The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-11
LITERARY.
SCRTBER'S MONTHLY,
Condueted by ]. G. Holland.

The Handsomest Illustrated Magazine in the
World
The American edition of this periodicals. now
MORE THAN 10000 MONTHLY,
And it has a large circulation in England than
any other American magazine. Every mum
Der contains about one hundred and fifty
pages, and from fifty to seventy-6ve original
wood-cut illustrations.
Announcement for 1850.
Among the attractions for the coming year
are the following:
"HAWoRTH'S," a serial nove., by Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of THAT
Lass O. Lowries.H The scene of Mrs. Bur-
nett's novel is laid in Lancashirei the
hero is young inventor of American birth.
Haworths is the longest story Mrs. Bur-
nett has yet written. 1t will run through
twelve numbers of the Monthly, beginning
with November, 1878, and will be profusely
illustrated.
FALCONBERG, a serial novel, by H. H.
Boyesen, author of "Gunnar, The Man
who Lost His Name" etc. In This romance.
the author graphically describes the peculiar
| tiles OF Morse immigrant life in Western set
Element.
STORY OF NEW ORLEANS, by George
W. Gable, to be begun the conclusion of
| Falconberg.' This story will exhibit the
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| years lS03-4-5. the time of the Cession, and a
period bearing a remarkable likeness TO the
present Reconstruction period.
PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN POETS This
series (begun in August with the portrait of
| Bryant) will he continued, that of Longfe low
| appearing in November. These portraits are
drawn from life by Wyatt Eaton and engraved
| by T. Cole. They will be printed separately
on tinted paper, as frontispieces of four differ
| ent numbers. illustrated sketches of the
/ lives of the poets will accompany these por-
| traits.
STUDIES IN THE SIERRAS,-A series of
| papers (mostly illustrated) by John Muir, the
| California naturalist. The most graphic and
| picturesque and, at the same time, exact and
| trustworthy studies of The California Alps
that have yet been made The series will
sketch the California Passes, Lakes, Wind
>totms and Forests
NEW VIEW OF BRAZIL. Mr.. Herbert
H. Smith, of Cornell University, a companion
of the late Prof. HART, is now in Brazil, with
| Mr.. j. Wells Champney (tbe artist who ae-
companied Mr.. Edward King in his tour
| through The Great South. } preparing for
| SCKIBNER a series of papers, on the present
conditiOn,-the cities rivers and resources of
the great empire of South America.
THE JOHNNY REB" PAPERS, by an
| 'ex-Confederate" soldier. will be among the
raciest contributions TO ScRIBNER during the
coming year. They are written and illustra-
| ted by Mr.. Allen q. Redwood, OF Baltimore
The first of the series, johnny Reb at Play"
!
THE LEADING, EUROPEAN UNIVERSE
| TIES. We are now having prepared. for
| SCRIBNER articles on the lea ing U Universities
| of Europe. They will be written by an Amer
lean College Professor, Mr. H H. Boyesen, of
| Co nell (aufhor Of 'Falconberg," &C., and
will include sketches of the leading men in
each of the most important Universities of
Great Britain and the Continent.
Among the additional series of papers to
appear may be mentioned those on How Shall
we Spell 1.-TWO papers by Prof. LoUSsBURY,)
The New South, Lawn-Planting for Small
Places (by SAMUEL Parsons, of FIushing,)
Canada OF To-day, American Art and Artists,
American Archaeology, Modern Inventors
also, Papers of Travel History, Physical Sci
ence, Science, Studies in Literature, Political
and Social Science, Stories, Poems Topics of
the Time" by DR.. ]. G. Holland record of
New Inventions and Mechanical Improve
ments Papers on Education, Decoration Sc:
Book Reviews; fresh bits of Wit and Humor,
&c, Sc, SC.
Terms "a 90 year in advance; IS cents a
number
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November 20 1878