The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-18

and anordfng new view or certain events
which had much TO do with the history Of
this Nation.
Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who
has enjoyed the friendship of many of the
great American authors, is about to pub
lish through Houghton Miffiin. & Co.
a Readers History of American Literature
His fund of personal Renaissance enables
Ing material, and in his previous biograpn-
ical and critical work ii is seen that he Is
discriminating as well as sympathetic.
Charles Scribner's Sons will publish on
May 20 Gordon Keith the new novel by
Thomas Nelson Page, with seven illustra-
tions by George Wright; F. Hopkinson
Smiths new book, THE Under Dog, and
The Life and Letters OF Charles Butler.
by Francis Hovey Stoddard, professor of
the English language and literature in New
York University. Charles Butler was for
sixty years one of New York city's most
prominent citizens.
A new publisher of fiction. w. ]. Richie,
is to issue soon a new novel by Edward
w. Townsend. in which this author deserts
New York for his scenes and characters,
going as 'far from the Bowery' as the
top of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Mr..
Ritchie Is not new publisher, except In
the line Of fiction, and Mr. Townsend is not
novel form, having written a number OF
short stories located there.
James Lane Allen. whose new novel,
"Crypts Of the Heart" will be published
June "a by the Macmillan Company. has
been receiving many letters of inquiry in
regard to the character of the book. To
Chicago friend he wrote: LAS to what L
might say to you IN ADVANCE this Is , the
to be careful 1t is learned, however, that
"Crypts of the Heart is Kentucky tale
and that 1t will be presented without pic
torial illustrations.
Mrs. Frank r. Stockton has prepared for
THE Captains Toll Gate" Mr.. Stockton's
posthumous novel, which the Appletons
will publish about June /, a memorial
sketch In which she says: "In regard to the
present story, The Captains Toll Gate
although 1t is now after his death first
published. 1t was all written and completed
by himself. No other hand has been al
written before Kate Bonnet" his last
published volume. was begun.
George Remnants book, The Tragedy OF
Pelee," which is published by the Out
look Company, has been selected by the
New York state library as one of the list
of fifty best books for a village library"
which they have just issued. Mr.. Ken
mans book remains the most important
the devastation of Martinique. The author
was one of the first on the ground after
the disaster and made most thorough
and painstaking investigation of all the
details Of the catastrophe.
Brentano's have just ready an edition Of
very instructive and amusing game from
the Chinese called Chinese Tangrams,"
compiled by Sam Lloyd, the famous puz-
zle expert This game according to the
encyclopaedia, is OF very ancient origin,
having been played In China for upward
of 1900 years, where 1t Is practically a
national pastime. The volume is called
1.-The Eighth Book of Tan, Part L. 1t is
a large oblong pamphlet showing the
numberless designs that can be formed
with seven small triangular pieces of
board.
The Story Of the Churches series, the
first two volume of which have just been
issued by the Baker Taylor Company,
grew out of discussion which is common
enough wherever laymen meet to discuss
religious topics. This series is calculated
to tell the average member in a brief and
popular manner the rise, history and be-
lief of his own church, and make it easy
for him to acquire the same knowledge of
the others. Each volume will be written
by the leading historian of the sect. DIR.
Henry G. Vedder, professor of church his
tory in the Grocer Theological Seminary,
wrote The Baptists." and Dr. Charles L.
Board of Home Missions, 'The Presby-
terians." 1.-THE Methodists' and THE Con-
gregationalists" will be published in Sep
w.
Dana Estes Co.'s list of publications
for the current year includes the following
titles: Juveniles: 1.-The Little Owls at
Redgates," new rebus book by Ella Far
man Pratt; True Blue: a Story of Luck
and Pluck" by Edward s. Ellis; Lore,
Dolphin" by Harriet A. Cheever; Mother
RSHny By Harriet pt r A. cheeyer DADDY
Girls new editlon). by Fanny Belle Irv-
ing; Little Dicks Christmas, by Ethel
A Cheever; "fhe Girl Rough Riders" by
Col. Prentiss Ingraham 1.-The Story-book
House." by Honor Walsh. Nature and
Science: "a Hermit's Wild Friends; or,
A. Walton; "Hypnotism" (new edition), by
Carl Sextus; American Fishes (new edi-
tom, by G. Browne Goode, and key to
North American Birds (fifth revised edi-
tton), by DR.. Elliott Coues.
G. P. Putnam's Sons are about to issue
a book entitled Modern Civic Art; the
City Made Beautiful written by Charles
Milford Robinson, author of Improvement
of Towns and Cities" Mr. Robinson, whom
certain English critics hailed as the new
Ruskin In their reviews Of his earlier book
treats In this volume of the artistic side of
that civic renaissance which is now sweep
ing over the civilized world in a popular
effort to bring beauty into cities. Philo-
sophical reflection and historical survey,
added to artistic criticism and suggestion
in the presentation of the subject. make
the work very attractive while at the same
time it is thoroughly practical. An idea of
the scope and character of the book may
the topics treated; .:The Water Entrance e
to the City," THE Land Entrance" 1.-The
Administrative Center" THE Street Plan"
Modern Commerciai Architecture" .'on
Streets - "Suhurhan Deyaloppaapt