Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-12-29
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Announcements fer 1879:
Among the attractions for the coming
yesr are the following:
HAWORTH'S,' serial novel, by Mrs
FIanCes HOdgsOn BurEet, author of That
Lass o LOwrie's." The scene of Mrs Bur-
nett's new novel is laid in Lancashire, the
hero is young inventor of Amarican birth
"Haworth's" is the longest story Mrs Bur
nett has yet written. 1t will run through
twelve numbers of the Monthly, beginning
with November, 1873 and will be profusely y
illustrated.
FALCONBERG, q serial novel, by Il.
III. BOyesen auther of "GUnnHT," The
Man who Lost his Name" sc. In this rO-
nance, the author graphically describes the
pecularities of Morse immigrant life in a
" e=tern settlement.
a STORY OF NEW ORLEANS, by
Geo-ge w. Cable, to be beguu on The con-
,iu= N Cf 'E-lcOnberg." r. Is --nry will
exhibit tie state of sOClaty fin Geo. LOuisi-
ana abOu. the years 1854 >, the tle Of the
CessiOn, and q period bearil- remarkable
likeness to the present Reconstruction pc
riod.
PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN Poems
This series (begun in August with the
portrait of Bryant will be confined, that
of LOngfellOw appearing in November.
These prOtraits are drawn from life by
Wyatt EastOn and engraved by Il. Cole.
They Will be printed parstcIy on tinted
paper, as frontispieCes of four different
numbers. illustrated sketches of the lives
OF the poets will accompany these por-
traits.
STUDIES IN TEH SIERRAS-A series
of papers (most illustrateu) 10y John Muir
the California ma uTalIst. The most graphic
and picturesque and, at the same time, ex-
act and trustworthy studies OF The Call
fOraia Alps" that have yet been made. The
series will sketch the Caifonia Passes,
Lakes, Wind Storm and Forests.
A NEW VIE w OF BRAZIL Mr.
Herbert II. Smith, of Cornell University,
a compation of the late Prof. Hart, Is now
in Brazil, with Mr. j, Wells Chsmpney
(the artist who sccompz Mr.. iward
King in this ur through The Great
Suuth'D, preparing for SCRIBNER series
of papers on the present condition,-ths g
cities, rivers and resources 0. the great
empire of South America.
THE JOHNNY REB" PAPERS, by
an: "ex- Confederate soldier, Will be
among the raciest contributions to SCRIB-
NEa during the coming year. They are
written and illustrated by Mr.. Allen Z.
Redwood. of Baltimore. the first of the
series, johnny Reb at play" appears in
the Novembr number.
THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
VERSITIES. We are now having pre-
pared for SCRIBNER, articles on the leading
Universities of Europe. They will be
Lri.en bY an American COLLEGE Professor
MI II H. BOyesen, of Cornell (authOr of
"FalcOnber4," &c }, and viii include
sketches of the lesdng men in each of the
most important Universities Of Great
Britain and the Continent.
Among the Gddiuoual series of papers
30 appear may be mentioned those on HO '
SHALL We SPELL two papers by Prof.
LOunsburyl, TIE NEW SOUTH, Lawn
Planting for Small Places Thy Samuel
Parsons, of Flushingl, Canada of To-day,
American Art and Artists, american
Archa Ilogy, Modern Inventors. also, Pa
pers of Travel, History. Physical Science,
Studies in Literature, Political and Social
Science, Stories Poems; Topics of the
time" by DR. j. G. Holland; record OF
New Inventions and Mechanical I'm
provements; Papers on Education, Deco
rati n, &c; Book Reviews; fresh bits OF
Wit and Humor, &c, &, sc.
Terms 90 "a year tn adVRnsc;
IS cen "a number.
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