The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-11
With the Publishers.

A new edition Of Ashes of Empire" one
of the very best of Robert w. chambers's
novels. is 10 be issued at once by the Fred
erick A. Stokes Company in paper covers
and at a popular price.
Mr.. William Schuyler, assistant principal
of the st. Louis Normal and High School.
says OF 1.-The Sweepers OF the Sea" (the
Bowen-Merrill Company that 1T is. In my
opinion, the best book of its kind since the
works of Jules Verne
Brentanos have nearly ready a work
of especial interest to those interested in
the subjects of psychology and astrology,
entitled Our Fate and the Zodiac, ana
il is the most complete and elaborate
book on this subject yet published.
The A. Vessels Company announce for
early publication in February 1.-THE Rise OF
the Book Plate by w. G. Bowdoin. The
volume will contain go reproductions of
representative and rare book plates. par
ticularly examples of American book plate
designers.
Cassell & Co. announce an Encyclopedia
of the Game of Whist"-a work less for
midable than the name would indicate.
however, since 1t makes but one moderate
sized volume. 1t is said to contain every
thing one needs to know about whist and
nothing more
CT. w. Dillingham; Company announces
1.-The Toltec Savior" a historical romance
, of ancient Mexico. by Mrs. John Ellsworth
Graham. The author lived in Mexico about
nine years, collecting traditional and his
torical events relative to this book. IL Is
said to be a high-class novel.
Florence Finch Kelley's striking story.
with Hoops of Steel issued by the
Bowen-Merril Company, is getting re-
markedly fattering notices from the West
ern reviewers. They express pleasure In
the complete and life-like picture" she
gives of the genuine plainsman, who Is fast
becoming a 'Once was.
h Spiritual significance" the new book
by Lillian Whiting. author Of 1.-The World
Beautiful" (Little Brown &c Coz. is in its
fifth thousand. 1.-THE fundamenta basis
of the entire spiritual significance OF
life," writes Miss Whiting, lis that man
is a spiritual being. immortal in nature.
progressive by means OF a perDetually IN
creasing development of his latent pow
ers."
According to their annual catalogue for
1900 the Macmillan Company published SIS
works during the past year. One-third OF
this number were books by American au-
thors. printed and copyrighted in the
United States, and numbering for 1890 over
one million and a half copies. according 10
a statement by the Norwood Press. in
Massachusetts,, which does most OF the
Company's printing.
The Century Company recently received
a letter from a gentleman in Baltimore. or
dering a copy of Ernest Seton-Thompson's
Biography Of a Grizzly to be sent to
Colonel d. d. Pickett, Four Bears postof-
fee, Wyo. Colonel Pickett" the writer
added, lis the man that shot the bears.
ever seen 1t in print" The authors COM
ment on the above is: "An my story Is
true"
1t is not only novels which attain a big
circulation in these days. Ida VI. Tarbell's
History of Napoleon is said TO have
reached a sale OF 10000 copies. 1t Will be
reissued this month through Mcclure.
Phillips & Co, under the title of Napoleon
and Josephine" The original elaborate IL
Illustrations will be preserved I'm the forth
coming edition, which has been supple
mented and enlarged through the addition
of a sympathetic sketch OF the first En-
press of the French
Nathan c. Schaeffer. superintendent OF
instruction in Pennsylvania contributes
TO Lippincotts educational series, Think
ing and Learning TO Ahink." en- Informing
and helpful book. valuable TO teachers and
/ parents alike. Or. w. Barton Hopkins. the
, welI-known philadelphia surgeon. has jasi
issued through the press OF j. b Lipp1n-
colt Company a Clinical Treatise on frac-
lures" concise and practical In character,
which very fully illustrates the application
OF X-ray photography 10 the diagnosis OF
I, fractures.
Mr.. JOIN Murray. the English producer
of the widely talked-of An English Wom'
/ ans Love Letters" is quoted as saying
II do not know who wrote IL, and 1 cannot
even guess. My impression is that the let
, tiers were genuine enough, and that they
were edited by a literary hand. 50 as q
give them that perfect touch which has
made them such a delight 10 the reading
public. At present there is simply a wiiS
run on the book, and 1 am 1900 copies IL
debt 10 the trade" Page Doubleday x Co.
New York. are the American publishers.
The Lothrop Publishing Company. OF Bos
ton, is preparing for issue a romance GALES
"a Carolina Cavalier" which Mr.. Georg'
: Cary Eggleston completed during the sum
mer at his country place, Culross. on LAX
!. George. II is said that the plan and motlv'
! of this novel took form IN Mr.. Egglestona
I: mind when, years ago. as a young Confed
! crate officer. he was guarding the railroad
I near the home OF South tsarOlina'S revolu
4 tionary Governor. the famous John Rut
7 ledge, and, by favor OF a later Rutledge
j had access 20 the letters and other histor
zeal stores of the old revolutionary man
sion.
b. X. Benson's 'who Goes There2 Th
5 Story of a Spy I'm The Civil War" (the Mac
|. milians). is attracting much attention frcn
the veterans Of that war. General S. 5
> Burdett. OF Washington. d. C. consider
, IL the best story OF the civil war whic
I has come under his notice. Rev. Lymai
Abbott Is quoted as speaking OF IL a
"a remarkable book whether * Is nctio
or fact, or fiction founded on fact" Ouida'
& new book OF five short stories viii be pub
lished Immediately by the Macmillan Com
pany under title Of street Dust and 0the
; Stories" Many OF the readers Of Nile