The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26
With the Publish rs.

The only known photograph Of the Rich
ard Carvel house at Annapolis. Md, has
been reproduced in buff and brown on art
lists paper and published by Cameron,
Blake q Co., New York.
The Century Company, publishers OIL the
much talked-of Confessions of a Wife"
assert that they do not know the identity
of Mary Adams" the reputed author, and
they do not know whether they ever shall
know or not.
The Central figure in Churchill Wiiliams's
striking story, '"The Captain" is General
Grant. He dominates the whole narrative.
and the publishers Oothrop & Co., Boston,
assert that no such impressive presenta-
ton of the great leader has before appeared
in fiction.
A new and revised edition Of "The Stand
ard Guide to the City of Mexico and VII
entity" by Robert S. Barrett, is announced
for publication Feb. / by the Modern Mex
leo Publishing Company, of New York This
will be the third edition Of Mr.. Barrett's
book in three years.
Benjamin Swift, the well-known English
author has written about London society,
or rather that portion known as the smart
SET" in a novel which will be published In
this country by g. p. Putnam,s Sons In
February. 1t will be called In Pfcca-
dilly.'
Doubleday, Page & Co., publishers of
Country Life in America. announce that
they have an exhaustive work on poultry
and poultry keeping in preparation. 1t will
be issued in parts, with colored plates, and
the first installment will be ready about
the middle Of February.
The Baker Taylor Company announces
for publication in February new art book.
entitled Pictorial Composition and the
Critical Judgment of Pictures" by II. r.
Poore, A. N. A. Mr.. Poores experience as
an artist and instructor of art students fits
him admirably for the production of this
book.
The Scribners have just imported the new
edition of Prof. A. Seth Pringle-Pattison's
MANS Place in the Cosmos" The edition
includes new chapters whose subjects
seemed essential to the rounding out Of the
volume. 1t has rendered even more valu-
able a book which is an authority on its
subject.
Wilshire's Magazine for February has an
international debate on the trust question
by Yves Guyot the famous French states
man and economist, and the editor, H. Gay
lord Wiltshire; Personal Recollections of
Arehibald Forbes" by william LOTHIAN nan
Burroughs" bu Joel Benton.
1.-The Western Slope" is the title of a
small volume of essays by Celia Parker
y,
William S. Lord, publisher, Evanston, Ill.
1.-The Western Slope is a phrase which
designates the afternoon period of life, that
of a maturer judgment and rejection, of
enlarged sympathies and softened beliefs.
The late Frank Norris's novel. THE Pit
a review of which appeared in yesterday
Journal. is in great demand. Expects mt
booksellers called for the first edition OF
90 900 copies a month before the book was
n other large
lions were printed before the day or pub
LEGATION. 1t is published by Doubleday.
Page & Co.
Among the works of fiction to be issued
this spring by the Macmillan Company will
be new novel by James Lane Allen. which.
it is declared, will be the most important
story that author has yet written; the
fourth novel of Winston Churchill, which
will perhaps be published in the summer.
and Charles Majors new novel, TO be ready
for publication in the spring. This is said
to be in an entirely new field.
Harper & Brothers will publish special
limited edition of Mrs. Humphry Wards
ing completion in Harper's Magazine. There
which will be filed in the order of their re-
ceipt. This edition will be issued in two
volumes, autographed by Mrs. Ward and
Will contain sixteen illustrations by Howard
Chandler Christy. There will be two other
editions of this novel at lower price.
John j. Piatt announces a new volume
Of 1.-THE Hesperian Tree; an Annual OF
the Ohio Valley" which is said to exceed
in interest its predecessor. which was a
most interesting book. 1t contains orig
inal stories, sketches. poems, etc, by Will
liam Dean Howeiis. Hon. John Hay, John
| Lancaster Spalding, archbishop OF Chicago,
| Rev. Charles Frederick Goss. DR.. Levi
| Gilbert, William Henry Venable, Edith NJ.
Thomas, Burton Egbert Stevenson. Col.
| Coates Kinney. John Uri Lloyd and 9TH
| ers. There are many illustrations. 7. c.
| Steele, William Forsyth and Virginia Keep
being among the artists represented
A new ''Hoosier' writer will be repre-
sented among the authors Of new spring
books. John H. whitson. a native Of In
diana. who is thoroughly familiar with the
Rocky mountain region. has written book
entitled Barbara, a Woman Of the West
which promises to be an important addition
to novels of American life in the West Mr.
Whitson has been a travelling newspaper
correspondent for many years. being one
of the first to go TO Cripple Creek when
| that famous Colorado mining town was a
wild camp. The scenes Of Barbara" are a
| Western ranch. Cripple Creek and San
| Francisco. Little. Brown & Co., will pub
| lish the book
Mr. Lockweod's "New HARMONY
| Mr. George b. Lockwood's recently pub
| lished History OF the New Harmony Conn
munities' continues to receive commenda.