West-Jersey pioneer., 1877-02-08
SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY
An Unrivaled Illustrated Magazine.

When ScRIBNER issued its famous Midsummer
Holiday Number in July, a friendly critic said Of
it: 1--WE are not sure but that SCRIBNERhas touched
left to it to conquer" But the publishers do not
consider that they have reached the ultima thule
of excellence-they believe that there are other
worlds to conquer, and they propose to conquer
them.
The prospectus for the new volume gives the t.
lies of more than fifty papers mOstly iuStrated).
by writer's of the highest merit Under the head of
"FOREIGN TRAVEL"
we have "a Winter on the Nile" by General
MCCLELLAN; "Saunterings about Constantinop e."
by CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER; Out of my Win
dow at Moscow" by EUGENE SCHUYLER; "An
are annOunced:
"NICHOLAS MINTURN,"
By DIR. HOLLAND, the Editor,
whose story of ''SevenOaks gave the highest salts
faction to the readers of the Monthly
The scene of this latest novel is laid on tn banks
Of the Hudson The h hero is young man who
but who, by the death of his mother, is left alone
in the wOrld,- drift on the current of life, with
fortune. but without purpose.
Another serial His Inheritance,' by Miss TRAF-
TON, will begin on the completion OF That Lass o.
Lowries.n by Mrs HoDGsoN BURNETT Mrs Bur;
dramatic power which have been surprise to the
public. There is to be series of original and ex
quiSitely illustrated papers of Popular Science"
by Mrs. HERRIcK, each paper complete in itself.
There are to be, from various pens, papers ON
"HOME LIFE AND TRAVEL"
Also, practical suggestions as to town and country
life, village improvements, ETC., by well known
specialists
Great Britain include the history of ''Some Exper
iments in Cooperation" A Scottish Loaf Factory
in the November number. and Toad Lane, Roch
dale. in December. Other papers are, The Brit
Sh Workingman's Home" "a Nation OF Shop
Keepers, "Ha'penny Week for the Chill /, ,, etc,
richly illustrated series will be given on Amer
lean Sports j Flood and Field,' by various writer's
and each on a different theme. The subject of
"Household and Home Decoration"
will have prominent place. whilst the latest pro
ducionS of American hum0riStS will appear from
month to month. The list of shorter stories, bio
graphical and other sketches, etc, is long one.
The editorial departmentw will continue to employ
the abest pens both at home and abroad. There
will be series of letters on literary matters, from
London, by Mr.. Wexford
The pages of the magazine will be open, as here
tofore, far as limited space will permit to the
discussion of all themes affecting the SOCIAL and
religious life of the world, and specially to the
freshest thought of the Christian thinkers and
scholars OF this country.
FIFTEEN MONTHS FOR 81.
SCRIBNER for December, now ready, and which
contains the opening chapters of Nicholas Min
turn will be read with eager curiosity and inter-
est. Perhaps no more readable number of this
magazine has yet been issued. The three numbers
of SCRIBNER for August, September and October,
containing the opening chapters of THAT Lass o.
Lowrie'S, will be given to every new subscriber
(who requests t), and whose subscription begins
with the resent volume, e.. with the November
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