The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-13


A. c. McClurg & Co. report a great de-
mand for Mrs. Carter Harrison's new book
of fairy tales, prince Silverwings
Justin HuntIy Mccarthy is putting the
finishing touches to a new novel which viii
presently be brought out by r.. II. Russell;
New York. Mr. McCarthys romance. IL
l Were King found many readers
Mr.. Howells's promised new book OF
comment and "reminiscences entitled Lit
erature and Life, will be published by
the Harpers on Oct IA The handsome
volume is uniform with Literary Friends
and Acquaintance" and "Heroines OF flc-
ton"
What is likely to be considered one Of the
leading biographies of the year Is that OF
Nathaniel Hawthorne from the hand OF
Prof. George E. Woodbury., whose life OF
Edgar Allan Poe is a most satisfying study
of that remarkable genius IL will be pub
iished by the Houghton-Mifffi Company.
Harper & Brothers announce for imme-
date publication their new edition of Lewis
| Carrol's Through the Looking Glass"
with forty fulI-page illustrations by Peter
| Newell. The book Is designed as a COM
| panion volume to the Peter Newell edition
| of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
| published by the same firm last year, ana
| one of the seasons successes
In point of authenticity. the most inn
| is that just added to the Appletons' His
toric Lives series. 1t Is the work of Reuben
| Gold Thwaites, secretary Of the Wisconsin
State Historical Society, who Is also the
author of the preceding volume In the
series. Father Marquette" which has at
| tracted much favorable comment.
| Among the fall announcements made by
| the w. A. Wilde Company. Of Boston. is
one of particular interest to Western peo-
| pie. II is volume entitled ION the From
| tier with st. Clair" by Charles s. Wood
| Although this Is the authors first volume.
| yet Ii has at once met with recognition
and has already been adopted by the
Young Peoples Reading Circle OF Ohio.
The Houghton- Miffiin fan list Of special
artistic editions includes 'Prothalomion and
Epithalamion." by Edward Spenser; Anti
Slavery Papers" by James Russell Lowell;
"Montaignes Essays" translated by Floris,
| Library" by Gabriel Naude Qe27) Descrip-
tive circulars showing the various styles or
| Typography of these volumes may be had
| upon application TO the publishers.
The Lothrop Publishing Company. OF Bos-
ton, will bring out. the middle Of the month.
what they consider a very strong piece OF
fiction, 1.-The whirlwind.'' by Rupert
Hughes. 1t is study OF the life history OF
salient character. beginning with his boy
hood in the country: before the war. and
ord and a subsequent equally brilliant polit-
ical career, up to his candidacy for the
| presidency.
1.-The Mabinogion." translated from the
Welsh by Lady Charlotte Guest and edited
by Alfred Mutt, has just been published
in a low-priced edition by the New Amster-
| dam Book Company. This book OF mediae-
| val tales of old Britain is regarded by COM
| petent authorities as one of the most IN
teresting as well as the most beautiful In
| all literature. Lady Charlotte Guests edi.
/
hence the stories are not popularity known
Doubleday. Page & Co. have just issued
Sara Beaumont Kennedy's new novel. The
wooing of Judith" and Tangled Up in
Beulah Land" by J. p. Mowbray. author
of "a Journey to Nature" both books fol
lowing after very successful books by the
. same authors last year. They also publish
authentic work with intimate accounts o.
! great men Of Napoleonic times. by {
woman who went TO war In mems clothing
to follow Marshal Ney.
In her new novel. "Francezka," which
the Bowen Merrill Company will publish
, early this month. Molly Elliot Seawell ha.
: gone once again to France and the bril-
. liant time when Maurice of SAKE sought
the throne of Courland. when beautiful
3 Adrienne Lecouvreur swayed emotiona
| time between palace and prison. In thos
| eventful days Miss Seawell's herone-Fran
I | ceZka Capello-is made to live and love
e The book has been illustrated by Harrison
! Fisher who has done so much fine worl
: | for this firm.
That President Roosevelt's influence 4
almost as strong in a literary as In politi
cal way would seem to be the inference il
A the case of a book published by Mcclure
f Phillips e. Co. which the President chances
4 | to mention in a public speech The book
Charles Wagner's THE Simple Life. an'
| the President referred to IL as 'sucl
3 | wholesome, sound doctrines, that / wish
/. | could be used as tract throughout on
| country" Up TO the time that this speecl
| was reported in the newspapers the bool
a had a small though steady sale. Within
I fortnight IL has gone through a second an
Il third edition, and the fourth is now on tn
r | presses
d jeremiah Curtin. who has just translate
( Alexander Glovatski's new Polish novel
J. 1.-The Pharaoh and the Priest" which Lit
e tie, Brown & Co. publish. gives the fol
lowing sketch of the author I'm this intro
duction to his translation: Alexande
: Glovatsld was born in 1s47 In Mashov.
a | village of the government of Lublin. III
y finished his preliminary studies in the Luf
. | lin gymnasium and was graduated fror
" the University of Warsaw. He took part
}. the uprising of 1863 but was captured an
y liberated after some months detention. A
a student he showed notable power and wa
n exceptionally attracted by mathematics an
=, ! science to which he gives much attentio
: | yet, though occupied mainly In literature
II |
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