Excerpt from Indiana Writers of Poems and Prose It is with pride the publishers present this volume to the literary world. It has been compiled from selections graciously tendered by the best writers of' verse and prose native-born of the Hoosier State. The likeness of each contributor graces the page opposite the manuscript. It is the most interesting. Complete and worthy work of'the kind ever pub lished and can never be equalled by any other sin gle State or country in the entire world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.