Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-14
PROSPECTUS FOR 1854.
THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.

UNRIVALLED ARRAY OF TALENT.
TyHE Proprietors Of the POST, in again coming be-
fore the public, would return thanks for tho gen
eorus patronage which has placed them TAR In ad.
vance Of every other literary weekly in America; and
the only suitable return for such free and hearty
support their arrangements for 1854 have been made
with degree of lberality probably unequallsd in
the history Of American newspaper literature. They
have engaged contributors for the ensuing year,
the following brilliant array of talent and genius
Mrs SouthtOorth, Emerson Bennett, Mrs. DENT
SON, Grace Greenwood, and Fanny Fern
In tho first paper of January next, we design com.
mencing an Original Novelct, written expressly for
our columns, entitled
THE BRIDE OF THE WILDERNESS,
By EMERSON BENNETT, author of Viola"
I" Clara Morelandn = /" The Forged viii" etc.
This Noveist, by the popular author of Clara
Morcand;' we design following by another, called
THE STEP MOTHER,
By Mrs MtNr lh DENIS0N, author Of " Home Pic
lures, = g Grrtfade RUSSELL etc.
We have also the promise of a number Of
SKETCHES BY GRACE GREENWOOD,
Whose brilliant and versatile pen win be almost
clusively employed upon the Post and her own " Lit
tie Pilgrim
Mrs Southworth- h. whose fascinating works
being rapidly republished in England also, will
maintain her old and pleasant connection with tho
Post The next story from her gifted pen will be
titled
Miriam, The Aycnger; or, The Fatal VOW
ByEMMA d. E. N SOUTHWORTH author of !" The
Curse of Clifton " The Lost Heiress n 4" The Desert
ed Wife, etc.
And last--not least--we are authorized to announce
a series IF articles from who has rapidly risen
very high in popular favor They will be entitled
A NEW SERIES OF SKETCHES,
By FANNY FERN, author Of " Fern Leaves ETC.
Weexpect to be able to commence the Sketches by
Fanny Fern, well as the series by Grace Green
wood in the early numbers Of the coming year
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