The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-02
With the Publishers.

1.-THE Owl and the Woodchuck." by VIII
liam Harold Neidlinger and Walter Bob
bett, will be issued from the press Of Rand
McNally on Sept. ]. IL is a combination OF
for children.
Rugs. Oriental and Occidental" is the
title of volume announced by A. 9. Nc
Clurg q Co, Chicago. Its author, Rosa
Belle Holt, has made close study of the
subject and is said to have produced an
interesting and useful work
Walter Barr author of "Shacklett."
novel just published by the Appletons, and
which is said to be quite out of the COM
mon, is now a resident Of Iowa but was
educated at De Pauw University and later
did newspaper work at Greencastle and
Columbus, Ind.
Hall Game has never made it a secret
that he gets his plots from the Bible. and
for the new novel, THE Eternal City" the
American edition Of which has just been
issued by ID. Appleton & Co, he has taken
for his theme the story of Samson and
Delilah, with the effort. however. 10 make
his modern Delilah sympathetic 10 the
reader.
1t has been generally known that Agnes
Repplier has been for some time engaged
upon a volume devoted TO the cat which
was to bear the felicitous title Of The
Fireside Sphinx" The volume is at last
completed and will be included among
pubncatlons- IN IL the author has traced
the history Of the "suave and puissant cat"
from its first appearance by the Nile down
TO the present day
Maxine GOrky, the Russian, is evidently
TO be one of the much-taIked-of writer's.
1t is generally believed that this apostle Of
vagabondage is at his best in short stories.
collection Of these. under the title OF
The Orlons viii therefore be published
this autumn by the Messrs Putnam The
Monfpfiprsa fTxy
from the Russian and the translation ia
s alq 10 pear evidence OF her thorough SYM
pathy with the Russian authors work.
Little Brown & Co have in preparation
the twenty-ffth thousand of Sidney Nc
Calls novel Truth Dexter" The demand
for the book this past month has been
greater than at any time since its first
publication. When the Gates Lift I'D
Their Heads, Payne Erskine's powerful
Southern novel. has just gone into a new
Christopher, and Mary Catherine Crow
leys Detroit story. "A Daughter Of New
France, are also very successful, both be-
ing IN their sixth editions.
George Horton, editor, essayist and novel;
list. widely recognized just now as the
author Of Like Another Helen" viii bring
out this fall, under the title OF Modern
Athens" a book embodying a brilliant pic
ture of the capital city OF modern Greece
and life there in all its phases. No one Is
better equipped for such work han Mr..
Horton, his long residence I'M Athens in tha
diplomatic service having stepped him in
the necessary facts, atmosphere and per-
spective. The book Will be produced by
the Scrtbners in an attractive manner. being
in size and style somewhat similar I'D
Marion Crawford's "Constantinople.'
Messrs. L. c. Page d Co. Boston. an
nounce the following works Of fiction for
immediate publication: Captain Raven-
shaw" by Robert Nelson Stephens. author
of IAN Enemy to the King" Philip Win
wood" etc: Her Washington Expert
ences," by Anna FarQuhar, author OF Tier
Boston Experiences, The Devil + Plough"
etc. Back 20 the Soil by Bradley Gil
man, author OF THE Drifting Island" etc
My Stransest Case by Guy Boothbv.
White Devil" etc: Jarvis Of Harvard
by u. w. Kaufman, literary editor OF the
Philadelphia Press: "A Gentlcwoman OF the
Sums" by Annie Wakeman.
1t was after the publication or Thu
Deemster' that Hall Caine made his ap
pearance as a dramatist. Mr.. Wilson Bar
rett who had read the book. telegraphed
TO him to come up and discuss it's drama
tization. MIR. Caine started. but was forced
to leave The train al Derby. owing 10 a
terrible fog. For ten days he stopped ar
little inn near Derby the Isaac Walton
in Dove Dale, waiting for the fog to lift.
and here n was that he wrote the ora X
Of his play. Ben-my-Chree, which was
produced by Mr. Wilson Barrett al 80
Princess Theater. London. on Man IA issg
All Mr.. Caine subsequent dramatic work
has been done in collaboration with Mr.
Wilson Barrett, with the one exception -
The Christian Mr.. Caine has had
one great disappointment in his
dramatic work He was commits
stoned by Sit Henry Irving TO write a
play on MahOmet but the outcrv In the
press was so great that Sir Henry was
compelled 10 give up the idea OF producing
the play. II was accepted In America but
has not yet been staged. THE Eternal
CITY Mr.. Csinc latest novel has hl.t
been published by ID. Appleton & co.