The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-02
Am6nE the Publishers.

Mr.. j.. f. Willard. more familiar TO the
public under his "tramping name" of Josiah
Flint. has written his first novel. which
has just been brought out under the title
of The Little Brother 1t is published by
the Frederick A Stokes Company.
The Anthology of Russian Literature"
by Leo Wiener, professor of Slavic lam
guages. Harvard University. will probably
be forthcoming in April. from the press OF
G.. p. Putnam's Sons. This is the first work
of its kind 10 be undertaken i'm English,
and gives the history Of Russian literature
from the ninth century 10 the present day.
The Scribners announce a novel by W.
w. Jacobs, author Of MANY Cargoes." II
will appear in April and will bear the title
AT Sunwich Port" 1t will be freely Illus
trated, i'm the spirit Of the lively story. by
Will Owens. This is a novel said 10 be
very close to human nature and overflow
ing with the bubbling humor characteristic
of this teller of good stories.
Messrs. L. c. Page & Co. announce for
publication early i'm April stephen Hol-
tom a novel by Charles FELTON, Pidgin.
author of Quincy Adams Sawyer and
''Blennerhassett.' This is said TO be in
many ways the strongest novel as yet writ
ten by this popular author. In stephen
Holton'' he has returned TO the field OF his
first success-the annals OF modern life.
CHM & Co, Boston. will issue in April the
following books: Mature Study and Life"
by c. +. Hodge; Trees in Prose and
Poetry. by Gertrude L. Stone and NJ
Grace Pickett; Selections from De Quin-
cey." edited by Prof. Milton II. Turk:
Academic Algebra by Prof. Wooster W..
Beman and Prof David r. Smith; Cicero;
Orations and Letters Spanish and En-
Skies"
Father Marquette" by Reuben @.
Thwaites. is the first volume in Appletons'
Popular Biographical Series, TO be brought
out i'm April by ID. Appleton & Co. Dr.
Thwaites, the editor of the Jesuit Rela-
tions, pictures the striking conditions under
which Marquette entered Canada and began
the foundations of missions, and he gives
an account of a story of the explorations
by Marquette and Joliet IN 1913. and the
missionary's subsequent adventures. This
is a timely book in view OF the coming
celebration of the Louisiana purchase.
Charles Theodore Murray. author Of
Mile Fouchette." announced by the Lip
pincotts, says the foreign student in the
Latin Quarter is more frequently ruined
by the evil associations, but the percentage
is still small compared with this country
Among 10000 students a hundred choice
spirits can readily be found and md each
other and keep the quarter IN "A lively fer
ment. The continental student is usually
limited i'm pocket money, especially French
men. and the habits Of a university man
are usually formed. both OF which saving
features prevent unusual or at least pro-
longed dissipation.
Somebody has written 10 Harper & Broth
ers TO complain OF the rough edges OF a set
of Mark Twaia's works, as follows: Have
seen a good many b~ooks-cheap & dear
ones but never saw any with such ragged
uneven leaves as thOse-At the price-I
expected TO get books finished up in the
best of style-that would be an ornament
10 any library . tried 10 trim them
so they would look half way decent-but /
got so thoroughly Disguised that ] gave IL
up-Have bought copies OF Dickens with
clean cut smooth edges for % cts-so i
don't relish paying SEQ for such finished
books as the ones you sent me-"
Under the attractive and suggestive title
of cape Cod Ballads Albert Brandt. pub
Usher. Trenton. y. j., Will publish imme-
diately a collection of poems by Joe Lin
coin" one OF the younger generation OF
American writers. Mr.. Lincoln's delightful
delineations OF the quaint Cape Cod variety
OF human nature have appeared for years
regularly In the Saturday Evening Post.
Puck, Harpers weekly. the Youths COM
panion. Types. the L. A. ". Bulletin and
other periodicals. His book is illustrated
by Edward w. kemble, the famous artist
I'm character types. OF New York. and COM
prises some two hundred pages.
Houghton. Mifiin & Co. are issuing .
small brochure, which can be had on appli-
cation. Of their publications relating TO
Dante. They include Charles Eliot N~orton's
two books. the first a prose translation OF
'Dante's Divine Comedy and the second
'sDante's New Life" The Teachings Of
Dante by Charles A. Dinsmore: This
Spiritual Sense OF Dante's Divina Comme-
dia." by William 7. Harris. the poetical
transactions OF Dante's divine comedy by
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and by
Thomas w. Parsons; a translation OF
Dante's Eleven Letters. by Charles 3.
Latham. and an essay on Dante by James
Russell Lowell.
The climax OF John Philip sousa's
musical triunohs was when he played -