Litchfield enquirer., 1878-01-03
SCRIBNER' s MONTHLY. for 1877-78.

Without recalling the excellence of the past, the publishers oi ScRIBNERs MONTHLY announce, for the .eAr to csme tue following papers.
 The Picturesque siue of American Farm life.-Thl, subject wIl, be treated q ,ieo of separate papels engaged trom writers who >tand in the front rank among Americans, both in qualities of style and i'll ke0u insight of natue. Mir. K. E. kobnson au hor of delightful pap ''FOx Hunting in-New England" m the Jaui,ry number will represent the same ction in this series John Surroughs. whose papers on similar topics ve been highly. prtzed ana popular featu,e ot NCRIBNER "in wlite of Farm Life ill New York. Maurice Thompson the pOet-aturast, wilt describe the characteristics of w. stern farming, of which but litlle been writ ten. is expected that the illustrations of this will be of refined and typical cha racter, commensu rate with the tub bje, tmat,er It IS thought that paper serie. Of lpers yet ssu a in SCRIBNER will flu ly realize the constant desire o the magazine keep out of the rut and, both i'll text and ilustra. tions, to obtain quality Iaher than quantity to print fresh strong and delicate work from original sources.
 "ROXY,"-Ey EDWARD E9GLEsTON tauthor of 1.-The hoosier Scho"ltuastcr," &c.}. Thls e will douDtltss be the most important American rial of the year. The first number published in November. Those who have cad 1t Ill manusCIip de- rare ROXY to be much tue most striking and rrmaI k able story this author has ever written It is ustra ted by of the ablest Ot the youlg ger American printers-Mr. Walter Shirlaw, President of ''The American Art Association" American SpoTtS.-some of the most novel and entertaining of these pa ers are yet to ap scenes of which will be in the West the Middle Stat s the South, N,w Ei gland and Canada.
 out-of-Door Papers,-hy John Burroughs, sI,. articles Birds, but on "TrampiDg," Camping Out, ,' and kindred topics. MT. Burronghss papers will begin ill the January number, the first being eil- tilted 'Biris and BiIds." and ust' at' by Fidehs Bridges.
 Brewer will ,rbutc four exquisteIy illustrated tices birdsnests, which every lover of Wi delight in, Dr. Brewer has probable he finest eollec- tion of birds eggs in the world to draw upon forthe illustration of til, Sc papers.
 The Saddle Horse -col George K. War ing, with whose excellent work of various slrts our
 
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 Saxe HoIm.-New stories by thi. popular wri- ter will be given in early numbers of SCRIBFER, be- ginning with 'Joe tial's Red Stockings" to appear in January. This "nOvelete" chronicles an epis ode of the late war for the Union.
 Ills lnheritance-By,A Ateline TrsftOn, so well begun m the NJ .dsummer Holiday number, will be continued nearly through the yeIr. It will be found t. De Of increasing interest to he very end. "A Knight of FoTtune. ."-Hjalmar Hjorth the conclusion of ''His Ilheritaace." It syireyeal phase of American society ulidreaed uf b, most of our readers, and will be tain to ncreas the repu- ation of the writer ma ter of English and of his .rt The. e.Editorial Departnnents will con. aue to elhpioI me aoiest les i" America. and will include the present admirable summary of English publications. Besides the special articles above emu. merated the mdgazine wll coltan Poems, sktchts. Essays kevtews and shorter Stol ies the highest large pr ,cti al reduction in pr'ce is made by an increase in the number "f pages. , Ine Illustrations o. the Magazine, Tn varie- " and excellence of design aud iB typographical exc non, will continue to be in advance of those of any 'tner popular magazine at home or abroad.
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