The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28

Eleven novels, a work on invalid cookery
and new edition of standard authority
on the dog, comprise Little, Brown & Co. s
spring announcements.
Robert Louis Stevenson's Prayers Writ
ten at Vailima will be published by the
Scribners this month in a small volume
suggesting. in size and general appearance,
the 'Aes Triplex" and the Christmas Ser
mon, recently published
Horace Howard Furness, sr., whose mon
umental work, the Variorum Edition of
Shakspeare's plays, is everywhere known,
is rapidly completing the preparation of
next volume to be added to this edition of
which j. b. Lippincott Company are the
publishers.
The title of Maeterlink's new book will be
THE Double Garden This title indicates
that the contents of the book will be of two
sorts: first, pastorals, dealing with flowers.
bees, the dog ETC.; and second philosophi-
sued in this country by Dodd, Meade &
Company in the spring.
Mrs. Virgins 'Rebecca," according TO
reports i'm the American and English Book
man, stood among the three or four best
selling books during the month of February
in the United States, England and Scotland
The, publishers, HoughtOn, Miffln & Com
pany, state that they have just had to
making the total number of copies 10000.
Among the new Macmillan books is one
on Trout Fishing" by Mr. w. Earl Hodg-
son. An attractive feature of the volume is
1.-The Book of Flies" which consists in
colored plates for each fishing month in
the year, showing the appropriate lures of
the month as they would look in the
anglers fly book. Besides his instructions,
Mr.. Hodgson tells many good stories
Doubleday, Page & Co. publish this month
Volume ! of "The Poultry Book" con-
tanning the nine parts which have been
issued consecutively. about one a month
for the last year. The color illustrate
are by Harrison Weir, while the many hun
dreds of photographs also have a great
practical value in book which aims to be
the complete and comprehensive work on
the raising of all sorts of poultry
A new volume by President Roosevelt will
be issued in the early spring with the Put
nam imprint This will be entitled. nd
dresses and Presidential Messages of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, 19O2-19Ol." The book will
have an introduction written by Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge. The publishers desire
to make ii clear that in Mr.. Roosevelt s
opinion these speeches have been dedicated
to the public, and he derives. therefore no
business advantage from their publicat ton
Booker T. Washington's forthcoming
book, Working with the Hands," was an
then considered finished, but the author was
not satisfied with it and finally insisted
upon Withdrawing it from mis- publishers
hands and putting in another years work
upon IL. The book is intended TO show the
practical working out of the theories ad-
vanced in Mr.. Washington's earlier writ
ings. Doubleday, Page * Co. are the pub
fishers.
There is a fascination in the various
sciences which claim to reveal what is hid
studies which may be ranked as legitimate
is graphology. or the reading of character
by handwriting. The latest book on this
subject will be published by the Putnams
under the title What Handwriting Indi-
Gates" by John ReXford. This will be- IL is
said. a thoroughly practical hand book
which will be Ineligible to the most casual
amateur.
Late announcements for forthcoming
spring publications on Doubleday. Page e.
Co.'S list include "Basketry." with over $50
colored illustrations and photographs. by
the eminent authority on Indian crafts
Prof Otis T. Mason; Social Games and
Pastimes," by Mrs. Burton Kingsland uni
form with the same authors Book of
and Poems That Every Child Should
Know" edited by Miss Mary L. Burt, with
illustrations and decorations by Miss
Blanche Ostertag.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett has Just
completed short story of childhood. the
first in the line of her great success. Little
Lord Fauntieroy." she has written in many
years. 1t is a novelette, in two parts which