isaac Taylor Headland, of the I'm
| perial Picking University, says: Madame
| WI is very much pleased with Ii. By co..
lecting and translating the Chinese
| rhymes into English, you have added a
valuable contribution to the folklore of
nations and at the same time, done a
| great service to juvenile literature by call
ing attention to the fact that children have
the same thoughts and tastes in China as
| in America"
"Herod,'' the new play by Stephen
Phillips, author of "Paolo and Francesca
will shortly be published in book form by
John Lane. 1t was produced for the first
time IL will be recalled, at Her Majesty s
Theater London. Oct 81, by Mr.. BeerbQhm
Tree, and it is expected that Mr.. Richard
| Mansfield will play tho title role in New
York before long. The drama deals chiefly
with Ierod's execution of Aristobulus,
brother of Marianne, his Queen; with
Herod's jealous condemnation of Marianne
herself, and his subsequent remorse and
other horrors, pictured in blank verse Of an
impressive and thoroughly poetic type. The
publication of this play once more en-
phasiZes the fact that there is A growing
public for tho reading of acting plays.
The failure of the publishers of Gertrude
Athertons "Doomswoman" shortly after
the first edition was issued limited the
circulation of the book, though it is said
to be one of her best. The Continental
Publishing Company. of New York, hav-
ing secured all rights in the book novel
readers will be glad to learn that new
sued. The full force of the title is given
| i'm a quotation from an old Spanish manu-
| script: For ii is believed that the woman
| who is twin is also the woman of doom
that in her doth abide the power to heal
and TO curse; to give and to know the
| highest joy and deepest sorrow; her love
| exalts her hate blasts; in her nature is
| iron and fire, and the fire shall melt the
iron; calm is not her lot, nor the lot of
| those whose fate is hers-and so unto the
end"
Messrs. Houghton. Muffin & Co.'S an
/ nouncements for this week comprise these
volumes: A handsome and profusely IL
Illustrated edition of James T. Fields
yesterdays with Authors;" 1.-The Prodi-
gall" a story of waterfront life in San
Francisco in the early days and the re-
generation of New Zealand ne'er-do-wee
! by his love for a good woman; Through
Ole Rose Glasses and Other Stories" a col
| lection Of short stories, all of the South
old and new, by Mary Tracy Earle: 1.-The